Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Colombia, 1971

Colombia
1971
Total fertility rate: 5.06
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Colombia was 5.06 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (241 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 754,674 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.06
Births
754,674
Births per 1,000 people
35.4
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
21,319,096
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%5,403
15-1993.89.3%112,151
20-24240.923.8%229,142
25-29237.423.5%177,884
30-34195.419.3%116,276
35-39154.215.3%78,113
40-4469.16.8%30,004
45-4915.21.5%5,480
50-540.80.1%223