Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Colombia, 1969

Colombia
1969
Total fertility rate: 5.51
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Year

-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Colombia was 5.51 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (260 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 763,910 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.51
Births
763,910
Births per 1,000 people
37.6
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
20,291,942
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%5,055
15-1997.28.8%108,032
20-24259.723.6%228,258
25-29259.223.6%180,330
30-34213.919.4%120,617
35-39171.715.6%83,697
40-4477.57.0%32,022
45-4916.71.5%5,669
50-540.80.1%229