Fertility in Republic of Korea, 1950

Republic of Korea
1950
Total fertility rate: 6.06
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1950
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1950  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Republic of Korea was 6.06 children per woman in 1950 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (295 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.3 years old. In total, 784,803 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.06
Births
784,803
Births per 1,000 people
39.7
Mean age of mothers
31.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
19,757,321
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
10-140.10.0%61
15-1931.92.6%30,382
20-24232.419.2%188,815
25-29294.724.3%212,292
30-34278.022.9%165,236
35-39215.717.8%116,087
40-44128.910.6%60,544
45-4929.62.4%10,775
50-541.80.1%613