Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1983

China, Hong Kong SAR
1983
Total fertility rate: 1.74
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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of China, Hong Kong SAR was 1.74 children per woman in 1983 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (141 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 85,753 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.74
Births
85,753
Births per 1,000 people
16.4
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
5,235,106
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
15-1910.22.9%2,559
20-2475.621.4%22,370
25-29140.939.9%37,132
30-3488.425.0%18,697
35-3932.09.1%4,367
40-445.11.4%524
45-490.60.2%74
50-540.10.0%15