Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Republic of Korea, 1972

Republic of Korea
1972
Total fertility rate: 4.02
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Republic of Korea was 4.02 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (304 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 928,258 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.02
Births
928,258
Births per 1,000 people
27.4
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
33,936,466
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%21
15-1910.11.3%18,152
20-24148.818.5%201,333
25-29303.737.8%342,274
30-34218.427.2%250,995
35-3990.711.3%91,026
40-4421.02.6%17,505
45-499.31.2%6,440
50-540.90.1%512