Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1953

China, Hong Kong SAR
1953
Total fertility rate: 4.43
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of China, Hong Kong SAR was 4.43 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (267 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 88,980 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.43
Births
88,980
Births per 1,000 people
39.3
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.82
Boys per 100 girls at birth
109.2
Population
2,264,328
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%12
15-1946.95.3%4,345
20-24212.823.8%23,535
25-29267.330.0%29,120
30-34193.821.7%18,750
35-39115.512.9%9,477
40-4450.75.7%3,467
45-495.10.6%267
50-540.20.0%8