Fertility in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1960

China, Hong Kong SAR
1960
Total fertility rate: 5.08
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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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The total fertility rate of China, Hong Kong SAR was 5.08 children per woman in 1960 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (309 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 112,252 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.08
Births
112,252
Births per 1,000 people
36.3
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.2
Population
3,094,840
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%18
15-1944.64.4%3,280
20-24241.923.7%23,323
25-29309.330.2%37,321
30-34227.222.2%27,423
35-39136.813.4%15,179
40-4456.95.6%5,256
45-495.50.5%440
50-540.20.0%14