Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Republic of Korea, 1965

Republic of Korea
1965
Total fertility rate: 4.89
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Republic of Korea was 4.89 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (288 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.7 years old. In total, 988,466 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.89
Births
988,466
Births per 1,000 people
33.8
Mean age of mothers
30.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
29,284,338
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%50
15-1917.81.8%22,873
20-24192.719.6%227,714
25-29288.429.4%327,447
30-34227.323.1%219,097
35-39152.015.5%122,963
40-4480.48.2%55,569
45-4921.82.2%12,042
50-541.50.2%713