Higher risk: The proportion of births by mothers of advanced maternal age rose from 26.4% in 2016 to 35.9% in 2024. — AFP
More than one in three mothers in South Korea gave birth at the age of 35 or older in 2024, government data showed, which is considered a global threshold for a higher risk of complications.
The proportion of births by mothers of advanced maternal age, defined as 35 or older at the time of delivery, rose from 26.4% in 2016 to 35.9% in 2024, according to Health and Welfare Ministry data revealed by Representative Kim Mi-ae of the main opposition People Power Party.
