Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Colombia, 1981

Colombia
1981
Total fertility rate: 3.71
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Colombia was 3.71 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (190 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 822,984 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.71
Births
822,984
Births per 1,000 people
30.8
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
26,713,267
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%6,734
15-1988.611.9%141,950
20-24189.825.5%262,373
25-29186.325.1%207,052
30-34135.818.3%117,553
35-3992.612.5%63,000
40-4439.15.3%21,138
45-496.70.9%3,075
50-540.30.0%110