Australia vs Colombia: Fertility rate: births per woman
Australia
1.64 live births per woman
in 2023
Colombia
1.65 live births per woman
in 2023
Australia rank
146th
Colombia rank
144th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Australia
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.65 live births per woman against 1.64 live births per woman in Australia, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Colombia ahead.
Australia ranks 146th and Colombia ranks 144th 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 | 3.26 live births per woman | 6.59 live births per woman | 3.33 live births per woman | Colombia |
| 1960s | 3.14 live births per woman | 6.29 live births per woman | 3.15 live births per woman | Colombia |
| 1970s | 2.36 live births per woman | 4.51 live births per woman | 2.15 live births per woman | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1.89 live births per woman | 3.35 live births per woman | 1.46 live births per woman | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1.83 live births per woman | 2.86 live births per woman | 1.03 live births per woman | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1.85 live births per woman | 2.34 live births per woman | 0.4886 live births per woman | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.82 live births per woman | 1.82 live births per woman | 0.0077 live births per woman | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.63 live births per woman | 1.67 live births per woman | 0.0415 live births per woman | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Australia or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 1.65 live births per woman against 1.64 live births per woman in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Australia and Colombia?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Colombia 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: births per woman?
- Australia ranks 146th and Colombia ranks 144th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.