Fertility in Dem. People's Republic of Korea, 1960

Dem. People's Republic of Korea
1960
Total fertility rate: 3.57
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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-5 -1   1960  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dem. People's Republic of Korea was 3.57 children per woman in 1960 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (238 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 408,457 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.57
Births
408,457
Births per 1,000 people
34.8
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.40
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
11,722,953
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%243
15-1930.64.3%23,328
20-24168.523.5%126,015
25-29237.633.1%140,682
30-34161.022.5%76,263
35-3979.411.1%30,650
40-4434.54.8%10,211
45-494.60.6%997
50-540.30.0%66