Mayor Baek Kyunghyun: "Low Birthrate Is a Common Task for All Departments... We Will Enhance Implementation of Citizen-Centered Policies"

Guri City Accelerates Efforts to Become "The Best City for Raising Children"

First Half of 2026 Low Birthrate Policy Promotion Meeting Held

"36% Surge in January Births" - 80 Policy Initiatives Underway

Guri City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Baek Kyunghyun), held the "First Half of 2026 Low Birthrate Policy Promotion Meeting" on the 26th at the situation room on the 3rd floor of city hall to create "The Best City for Raising Our Children, Guri City."

Baek Kyunghyun, mayor of Guri City, held the "2026 First Half Low Birthrate Countermeasure Promotion Meeting" on the 26th at the situation room on the 3rd floor of the city hall to create "Guri City, the best city to raise our children." Provided by Guri City

The meeting, presided over by Mayor Baek Kyunghyun and attended by bureau and division heads as well as 17 department heads, was organized to comprehensively review the results of low birthrate policy initiatives carried out in 2025 and to discuss the plans for 2026. The session also aimed to share the outcomes of these projects and to explore more effective policy directions.

Under the vision of "The Best City for Raising Our Children, Guri City," Guri City has set three strategic goals: creating a society where everyone works and cares together; building a society where all individuals can fully realize their potential; and establishing a response system to demographic changes. The city is currently implementing 80 projects across 13 areas, including pregnancy, childbirth, youth, and families with multiple children.

Notably, the number of annual birth registrations in Guri City had been declining every year but rebounded in 2025 with a 7.3% increase compared to the previous year. In January of this year, the number of birth registrations also rose by 36% compared to the same month last year. The city attributes these positive trends to the gradual effects of expanded support for pregnancy and childbirth, enhancement of care infrastructure, and policies supporting work-life balance.

Accordingly, the city plans to continue and strengthen its existing support programs to further increase the birthrate. At the same time, it will intensify efforts to develop practical, field-oriented countermeasures for low birthrate, promote a birth-friendly social atmosphere through public campaigns, expand the range of policy beneficiaries, and discover new initiatives.

Mayor Baek Kyunghyun stated, "The low birthrate issue is a challenge that requires the responsibility and response of all departments, not just a single one. We will do our utmost to identify more practical and tangible policies so that Guri City becomes the best city for raising our children."

Going forward, Guri City plans to enhance the effectiveness of its policies through regular inspections, evaluations, and meetings aimed at increasing the birthrate, and will pursue sustainable population policies tailored to the unique characteristics of the region.

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