Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Republic of Korea, 1974

Republic of Korea
1974
Total fertility rate: 3.56
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Republic of Korea was 3.56 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (279 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 868,320 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.56
Births
868,320
Births per 1,000 people
24.6
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.58
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
35,287,837
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%15
15-1912.51.8%24,768
20-24151.821.5%219,153
25-29278.639.4%336,311
30-34169.123.9%192,703
35-3966.89.5%71,887
40-4420.82.9%18,614
45-496.10.9%4,482
50-540.60.1%389