Brunei vs Colombia: Birth rate
Brunei
13.59 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Colombia
13.47 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Brunei rank
119th
Colombia rank
120th
Birth rate over time
- Brunei
- Colombia
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 13.59 births per 1,000 people against 13.47 births per 1,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 0.12 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 119th and Colombia ranks 120th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 4 and Colombia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.73 births per 1,000 people | 46.61 births per 1,000 people | 3.12 births per 1,000 people | Brunei |
| 1960s | 39.85 births per 1,000 people | 42.44 births per 1,000 people | 2.58 births per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 33.31 births per 1,000 people | 33.33 births per 1,000 people | 0.0162 births per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 1980s | 29.65 births per 1,000 people | 28.91 births per 1,000 people | 0.7366 births per 1,000 people | Brunei |
| 1990s | 24.16 births per 1,000 people | 25.26 births per 1,000 people | 1.1 births per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 17.44 births per 1,000 people | 19.95 births per 1,000 people | 2.51 births per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 16.1 births per 1,000 people | 15.18 births per 1,000 people | 0.9283 births per 1,000 people | Brunei |
| 2020s | 13.95 births per 1,000 people | 13.81 births per 1,000 people | 0.1305 births per 1,000 people | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Brunei or Colombia?
- Brunei, at 13.59 births per 1,000 people against 13.47 births per 1,000 people in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Brunei and Colombia?
- 0.12 births per 1,000 people, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Colombia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brunei and Colombia rank globally for birth rate?
- Brunei ranks 119th and Colombia ranks 120th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.