Fertility in Republic of Korea, 1960

Republic of Korea
1960
Total fertility rate: 5.99
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
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-5 -1   1960  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Republic of Korea was 5.99 children per woman in 1960 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (312 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.1 years old. In total, 1,098,755 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.99
Births
1,098,755
Births per 1,000 people
42.1
Mean age of mothers
31.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.30
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
26,115,379
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%73
15-1929.02.4%36,572
20-24230.919.2%273,531
25-29312.226.0%312,015
30-34272.622.7%234,886
35-39206.717.2%154,712
40-44118.09.8%70,902
45-4929.22.4%15,232
50-541.90.2%833