Fertility in Colombia, 1970

Colombia
1970
Total fertility rate: 5.28
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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-5 -1   1970  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Colombia was 5.28 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (250 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 758,900 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.28
Births
758,900
Births per 1,000 people
36.5
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
20,811,782
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
10-143.80.4%5,251
15-1995.59.1%110,146
20-24250.223.7%228,738
25-29247.923.5%178,972
30-34204.319.4%118,127
35-39162.615.4%80,813
40-4473.26.9%31,011
45-4916.01.5%5,613
50-540.80.1%229