Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1979

China, Hong Kong SAR
1979
Total fertility rate: 2.12
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of China, Hong Kong SAR was 2.12 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (163 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 83,238 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.12
Births
83,238
Births per 1,000 people
17.1
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.8
Population
4,857,670
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
15-1913.03.1%3,696
20-2487.620.6%23,195
25-29162.938.3%34,908
30-34110.626.0%16,279
35-3940.69.5%3,943
40-449.22.2%1,027
45-491.30.3%158
50-540.10.0%17