Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1996

China, Hong Kong SAR
1996
Total fertility rate: 1.20
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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of China, Hong Kong SAR was 1.20 children per woman in 1996 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (82 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 73,219 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.20
Births
73,219
Births per 1,000 people
11.6
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
1.6%
Net reproduction rate
0.57
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.8
Population
6,302,464
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%13
15-195.72.4%1,193
20-2437.715.6%8,793
25-2982.133.9%23,721
30-3479.132.7%27,513
35-3931.913.2%10,586
40-445.12.1%1,352
45-490.20.1%44
50-540.00.0%3