Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Republic of Korea, 1985

Republic of Korea
1985
Total fertility rate: 1.71
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Republic of Korea was 1.71 children per woman in 1985 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (162 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.5 years old. In total, 686,800 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.71
Births
686,800
Births per 1,000 people
16.7
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
109.7
Population
41,148,963
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%5
15-199.92.9%20,981
20-24120.134.7%255,421
25-29161.546.6%332,051
30-3442.312.2%63,415
35-399.02.6%11,168
40-442.30.7%2,522
45-491.00.3%1,009
50-540.30.1%229