Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Republic of Korea, 1988

Republic of Korea
1988
Total fertility rate: 1.56
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Republic of Korea was 1.56 children per woman in 1988 — 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 26.9 years old. In total, 657,214 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.56
Births
657,214
Births per 1,000 people
15.3
Mean age of mothers
26.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.71
Boys per 100 girls at birth
112.7
Population
42,922,977
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
15-195.71.8%13,043
20-2493.329.7%191,343
25-29161.851.5%360,331
30-3443.113.7%79,423
35-397.92.5%10,572
40-441.70.5%1,889
45-490.50.1%516
50-540.10.0%88