Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1974

China, Hong Kong SAR
1974
Total fertility rate: 2.95
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of China, Hong Kong SAR was 2.95 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (223 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 83,670 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.95
Births
83,670
Births per 1,000 people
19.3
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.38
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.7
Population
4,330,722
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%15
15-1917.43.0%4,392
20-24125.421.3%25,947
25-29222.637.8%31,091
30-34132.322.5%12,235
35-3967.111.4%7,127
40-4421.13.6%2,582
45-492.30.4%265
50-540.10.0%13