Fertility in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1951

China, Hong Kong SAR
1951
Total fertility rate: 4.35
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
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-5 -1   1951  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of China, Hong Kong SAR was 4.35 children per woman in 1951 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (262 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 82,945 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.35
Births
82,945
Births per 1,000 people
40.1
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
109.7
Population
2,069,480
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
15-1947.25.4%4,580
20-24210.224.0%22,872
25-29262.029.9%26,825
30-34189.221.6%16,829
35-39112.612.8%8,553
40-4450.05.7%3,027
45-495.00.6%235
50-540.20.0%8