In 2021, the average age of mothers giving birth in South Korea was 33.4 years. The average age has slowly been increasing in recent years, up from 30.2 years in 2005. The country has one of the lowest birth rates worldwide, at only 0.78 births per woman in 2022.
Average age of mothers when giving birth in South Korea in selected years from 2005 to 2021
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Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea). (September 6, 2023). Average age of mothers when giving birth in South Korea in selected years from 2005 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418070/south-korea-average-maternal-age-at-birth/
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea). "Average age of mothers when giving birth in South Korea in selected years from 2005 to 2021." Chart. September 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418070/south-korea-average-maternal-age-at-birth/
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea). (2023). Average age of mothers when giving birth in South Korea in selected years from 2005 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418070/south-korea-average-maternal-age-at-birth/
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea). "Average Age of Mothers When Giving Birth in South Korea in Selected Years from 2005 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418070/south-korea-average-maternal-age-at-birth/
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea), Average age of mothers when giving birth in South Korea in selected years from 2005 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418070/south-korea-average-maternal-age-at-birth/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Average age of mothers when giving birth in South Korea in selected years from 2005 to 2021 [Graph], Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea), September 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418070/south-korea-average-maternal-age-at-birth/