Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in China, Macao SAR, 1979

China, Macao SAR
1979
Total fertility rate: 1.58
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of China, Macao SAR was 1.58 children per woman in 1979 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (110 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 2,508 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.58
Births
2,508
Births per 1,000 people
10.4
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.5%
Net reproduction rate
0.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.1
Population
241,147
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%1
15-197.22.3%113
20-2452.416.6%736
25-29110.034.9%951
30-3488.628.1%484
35-3939.712.6%153
40-4415.24.8%61
45-492.00.6%8
50-540.10.0%0