Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Colombia, 1958

Colombia
1958
Total fertility rate: 6.72
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Colombia was 6.72 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (319 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 683,320 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.72
Births
683,320
Births per 1,000 people
46.5
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.63
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
14,693,287
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
10-144.50.3%4,005
15-19116.78.7%86,094
20-24312.123.2%193,038
25-29319.323.8%170,060
30-34264.119.6%117,723
35-39213.015.9%77,827
40-4494.07.0%29,224
45-4919.51.5%5,161
50-540.90.1%187