SEJONG, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) – The number of babies born in South Korea reached yet another record low in November, data showed Thursday, reflecting the country’s dire population crisis.

A total of 18,982 babies were born in November, plunging 4.3 percent from the previous year, according to the data from Statistics Korea. It marked the lowest number for any November since the statistics agency started compiling related data in 1981.