Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in China, 1958

China
1958
Total fertility rate: 5.70
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of China was 5.70 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (276 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 24,284,912 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.70
Births
24,284,912
Births per 1,000 people
37.7
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
644,219,479
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
10-141.10.1%32,226
15-1975.36.6%1,864,733
20-24256.922.5%6,344,602
25-29275.624.2%6,180,545
30-34230.120.2%4,632,849
35-39190.716.7%3,425,426
40-4499.38.7%1,638,963
45-4911.21.0%162,075
50-540.30.0%3,492