Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in China, Hong Kong SAR, 2012

China, Hong Kong SAR
2012
Total fertility rate: 1.21
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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of China, Hong Kong SAR was 1.21 children per woman in 2012 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (93 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.8 years old. In total, 77,410 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.21
Births
77,410
Births per 1,000 people
10.8
Mean age of mothers
31.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
0.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.56
Boys per 100 girls at birth
113.9
Population
7,201,061
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%8
15-193.01.2%623
20-2421.28.7%5,105
25-2962.025.5%18,944
30-3492.638.1%31,305
35-3953.822.1%17,895
40-4410.24.2%3,405
45-490.40.1%125
50-540.00.0%0