Fertility in Dem. People's Republic of Korea, 1955

Dem. People's Republic of Korea
1955
Total fertility rate: 3.67
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dem. People's Republic of Korea was 3.67 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (223 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 353,878 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.67
Births
353,878
Births per 1,000 people
34.0
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
10,403,324
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
10-140.30.0%249
15-1942.35.8%32,475
20-24183.424.9%112,295
25-29223.430.4%109,875
30-34155.221.1%62,343
35-3986.611.8%26,783
40-4439.45.4%8,929
45-494.30.6%887
50-540.20.0%44