Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1956

China, Hong Kong SAR
1956
Total fertility rate: 4.64
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of China, Hong Kong SAR was 4.64 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (281 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 98,928 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.64
Births
98,928
Births per 1,000 people
38.1
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.3
Population
2,594,257
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
10-140.10.0%10
15-1949.35.3%3,999
20-24222.323.7%24,049
25-29281.330.0%32,752
30-34204.821.8%22,174
35-39123.213.1%11,469
40-4452.25.6%4,128
45-495.40.6%338
50-540.20.0%9