Colombia vs Mexico: Share of births by age of mother
Colombia
17.5%
in 2023
Mexico
16.5%
in 2023
Colombia rank
28th
Mexico rank
31st
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Colombia
- Mexico
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 17.5% against 16.5% in Mexico, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.
Colombia ranks 28th and Mexico ranks 31st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Mexico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.1% | 14.4% | 1.4% | Mexico |
| 1960s | 13.7% | 15.4% | 1.7% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 16.7% | 17.8% | 1.0% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 17.9% | 17.6% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 19.5% | 16.6% | 2.8% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 17.1% | 5.6% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 17.9% | 4.4% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 16.6% | 1.5% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Colombia or Mexico?
- Colombia, at 17.5% against 16.5% in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Colombia and Mexico?
- 1.0%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Colombia ranks 28th and Mexico ranks 31st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.