Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Republic of Korea, 1968

Republic of Korea
1968
Total fertility rate: 4.51
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Republic of Korea was 4.51 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (285 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.4 years old. In total, 958,414 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.51
Births
958,414
Births per 1,000 people
30.7
Mean age of mothers
30.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
31,175,290
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%37
15-1914.31.6%20,514
20-24172.019.1%202,043
25-29284.931.6%334,702
30-34217.824.2%228,934
35-39131.214.6%115,634
40-4462.56.9%45,631
45-4917.01.9%10,326
50-541.20.1%594