Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Colombia, 1953

Colombia
1953
Total fertility rate: 6.54
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Colombia was 6.54 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (311 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 596,461 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.54
Births
596,461
Births per 1,000 people
46.8
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.42
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
12,746,035
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%3,256
15-19114.28.7%74,144
20-24303.423.2%172,263
25-29310.723.7%147,974
30-34257.119.6%100,097
35-39206.715.8%68,274
40-4492.67.1%26,077
45-4918.91.4%4,211
50-540.90.1%163