Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Colombia, 2012

Colombia
2012
Total fertility rate: 1.90
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Colombia was 1.90 children per woman in 2012 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (105 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.0 years old. In total, 730,825 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.90
Births
730,825
Births per 1,000 people
16.0
Mean age of mothers
26.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
23.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
45,715,810
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
10-144.51.2%9,353
15-1979.620.9%168,339
20-24104.627.5%210,423
25-2984.422.2%159,265
30-3463.016.6%111,780
35-3933.78.8%54,579
40-449.82.6%15,282
45-491.20.3%1,787
50-540.00.0%18