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Births in South Korea

Source: R/datasets.R
kor_births.Rd

Births and mid-year population by age of mother, region, and calendar year, 2011-2023, plus regional data on GDP per capita and population density.

Usage

kor_births

Format

A tibble with 1,872 rows and the following columns:

  • age Five-year age groups from "10-14" to "50-54"`

  • region Administrative region

  • time Calendar year, 2011-2023

  • births Counts of births

  • popn Mid-year population

  • gdp_pc_2023 Regional GDP per capita in 2023

  • dens_2020 Regional population density (people per km-squared) in 2020

Source

Tables "Live Births by Age Group of Mother, Sex and Birth Order for Provinces", and "Resident Population in Five-Year Age Groups", on the Korean Statistical Information Service website. Data downloaded on 24 September 2024. Data on GDP per capita and population density from Wikipedia https://w.wiki/DMFA, data downloaded on 8 March 2025, and https://w.wiki/DMF9, data downloaded on 8 March 2025.