Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Colombia, 1974

Colombia
1974
Total fertility rate: 4.53
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Colombia was 4.53 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (219 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 755,973 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.53
Births
755,973
Births per 1,000 people
33.1
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
22,833,469
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%5,890
15-1990.610.0%120,362
20-24219.124.2%234,744
25-29212.323.5%176,855
30-34174.119.2%114,491
35-39133.614.8%71,364
40-4458.56.5%27,130
45-4912.61.4%4,940
50-540.60.1%198