Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1998

China, Hong Kong SAR
1998
Total fertility rate: 1.03
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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of China, Hong Kong SAR was 1.03 children per woman in 1998 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (68 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 62,745 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.03
Births
62,745
Births per 1,000 people
9.6
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
1.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.49
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.6
Population
6,521,334
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
15-195.12.5%1,144
20-2431.415.2%7,377
25-2966.232.1%19,117
30-3468.033.0%22,856
35-3930.114.6%10,679
40-445.02.5%1,503
45-490.20.1%51
50-540.00.0%1