Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in China, Macao SAR, 1997

China, Macao SAR
1997
Total fertility rate: 1.21
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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of China, Macao SAR was 1.21 children per woman in 1997 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (88 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 5,055 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.21
Births
5,055
Births per 1,000 people
12.2
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
1.6%
Net reproduction rate
0.57
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.1
Population
415,069
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%1
15-195.42.2%79
20-2447.219.4%790
25-2988.236.2%1,803
30-3467.227.6%1,567
35-3929.512.1%697
40-445.92.4%112
45-490.30.1%3
50-540.00.0%0