Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Colombia, 1983

Colombia
1983
Total fertility rate: 3.50
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Colombia was 3.50 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (183 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 836,055 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.50
Births
836,055
Births per 1,000 people
29.9
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.60
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
27,988,173
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
10-143.70.5%6,216
15-1985.012.1%139,487
20-24183.426.1%269,909
25-29176.125.1%212,616
30-34127.618.2%121,333
35-3985.112.1%62,864
40-4435.65.1%20,746
45-495.80.8%2,786
50-540.20.0%97