Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Republic of Korea, 2012

Republic of Korea
2012
Total fertility rate: 1.27
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Republic of Korea was 1.27 children per woman in 2012 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (120 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.3 years old. In total, 460,037 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.27
Births
460,037
Births per 1,000 people
9.3
Mean age of mothers
31.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
0.6%
Net reproduction rate
0.61
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
49,599,580
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%34
15-191.70.7%2,835
20-2415.66.1%23,384
25-2976.229.7%126,475
30-34120.046.8%222,500
35-3937.514.6%73,978
40-444.91.9%10,337
45-490.20.1%365
50-540.10.0%130