Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in South Korea
South Korea: Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 was 0.4 per 1,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling
Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in South Korea, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 population.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 0.4 per 1,000 population for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in South Korea peaked at 2.7 per 1,000 population in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4 per 1,000 population, in 2022.
South Korea ranks 212th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.27 per 1,000 population | 1.7 per 1,000 population | 2.7 per 1,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 per 1,000 population | 0.85 per 1,000 population | 1.8 per 1,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5233 per 1,000 population | 0.4 per 1,000 population | 0.74 per 1,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More population data for South Korea
- World population growth -1.4% (2100)
- Population density 223.86 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 599,530 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 0.748 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 0.748 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 4,241 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 0.748 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 0.72 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 0.7167 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in South Korea?
- Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in South Korea was 0.4 per 1,000 population in 2022, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 per 1,000 population in 2002.
- What is the lowest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 per 1,000 population in 2022.
- How does South Korea rank for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19?
- South Korea ranks 212th out of 215 countries with data for 2022.
- Is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years)