Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Colombia, 1979

Colombia
1979
Total fertility rate: 3.89
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Colombia was 3.89 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (197 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 797,083 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.89
Births
797,083
Births per 1,000 people
31.2
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.75
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
25,515,626
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
10-144.00.5%6,608
15-1988.811.4%136,637
20-24196.825.3%253,447
25-29193.124.8%197,586
30-34144.218.5%114,257
35-39101.113.0%63,264
40-4442.65.5%21,666
45-497.91.0%3,485
50-540.40.0%130