Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1988

China, Hong Kong SAR
1988
Total fertility rate: 1.40
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of China, Hong Kong SAR was 1.40 children per woman in 1988 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (111 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 78,395 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.40
Births
78,395
Births per 1,000 people
14.2
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
1.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.67
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.9
Population
5,514,898
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
15-196.32.2%1,331
20-2444.515.6%11,497
25-29111.239.0%34,320
30-3488.531.0%24,134
35-3929.510.3%6,346
40-445.11.8%721
45-490.30.1%26
50-540.10.0%7