Fertility in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1959

China, Hong Kong SAR
1959
Total fertility rate: 5.00
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
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-5 -1   1959  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of China, Hong Kong SAR was 5.00 children per woman in 1959 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (304 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 109,931 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.00
Births
109,931
Births per 1,000 people
37.0
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.1
Population
2,974,544
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%14
15-1947.94.8%3,410
20-24237.423.6%23,804
25-29303.930.2%36,838
30-34222.622.1%26,181
35-39134.113.3%14,338
40-4455.75.5%4,914
45-495.50.5%418
50-540.20.0%13