Colombia vs Iran: Birth rate

Colombia
13.47 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iran
12.95 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Colombia rank
120th
Iran rank
121st

Birth rate over time

  • Colombia
  • Iran
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 13.47 births per 1,000 people against 12.95 births per 1,000 people in Iran, a difference of 0.52 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iran ahead.

Colombia ranks 120th and Iran ranks 121st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Iran in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Iran Difference Ahead
1950s 46.61 births per 1,000 people 51.53 births per 1,000 people 4.91 births per 1,000 people Iran
1960s 42.44 births per 1,000 people 47.2 births per 1,000 people 4.76 births per 1,000 people Iran
1970s 33.33 births per 1,000 people 41.89 births per 1,000 people 8.56 births per 1,000 people Iran
1980s 28.91 births per 1,000 people 41.73 births per 1,000 people 12.82 births per 1,000 people Iran
1990s 25.26 births per 1,000 people 22.69 births per 1,000 people 2.58 births per 1,000 people Colombia
2000s 19.95 births per 1,000 people 16.42 births per 1,000 people 3.52 births per 1,000 people Colombia
2010s 15.18 births per 1,000 people 17.77 births per 1,000 people 2.6 births per 1,000 people Iran
2020s 13.81 births per 1,000 people 13.49 births per 1,000 people 0.3247 births per 1,000 people Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Colombia or Iran?
Colombia, at 13.47 births per 1,000 people against 12.95 births per 1,000 people in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Colombia and Iran?
0.52 births per 1,000 people, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Iran?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Iran rank globally for birth rate?
Colombia ranks 120th and Iran ranks 121st 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

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.