Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Colombia, 1968

Colombia
1968
Total fertility rate: 5.74
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Colombia was 5.74 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (271 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 768,842 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.74
Births
768,842
Births per 1,000 people
38.9
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.41
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
19,766,796
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
10-143.70.3%4,861
15-1998.88.6%105,630
20-24269.823.5%228,553
25-29270.823.6%181,692
30-34223.419.5%123,334
35-39180.415.7%86,099
40-4481.57.1%32,754
45-4917.31.5%5,689
50-540.80.1%227