Fertility in Republic of Korea, 1961

Republic of Korea
1961
Total fertility rate: 5.80
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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-5 -1   1961  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Republic of Korea was 5.80 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (309 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.0 years old. In total, 1,096,972 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.80
Births
1,096,972
Births per 1,000 people
40.9
Mean age of mothers
31.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
26,852,951
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%70
15-1927.12.3%34,088
20-24223.519.2%272,867
25-29309.426.6%318,985
30-34263.822.7%233,575
35-39197.117.0%152,168
40-44111.69.6%69,432
45-4928.12.4%14,954
50-541.80.2%831