Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Colombia, 1998

Colombia
1998
Total fertility rate: 2.72
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Colombia was 2.72 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (152 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.7 years old. In total, 893,004 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.72
Births
893,004
Births per 1,000 people
23.6
Mean age of mothers
26.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
37,792,165
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
10-144.70.9%9,231
15-1992.317.0%172,474
20-24151.527.9%258,657
25-29129.623.8%209,421
30-3493.017.1%146,984
35-3950.99.4%71,981
40-4418.63.4%21,563
45-492.90.5%2,621
50-540.10.0%71