Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Republic of Korea, 1962

Republic of Korea
1962
Total fertility rate: 5.56
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Republic of Korea was 5.56 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (305 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.0 years old. In total, 1,072,152 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.56
Births
1,072,152
Births per 1,000 people
39.0
Mean age of mothers
31.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
27,509,237
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
10-140.00.0%67
15-1924.62.2%30,374
20-24215.119.3%265,224
25-29304.727.3%322,044
30-34253.622.7%228,604
35-39185.316.6%144,410
40-44103.59.3%66,196
45-4926.82.4%14,407
50-541.80.2%823