옥천군청전경

충북 옥천군은 올해 출생아수와 전체 인구가 모두 의미있는 증가세를 보였다고 12일 밝혔다.

군에 따르면 2024년 한 해 118명이었던 출생아수는 올해 1~10월만 따져도 123명으로 5명 많다.

전체인구도 늘었다. 지난해 말 전체 인구는 4만8204명이었는데, 10월 말 기준 4만8340명으로 136명 증가했다.

고상근 인구정책팀장은 "단순 수치의 상승으로 볼 게 아니고, 임신·출산·양육의 선순환 체계가 구축된 결과"라며 "옥천군은 전국 최초로 세자녀 이상 가정에 장학금을 지급하고, 영유아 상해보험 가입을 지원하고, 청년 취업 근속수당 신설 등 다양한 시책을 추진하고 있다"고 설명했다.

황규철 군수는 "출생아수 증가는 군이 추진하는 출산·양육 친화정책의 성과가 나타나고 있다는 증거"라고 말했다.

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Okcheon County Shows Increases in Both Births and Total Population

123 births this year, 5 more than last year… Total population also up by 136

Okcheon County, North Chungcheong Province, announced on the 12th that both the number of births and total population showed meaningful increases this year.

According to the county, the number of births, which was 118 for the entire year of 2024, reached 123 just from January to October this year, an increase of 5.

The total population also grew. While the total population at the end of last year was 48,204, it increased to 48,340 as of the end of October, an increase of 136.

Go Sang-geun, head of the Population Policy Team, explained, "This should not be seen as a simple numerical increase, but as a result of establishing a virtuous cycle system for pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare," adding, "Okcheon County is pursuing various policies including being the first in the nation to provide scholarships to families with three or more children, supporting infant accident insurance enrollment, and establishing youth employment retention allowances."

County Governor Hwang Gyu-cheol said, "The increase in births is evidence that the childbirth and childcare-friendly policies promoted by the county are showing results."

Reporter Lee Woo-hyun

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