The number of births in colombia it is less and less. During the last decade, the behavior has been decreasing and in 2022 the world concluded 570,355 children, which represents a historical annual drop of 7.5 percent.
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According to the latest data from the Danish, the volume of births is greater among mothers between the ages of 20 and 24 (27.8 percent of the total), followed by 25 to 29 years (25.3 percent), 30 to 34 years (17, 4 percent) and from 15 to 19 years (17 percent).
By educational level, more than half of the births in colombia They occur in mothers who have basic secondary education (58.1 percent). They are followed by far by those who are professionals and technologists (13.7 percent), university students (11.4 percent) and those who have primary education (11.2 percent).
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The participation of children of mothers who are not married and have been living with their partner for two or more years continues to grow.
However, mothers with preschool and primary education level They are the ones that report the greatest reduction. These have gone from 79,603 live births in 2018 to 64,082 in 2022, which is equivalent to a 19.5 percent drop.
Regarding marital status, the participation of children of mothers who are not married and have been living with their partner for two or more years continues to grow, going from 49.9 percent in 2018 to 55.3 percent in 2022.
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The regions where births fall the most
Except in San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, all the departments of the mother’s country of residence reported reductions in the number of births compared to 2021. Even immigrant women had fewer children. For example, Venezuelans went from registrar to 58,507 in 2021 to 42,384 in 2022.
Guainia and Choco registered the highest falls, of 29 and 26 percent respectively. Caquetá fell 13 percent, Nariño dropped 12.7 percent, and La Guajira 12 percent.
Except for San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, all the departments of the mother’s country of residence reported reductions in the number of births compared to 2021.
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Then, Cauca (-10.6 percent), Cesar (-9.7 percent), Valle del Cauca (-9.6 percent) and Risaralda (-9.5 percent) follow in falls.
Births in the Amazon fell 9.3 percent in 2022, in Guaviare the decrease was 8.9 percent and in Arauca 8.8 percent.
For example, the decrease in Bogotá was 3.3 percent, in Antioquia 4.9 percent and in Atlántico 7.3 percent.
The decrease in births in Bogotá was 3.3 percent in 2022.
The departments with the greatest drop in births in 2022:
1. Guainia -29.30%
2. Crashed -26.40%
3. Caqueta -13.10%
4. Narino -12.70%
5. La Guajira -12.40%
6. Cauca -10.60%
7. Caesar -9.70%
8. Valle del Cauca -9.60%
9. Risaralda -9.50%
10. Amazon -9.30%
11. Guaviare -8.90%
12. Arauca -8.80%
13. Cupcake -8.60%
14. Sucre -8.40%
15. National -7.50%
16. Atlantic -7.30%
17.Tolima -7.00%
18. Cordoba -6.90%
19. Casanare -6.40%
20.Huila -6.20%
21. Goal -6.10%
22. Vichada -6.10%
23. Quindio -5.60%
24. Bolivar -5.40%
25.Putumayo -5.10%
26. Vaupes -5.00%
27.Santander -5.00%
28. Antioquia -4.90%
29. Cundinamarca -2.80%
30. Boyacá -2.70%
31. North Santander -2.20%
32.Caldas -1.80%
33. Bogota -0.30%
34. Saint Andrew 0.40%
