Fertility in Colombia, 1950

Colombia
1950
Total fertility rate: 6.41
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1950
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The total fertility rate of Colombia was 6.41 children per woman in 1950 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (305 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 546,443 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.41
Births
546,443
Births per 1,000 people
46.4
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
11,766,988
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
10-144.30.3%2,962
15-19111.58.7%68,904
20-24297.523.2%158,240
25-29304.723.7%133,753
30-34252.219.6%91,281
35-39203.315.8%64,458
40-4490.57.1%22,840
45-4918.61.4%3,854
50-540.90.1%153