Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1957

China, Hong Kong SAR
1957
Total fertility rate: 4.76
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of China, Hong Kong SAR was 4.76 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (289 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 102,951 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.76
Births
102,951
Births per 1,000 people
37.9
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.05
Boys per 100 girls at birth
109.0
Population
2,717,184
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%11
15-1950.35.2%3,832
20-24227.423.6%24,150
25-29289.130.0%34,290
30-34210.821.9%23,515
35-39127.113.2%12,391
40-4453.45.5%4,381
45-495.50.6%368
50-540.20.0%11