Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1971

China, Hong Kong SAR
1971
Total fertility rate: 3.40
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of China, Hong Kong SAR was 3.40 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (242 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 76,789 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.40
Births
76,789
Births per 1,000 people
19.2
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.58
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.4
Population
3,989,236
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%13
15-1916.22.4%3,523
20-24137.020.4%22,536
25-29241.536.0%22,602
30-34160.023.9%14,773
35-3983.312.4%9,543
40-4428.84.3%3,457
45-493.10.5%326
50-540.20.0%18