Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Republic of Korea, 1971

Republic of Korea
1971
Total fertility rate: 4.26
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Republic of Korea was 4.26 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (308 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 961,733 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.26
Births
961,733
Births per 1,000 people
28.9
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.85
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
33,239,853
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%24
15-1911.01.3%18,821
20-24160.218.8%209,094
25-29307.936.2%346,556
30-34224.826.4%253,306
35-39105.112.3%101,760
40-4430.03.5%24,112
45-4911.21.3%7,533
50-541.00.1%527