Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1966

China, Hong Kong SAR
1966
Total fertility rate: 4.46
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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of China, Hong Kong SAR was 4.46 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (290 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 149,818 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.46
Births
149,818
Births per 1,000 people
37.3
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.05
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.7
Population
4,015,302
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%23
15-1930.23.4%5,870
20-24211.823.6%36,874
25-29289.732.3%52,955
30-34203.722.7%33,720
35-39114.012.7%15,486
40-4442.84.8%4,502
45-494.70.5%371
50-540.30.0%17