Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1997

China, Hong Kong SAR
1997
Total fertility rate: 1.12
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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of China, Hong Kong SAR was 1.12 children per woman in 1997 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (75 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 68,688 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.12
Births
68,688
Births per 1,000 people
10.7
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
1.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.53
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.3
Population
6,416,674
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
15-195.52.4%1,205
20-2433.815.0%7,863
25-2974.132.8%21,438
30-3474.833.2%25,704
35-3931.814.1%10,936
40-445.32.3%1,478
45-490.20.1%49
50-540.00.0%1