Fertility in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1950

China, Hong Kong SAR
1950
Total fertility rate: 4.26
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1950
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1950  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of China, Hong Kong SAR was 4.26 children per woman in 1950 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (256 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 78,773 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.26
Births
78,773
Births per 1,000 people
39.8
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
109.8
Population
1,978,342
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
10-140.20.0%14
15-1946.05.4%4,551
20-24205.924.0%22,130
25-29256.129.9%25,307
30-34184.621.5%15,777
35-39109.912.8%7,975
40-4448.95.7%2,794
45-494.90.6%217
50-540.20.0%7