Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Republic of Korea, 1987

Republic of Korea
1987
Total fertility rate: 1.57
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Republic of Korea was 1.57 children per woman in 1987 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (160 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.7 years old. In total, 656,703 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.57
Births
656,703
Births per 1,000 people
15.5
Mean age of mothers
26.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.72
Boys per 100 girls at birth
110.2
Population
42,322,092
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%7
15-197.12.2%15,835
20-24100.531.5%205,937
25-29160.250.2%351,166
30-3441.012.8%70,737
35-397.92.5%10,242
40-441.80.6%1,993
45-490.60.2%661
50-540.10.0%127