Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Colombia, 1995

Colombia
1995
Total fertility rate: 2.85
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Colombia was 2.85 children per woman in 1995 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (161 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 898,932 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.85
Births
898,932
Births per 1,000 people
25.1
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
35,804,662
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
10-144.40.8%8,544
15-1991.916.1%163,554
20-24161.028.2%265,533
25-29136.723.9%220,787
30-3496.917.0%146,278
35-3954.79.6%69,605
40-4421.93.8%22,140
45-493.10.5%2,428
50-540.10.0%65