Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1987

China, Hong Kong SAR
1987
Total fertility rate: 1.34
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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of China, Hong Kong SAR was 1.34 children per woman in 1987 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (107 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 73,775 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.34
Births
73,775
Births per 1,000 people
13.4
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
1.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.64
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.5
Population
5,486,372
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
15-196.32.3%1,358
20-2444.716.4%12,104
25-29107.439.4%32,859
30-3481.630.0%21,171
35-3927.610.1%5,657
40-444.51.6%574
45-490.30.1%32
50-540.10.0%7