Fertility in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1955

China, Hong Kong SAR
1955
Total fertility rate: 4.55
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of China, Hong Kong SAR was 4.55 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (275 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 95,393 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.55
Births
95,393
Births per 1,000 people
38.5
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.93
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.9
Population
2,478,198
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%11
15-1948.15.2%4,112
20-24218.423.8%23,979
25-29275.530.0%31,418
30-34200.221.8%20,990
35-39120.013.1%10,669
40-4451.45.6%3,898
45-495.20.6%308
50-540.20.0%9