Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Colombia, 1957

Colombia
1957
Total fertility rate: 6.70
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Colombia was 6.70 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (318 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 665,725 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.70
Births
665,725
Births per 1,000 people
46.7
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.59
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
14,270,270
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%3,840
15-19116.28.7%83,096
20-24311.023.2%189,230
25-29318.123.8%165,964
30-34263.219.7%114,209
35-39212.315.9%75,422
40-4493.67.0%28,826
45-4919.51.5%4,956
50-540.90.1%183