Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Colombia, 1952

Colombia
1952
Total fertility rate: 6.49
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Colombia was 6.49 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (308 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 579,014 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.49
Births
579,014
Births per 1,000 people
46.7
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
12,405,842
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%3,138
15-19113.38.7%72,404
20-24301.123.2%167,464
25-29308.423.7%142,999
30-34255.319.6%96,682
35-39205.215.8%67,161
40-4492.07.1%24,930
45-4918.81.4%4,081
50-540.90.1%160