Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Colombia, 1991

Colombia
1991
Total fertility rate: 2.98
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Colombia was 2.98 children per woman in 1991 — 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 27.0 years old. In total, 885,561 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.98
Births
885,561
Births per 1,000 people
26.8
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.39
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
33,098,372
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
10-144.50.8%8,184
15-1994.315.8%158,642
20-24167.428.0%274,426
25-29142.323.8%222,028
30-3499.216.6%132,862
35-3961.510.3%66,116
40-4425.14.2%20,953
45-493.50.6%2,293
50-540.10.0%56