Australia vs Colombia: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Australia
1.63 children per women
in 2023
Colombia
1.61 children per women
in 2023
Australia rank
145th
Colombia rank
146th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Australia
- Colombia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.63 children per women against 1.61 children per women in Colombia, a difference of 0.02 children per women.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Colombia ahead.
Australia ranks 145th and Colombia ranks 146th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Colombia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.13 children per women | 5.32 children per women | 2.19 children per women | Colombia |
| 1960s | 3.04 children per women | 5.43 children per women | 2.39 children per women | Colombia |
| 1970s | 2.3 children per women | 4.09 children per women | 1.79 children per women | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1.86 children per women | 3.15 children per women | 1.29 children per women | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1.81 children per women | 2.74 children per women | 0.9297 children per women | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1.83 children per women | 2.27 children per women | 0.4318 children per women | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.81 children per women | 1.77 children per women | 0.0379 children per women | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.62 children per women | 1.64 children per women | 0.0202 children per women | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Australia or Colombia?
- Australia, at 1.63 children per women against 1.61 children per women in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Australia and Colombia?
- 0.02 children per women, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Colombia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Colombia rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Australia ranks 145th and Colombia ranks 146th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).