Colombia vs France: Fertility rate: births per woman
Colombia
1.65 live births per woman
in 2023
France
1.64 live births per woman
in 2023
Colombia rank
144th
France rank
145th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Colombia
- France
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.65 live births per woman against 1.64 live births per woman in France, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 144th and France ranks 145th 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 | 6.59 live births per woman | 2.75 live births per woman | 3.84 live births per woman | Colombia |
| 1960s | 6.29 live births per woman | 2.75 live births per woman | 3.54 live births per woman | Colombia |
| 1970s | 4.51 live births per woman | 2.12 live births per woman | 2.39 live births per woman | Colombia |
| 1980s | 3.35 live births per woman | 1.85 live births per woman | 1.5 live births per woman | Colombia |
| 1990s | 2.86 live births per woman | 1.74 live births per woman | 1.12 live births per woman | Colombia |
| 2000s | 2.34 live births per woman | 1.92 live births per woman | 0.4205 live births per woman | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.82 live births per woman | 1.93 live births per woman | 0.1129 live births per woman | France |
| 2020s | 1.67 live births per woman | 1.75 live births per woman | 0.0752 live births per woman | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Colombia or France?
- Colombia, at 1.65 live births per woman against 1.64 live births per woman in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Colombia and France?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Colombia 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: births per woman?
- Colombia ranks 144th and France ranks 145th 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.