Fertility in China, 1970

China
1970
Total fertility rate: 6.09
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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The total fertility rate of China was 6.09 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (293 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 31,461,750 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.09
Births
31,461,750
Births per 1,000 people
38.2
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.45
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.4
Population
823,308,967
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%48,598
15-1949.04.0%2,210,921
20-24279.023.0%9,018,009
25-29292.924.1%7,199,184
30-34255.921.1%5,912,437
35-39214.017.6%4,752,307
40-44109.59.0%2,118,320
45-4911.40.9%197,423
50-540.30.0%4,550