Fertility in Colombia, 1951

Colombia
1951
Total fertility rate: 6.44
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
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-5 -1   1951  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Colombia was 6.44 children per woman in 1951 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (306 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 561,452 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.44
Births
561,452
Births per 1,000 people
46.5
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
12,078,807
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%3,035
15-19112.38.7%70,571
20-24298.723.2%162,519
25-29306.023.7%138,008
30-34253.219.6%93,570
35-39203.815.8%65,859
40-4491.17.1%23,775
45-4918.61.4%3,958
50-540.90.1%155