Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Republic of Korea, 1976

Republic of Korea
1976
Total fertility rate: 3.12
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Republic of Korea was 3.12 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (253 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 819,505 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.12
Births
819,505
Births per 1,000 people
22.5
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.40
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
36,379,925
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%12
15-1914.02.3%29,788
20-24150.924.5%245,156
25-29252.841.0%328,141
30-34129.421.0%142,767
35-3947.27.7%52,826
40-4417.92.9%17,375
45-494.00.6%3,135
50-540.50.1%306