Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Colombia, 1987

Colombia
1987
Total fertility rate: 3.09
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Colombia was 3.09 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (167 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 838,889 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.09
Births
838,889
Births per 1,000 people
27.5
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.43
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
30,499,467
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
10-143.90.6%6,718
15-1987.014.0%143,986
20-24166.826.9%267,606
25-29150.424.2%211,313
30-34110.217.8%125,510
35-3969.411.2%61,730
40-4428.14.5%19,547
45-494.40.7%2,404
50-540.20.0%75