Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Colombia, 1978

Colombia
1978
Total fertility rate: 4.00
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Colombia was 4.00 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (201 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 786,622 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.00
Births
786,622
Births per 1,000 people
31.5
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.79
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
24,950,337
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
10-143.90.5%6,455
15-1988.911.1%133,376
20-24201.425.2%250,086
25-29196.624.6%192,732
30-34149.618.7%113,923
35-39106.113.3%63,914
40-4444.65.6%22,228
45-498.71.1%3,762
50-540.40.1%146