Fertility in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961

China, Hong Kong SAR
1961
Total fertility rate: 5.17
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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   1961  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of China, Hong Kong SAR was 5.17 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (315 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 114,219 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.17
Births
114,219
Births per 1,000 people
37.1
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.1
Population
3,076,657
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%24
15-1940.93.9%3,343
20-24246.623.8%22,569
25-29314.630.3%37,487
30-34231.622.3%28,743
35-39139.513.4%15,928
40-4458.15.6%5,645
45-495.60.5%464
50-540.20.0%16