Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Colombia, 1992

Colombia
1992
Total fertility rate: 2.98
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1992  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Colombia was 2.98 children per woman in 1992 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (168 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.9 years old. In total, 898,960 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.98
Births
898,960
Births per 1,000 people
26.6
Mean age of mothers
26.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.39
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
33,760,571
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%8,327
15-1994.615.8%160,947
20-24167.728.0%274,364
25-29142.523.8%225,341
30-3499.216.6%137,392
35-3960.810.2%68,273
40-4425.14.2%21,972
45-493.40.6%2,292
50-540.10.0%53