Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Colombia, 1976

Colombia
1976
Total fertility rate: 4.28
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Colombia was 4.28 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (213 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 775,696 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.28
Births
775,696
Births per 1,000 people
32.5
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
23,858,810
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
10-143.70.4%6,035
15-1989.510.4%126,867
20-24212.724.8%245,379
25-29204.223.8%184,166
30-34164.019.1%116,130
35-39120.514.1%67,838
40-4451.46.0%24,705
45-4910.61.2%4,400
50-540.50.1%177