Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1978

China, Hong Kong SAR
1978
Total fertility rate: 2.20
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of China, Hong Kong SAR was 2.20 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (169 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 81,951 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.20
Births
81,951
Births per 1,000 people
17.2
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.04
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.8
Population
4,754,068
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
15-1914.93.4%4,209
20-2492.721.0%23,323
25-29169.338.2%34,601
30-34111.625.2%14,322
35-3941.49.4%4,041
40-4410.92.5%1,236
45-491.50.3%187
50-540.20.0%18