Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Colombia, 1982

Colombia
1982
Total fertility rate: 3.62
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Colombia was 3.62 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (188 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 834,567 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.62
Births
834,567
Births per 1,000 people
30.5
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.65
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
27,338,330
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%6,613
15-1988.112.1%143,050
20-24187.825.9%268,102
25-29181.825.1%210,611
30-34131.718.1%119,306
35-3988.712.2%62,885
40-4437.55.2%20,980
45-496.20.9%2,915
50-540.30.0%104