Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Republic of Korea, 2011

Republic of Korea
2011
Total fertility rate: 1.26
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Republic of Korea was 1.26 children per woman in 2011 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (115 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.1 years old. In total, 455,314 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.26
Births
455,314
Births per 1,000 people
9.3
Mean age of mothers
31.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
0.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.61
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
49,127,644
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%33
15-191.90.7%3,007
20-2416.36.5%23,908
25-2979.431.5%136,939
30-34114.945.5%211,087
35-3935.013.9%70,319
40-444.61.8%9,548
45-490.20.1%342
50-540.10.0%134