Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Colombia, 1985

Colombia
1985
Total fertility rate: 3.22
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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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 3.22 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (173 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 827,117 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.22
Births
827,117
Births per 1,000 people
28.3
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.45
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
29,268,470
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
10-143.70.6%6,179
15-1983.812.9%138,792
20-24172.826.7%268,162
25-29159.824.7%209,270
30-34116.618.0%121,644
35-3975.211.6%60,919
40-4430.64.7%19,452
45-495.10.8%2,606
50-540.20.0%93