Colombia vs United States of America: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Colombia
1.61 children per women
in 2023
United States of America
1.6 children per women
in 2023
Colombia rank
146th
United States of America rank
149th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Colombia
- United States of America
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.61 children per women against 1.6 children per women in United States of America, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 146th and United States of America ranks 149th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 7 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.32 children per women | 3.31 children per women | 2.01 children per women | Colombia |
| 1960s | 5.43 children per women | 2.97 children per women | 2.46 children per women | Colombia |
| 1970s | 4.09 children per women | 1.91 children per women | 2.17 children per women | Colombia |
| 1980s | 3.15 children per women | 1.83 children per women | 1.32 children per women | Colombia |
| 1990s | 2.74 children per women | 1.96 children per women | 0.7804 children per women | Colombia |
| 2000s | 2.27 children per women | 2 children per women | 0.2692 children per women | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.77 children per women | 1.78 children per women | 0.0109 children per women | United States of America |
| 2020s | 1.64 children per women | 1.61 children per women | 0.0279 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, Colombia or United States of America?
- Colombia, at 1.61 children per women against 1.6 children per women in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Colombia and United States of America?
- 0.01 children per women, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United States of America?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and United States of America rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Colombia ranks 146th and United States of America ranks 149th 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).