Fertility in Dem. People's Republic of Korea, 1970

Dem. People's Republic of Korea
1970
Total fertility rate: 3.85
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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-5 -1   1970  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Dem. People's Republic of Korea was 3.85 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (288 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 535,250 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.85
Births
535,250
Births per 1,000 people
35.3
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
1.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.64
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
15,172,775
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
10-140.00.0%28
15-1914.61.9%8,125
20-24157.120.3%110,545
25-29288.137.2%212,450
30-34198.725.7%142,834
35-3981.810.6%46,320
40-4430.63.9%13,761
45-493.00.4%1,103
50-540.30.0%83