Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1962

China, Hong Kong SAR
1962
Total fertility rate: 5.18
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Year

-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of China, Hong Kong SAR was 5.18 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (318 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 99,824 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.18
Births
99,824
Births per 1,000 people
34.6
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.9
Population
2,889,084
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%26
15-1936.23.5%3,224
20-24251.924.3%19,236
25-29318.230.7%32,479
30-34230.422.3%25,540
35-39138.313.4%14,074
40-4454.65.3%4,825
45-495.50.5%405
50-540.30.0%15