Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dem. People's Republic of Korea, 1953

Dem. People's Republic of Korea
1953
Total fertility rate: 3.08
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dem. People's Republic of Korea was 3.08 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (189 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 287,544 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.08
Births
287,544
Births per 1,000 people
28.3
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
10,177,412
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-140.30.1%250
15-1940.96.6%29,915
20-24163.626.5%94,807
25-29189.230.7%89,948
30-34121.319.7%46,274
35-3966.810.8%18,703
40-4429.44.8%6,604
45-494.80.8%986
50-540.30.1%57