Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in China, Macao SAR, 1978

China, Macao SAR
1978
Total fertility rate: 1.42
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of China, Macao SAR was 1.42 children per woman in 1978 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (97 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 1,830 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.42
Births
1,830
Births per 1,000 people
7.7
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.66
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.2
Population
236,207
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
10-140.00.0%0
15-197.02.5%109
20-2444.015.6%524
25-2996.934.3%654
30-3478.127.6%331
35-3938.013.4%138
40-4416.45.8%59
45-492.40.9%11
50-540.20.1%0