Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Colombia, 1973

Colombia
1973
Total fertility rate: 4.68
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Colombia was 4.68 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (226 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 752,258 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.68
Births
752,258
Births per 1,000 people
33.7
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
22,325,374
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%5,754
15-1991.59.8%117,525
20-24225.824.1%232,467
25-29219.423.5%176,190
30-34180.119.3%114,205
35-39139.214.9%72,845
40-4461.46.6%27,902
45-4913.51.4%5,163
50-540.70.1%211