Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1976

China, Hong Kong SAR
1976
Total fertility rate: 2.42
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of China, Hong Kong SAR was 2.42 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (186 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 79,325 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.42
Births
79,325
Births per 1,000 people
17.5
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.5
Population
4,545,132
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
15-1916.73.4%4,557
20-24104.221.5%23,593
25-29185.638.3%32,894
30-34113.023.3%11,438
35-3948.410.0%4,899
40-4414.12.9%1,662
45-492.10.4%249
50-540.20.0%17