Fertility in Colombia, 1960

Colombia
1960
Total fertility rate: 6.74
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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-5 -1   1960  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Colombia was 6.74 children per woman in 1960 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (320 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 716,027 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.74
Births
716,027
Births per 1,000 people
45.9
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.69
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
15,606,209
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%4,200
15-19115.48.6%91,180
20-24312.723.2%201,611
25-29320.023.8%176,667
30-34264.619.7%123,797
35-39213.715.9%82,531
40-4495.07.1%30,391
45-4919.41.4%5,448
50-540.90.1%204