Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Republic of Korea, 1954

Republic of Korea
1954
Total fertility rate: 6.17
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Republic of Korea was 6.17 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (301 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.2 years old. In total, 910,760 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.17
Births
910,760
Births per 1,000 people
42.5
Mean age of mothers
31.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.05
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
21,415,573
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%72
15-1930.62.5%34,271
20-24238.519.3%222,188
25-29301.024.4%244,221
30-34284.323.0%201,705
35-39219.217.8%127,494
40-44128.610.4%66,866
45-4930.62.5%13,319
50-541.80.1%625