Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Republic of Korea, 1966

Republic of Korea
1966
Total fertility rate: 4.78
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Republic of Korea was 4.78 children per woman in 1966 — 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 30.6 years old. In total, 978,557 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.78
Births
978,557
Births per 1,000 people
32.8
Mean age of mothers
30.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.94
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
29,845,941
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%46
15-1916.91.8%22,546
20-24188.419.6%216,909
25-29288.030.0%331,482
30-34224.323.3%222,359
35-39145.515.1%120,186
40-4475.87.9%52,849
45-4920.52.1%11,494
50-541.40.1%687