Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1958

China, Hong Kong SAR
1958
Total fertility rate: 4.88
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of China, Hong Kong SAR was 4.88 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (297 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 106,582 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.88
Births
106,582
Births per 1,000 people
37.5
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.12
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.7
Population
2,845,500
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%12
15-1949.75.0%3,601
20-24231.923.5%24,003
25-29296.630.1%35,694
30-34216.822.0%24,861
35-39130.813.3%13,362
40-4454.75.5%4,639
45-495.50.6%398
50-540.20.0%12