1 in 3 Korean teens are inconsistent with birth control use

Nearly one-third of sexually active female adolescents in South Korea did not use contraceptives consistently over the past year, with many saying birth control was unavailable or that their partners influenced the decision, a study showed Friday.

In a 2025 survey, 67.3 percent of adolescent respondents said they had always used contraception during sex in the previous 12 months, according to a report by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs.

The rate improved from 54.6 percent in 20 ...