Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Republic of Korea, 1999

Republic of Korea
1999
Total fertility rate: 1.47
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Republic of Korea was 1.47 children per woman in 1999 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (152 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 607,708 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.47
Births
607,708
Births per 1,000 people
13.1
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
0.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.69
Boys per 100 girls at birth
109.7
Population
46,500,383
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%11
15-192.80.9%5,279
20-2444.415.0%82,291
25-29152.251.5%325,760
30-3477.426.2%155,690
35-3915.85.4%33,606
40-442.60.9%4,821
45-490.10.1%192
50-540.10.0%55