Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1981

China, Hong Kong SAR
1981
Total fertility rate: 1.95
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of China, Hong Kong SAR was 1.95 children per woman in 1981 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (154 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 86,893 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.95
Births
86,893
Births per 1,000 people
17.2
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.93
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
5,060,956
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%17
15-1911.93.0%3,272
20-2485.621.7%24,449
25-29154.239.1%36,093
30-3499.325.2%18,492
35-3935.28.9%3,701
40-446.91.7%742
45-490.90.2%109
50-540.10.0%17