Fertility in Republic of Korea, 1951

Republic of Korea
1951
Total fertility rate: 6.09
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
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-5 -1   1951  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Republic of Korea was 6.09 children per woman in 1951 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (296 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.3 years old. In total, 811,470 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.09
Births
811,470
Births per 1,000 people
40.8
Mean age of mothers
31.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.65
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
19,868,990
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%63
15-1931.62.6%31,220
20-24232.919.1%194,943
25-29296.424.3%220,511
30-34279.823.0%172,315
35-39216.617.8%118,367
40-44128.610.6%62,165
45-4930.22.5%11,282
50-541.70.1%603