Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Republic of Korea, 1981

Republic of Korea
1981
Total fertility rate: 2.67
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Republic of Korea was 2.67 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (239 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 895,271 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.67
Births
895,271
Births per 1,000 people
23.1
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
38,689,189
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
15-1914.72.8%30,769
20-24153.428.7%316,665
25-29239.244.7%393,418
30-3492.217.2%115,695
35-3926.55.0%29,076
40-447.61.4%8,183
45-491.30.2%1,227
50-540.30.1%226