Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Colombia, 1989

Colombia
1989
Total fertility rate: 3.01
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Colombia was 3.01 children per woman in 1989 — 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 27.2 years old. In total, 859,456 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.01
Births
859,456
Births per 1,000 people
27.0
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.40
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
31,776,279
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
10-144.20.7%7,411
15-1990.915.0%150,709
20-24166.627.6%271,700
25-29144.823.9%215,915
30-34103.517.1%128,214
35-3964.610.7%63,379
40-4426.14.3%19,738
45-493.90.6%2,325
50-540.10.0%65