Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Colombia, 2004

Colombia
2004
Total fertility rate: 2.38
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Colombia was 2.38 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (133 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.3 years old. In total, 842,400 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.38
Births
842,400
Births per 1,000 people
20.3
Mean age of mothers
26.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
41,543,171
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
10-144.91.0%10,246
15-1990.619.0%177,015
20-24133.227.9%249,896
25-29110.723.2%189,637
30-3477.116.2%123,480
35-3943.99.2%69,085
40-4414.02.9%20,170
45-492.30.5%2,793
50-540.10.0%78