Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in China, 1971

China
1971
Total fertility rate: 5.52
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of China was 5.52 children per woman in 1971 — 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 30.0 years old. In total, 29,670,983 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.52
Births
29,670,983
Births per 1,000 people
35.2
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.4
Population
844,069,867
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%43,056
15-1942.93.9%1,987,141
20-24260.923.7%9,087,519
25-29276.325.1%6,979,804
30-34232.621.1%5,372,808
35-39184.616.8%4,183,550
40-4492.48.4%1,822,215
45-4910.81.0%188,661
50-540.40.0%6,229