Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Republic of Korea, 1952

Republic of Korea
1952
Total fertility rate: 6.12
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Republic of Korea was 6.12 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (298 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.3 years old. In total, 842,481 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.12
Births
842,481
Births per 1,000 people
41.6
Mean age of mothers
31.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
20,229,879
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%66
15-1931.42.6%32,281
20-24233.919.1%202,374
25-29298.424.4%228,695
30-34281.923.0%181,653
35-39217.817.8%120,986
40-44128.710.5%63,863
45-4930.62.5%11,966
50-541.70.1%595