Fertility in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1970

China, Hong Kong SAR
1970
Total fertility rate: 3.39
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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 3.39 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (228 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 63,000 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.39
Births
63,000
Births per 1,000 people
16.8
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.58
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.4
Population
3,739,916
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
15-1915.92.4%3,097
20-24139.921.1%17,549
25-29228.134.3%15,949
30-34161.724.3%13,837
35-3984.312.7%8,953
40-4430.84.6%3,255
45-493.50.5%326
50-540.20.0%19