Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Colombia, 1988

Colombia
1988
Total fertility rate: 3.04
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Colombia was 3.04 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (166 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 847,096 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.04
Births
847,096
Births per 1,000 people
27.2
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.41
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
31,130,524
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
10-144.00.7%7,017
15-1988.714.5%146,751
20-24166.227.2%269,269
25-29147.124.1%213,214
30-34106.517.4%126,503
35-3966.710.9%62,389
40-4427.04.4%19,531
45-494.10.7%2,350
50-540.10.0%70