Colombia vs France: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Colombia
1.61 children per women
in 2023
France
1.63 children per women
in 2023
Colombia rank
146th
France rank
144th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Colombia
- France
How they compare
France 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 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 146th and France ranks 144th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.32 children per women | 2.6 children per women | 2.72 children per women | Colombia |
| 1960s | 5.43 children per women | 2.64 children per women | 2.78 children per women | Colombia |
| 1970s | 4.09 children per women | 2.07 children per women | 2.02 children per women | Colombia |
| 1980s | 3.15 children per women | 1.82 children per women | 1.33 children per women | Colombia |
| 1990s | 2.74 children per women | 1.72 children per women | 1.02 children per women | Colombia |
| 2000s | 2.27 children per women | 1.9 children per women | 0.3629 children per women | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.77 children per women | 1.91 children per women | 0.1419 children per women | France |
| 2020s | 1.64 children per women | 1.73 children per women | 0.0956 children per women | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Colombia or France?
- France, 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 Colombia and France?
- 0.02 children per women, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and France?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and France rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Colombia ranks 146th and France ranks 144th 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).