Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Republic of Korea, 1989

Republic of Korea
1989
Total fertility rate: 1.56
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Republic of Korea was 1.56 children per woman in 1989 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (164 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 663,912 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.56
Births
663,912
Births per 1,000 people
15.3
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
1.6%
Net reproduction rate
0.71
Boys per 100 girls at birth
112.8
Population
43,524,767
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
15-194.61.5%10,432
20-2488.528.3%184,570
25-29163.752.3%364,289
30-3445.914.6%90,515
35-398.52.7%11,789
40-441.60.5%1,862
45-490.30.1%376
50-540.10.0%68