Brazil vs Colombia: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Brazil
1.61 births per woman
in 2024
Colombia
1.63 births per woman
in 2024
Brazil rank
134th
Colombia rank
132nd
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.63 births per woman against 1.61 births per woman in Brazil, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Colombia ahead.
Brazil ranks 134th and Colombia ranks 132nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Colombia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.65 births per woman | 6.29 births per woman | 0.6321 births per woman | Colombia |
| 1970s | 4.5 births per woman | 4.51 births per woman | 0.0146 births per woman | Colombia |
| 1980s | 3.53 births per woman | 3.35 births per woman | 0.185 births per woman | Brazil |
| 1990s | 2.6 births per woman | 2.86 births per woman | 0.2617 births per woman | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1.98 births per woman | 2.34 births per woman | 0.364 births per woman | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.76 births per woman | 1.82 births per woman | 0.0603 births per woman | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.63 births per woman | 1.66 births per woman | 0.0326 births per woman | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Brazil or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 1.63 births per woman against 1.61 births per woman in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Brazil and Colombia?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Brazil ranks 134th and Colombia ranks 132nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. 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, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.