Hong Kong: 73% fewer births than in 1965
The peak was 153k births in 1965; in 2023, 41.3k. Fertility (1965–2023): 4.92 → 0.75 children per woman.
Source: UN World Population Prospects 1998–2024; national statisticsOpen on the chart →
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