Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Colombia, 1962

Colombia
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.66
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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Colombia was 6.66 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (317 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 745,610 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.66
Births
745,610
Births per 1,000 people
44.9
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.70
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
16,599,029
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
10-144.10.3%4,257
15-19112.18.4%95,282
20-24309.723.3%211,770
25-29316.923.8%181,456
30-34262.019.7%128,523
35-39211.815.9%86,714
40-4494.87.1%31,837
45-4919.11.4%5,550
50-540.90.1%223