Fertility in Colombia, 1955

Colombia
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.63
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Colombia was 6.63 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (315 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 630,672 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.63
Births
630,672
Births per 1,000 people
46.8
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
13,473,060
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
10-144.40.3%3,528
15-19115.38.7%78,053
20-24307.623.2%181,096
25-29314.823.7%157,218
30-34260.519.7%107,055
35-39209.715.8%71,222
40-4493.27.0%27,781
45-4919.21.4%4,546
50-540.90.1%172