Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Dem. People's Republic of Korea, 1958

Dem. People's Republic of Korea
1958
Total fertility rate: 4.27
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dem. People's Republic of Korea was 4.27 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (262 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 451,090 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.27
Births
451,090
Births per 1,000 people
40.4
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.64
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
11,163,748
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%241
15-1940.94.8%31,959
20-24199.123.2%139,180
25-29261.830.6%142,124
30-34193.122.5%85,511
35-39107.612.6%38,307
40-4449.35.8%12,873
45-494.10.5%865
50-540.20.0%29