Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Colombia, 1972

Colombia
1972
Total fertility rate: 4.86
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Colombia was 4.86 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (233 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 751,555 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.86
Births
751,555
Births per 1,000 people
34.4
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
21,819,563
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%5,567
15-1992.49.5%114,540
20-24232.824.0%230,040
25-29227.823.5%176,784
30-34187.319.3%114,837
35-39146.415.1%75,310
40-4465.16.7%28,934
45-4914.31.5%5,324
50-540.70.1%217