Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Colombia
Colombia: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.61 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.61 children per women
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
146th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.7 children per women
in 1961
All-time low
1.61 children per women
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Colombia, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 1.61 children per women for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Colombia peaked at 5.7 children per women in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.61 children per women, in 2023.
Colombia ranks 146th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Colombia, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.97 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 5.04 children per women | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 5.12 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 5.21 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 5.29 children per women | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 5.37 children per women | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 5.45 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 5.53 children per women | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 5.59 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 5.65 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 5.68 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 5.7 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 5.69 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 5.65 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 5.59 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 5.49 children per women | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 5.37 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 5.21 children per women | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 5.05 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 4.86 children per women | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 4.68 children per women | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 4.51 children per women | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 4.35 children per women | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 4.21 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 4.1 children per women | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 4 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 3.91 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 3.82 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 3.68 children per women | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 3.59 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 3.52 children per women | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 3.45 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 3.38 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 3.28 children per women | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 3.15 children per women | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 3.03 children per women | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 2.97 children per women | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 2.92 children per women | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 2.88 children per women | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 2.86 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 2.85 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 2.84 children per women | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 2.85 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 2.85 children per women | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.81 children per women | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 2.73 children per women | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 2.66 children per women | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 2.64 children per women | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 2.61 children per women | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 2.54 children per women | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 2.48 children per women | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 2.43 children per women | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.4 children per women | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 2.37 children per women | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.31 children per women | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 2.24 children per women | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.17 children per women | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 2.13 children per women | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 2.09 children per women | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 2.04 children per women | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.95 children per women | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.89 children per women | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.85 children per women | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.81 children per women | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.78 children per women | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.73 children per women | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.68 children per women | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.68 children per women | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.68 children per women | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.67 children per women | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.66 children per women | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.65 children per women | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.63 children per women | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.61 children per women | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.32 children per women | 4.97 children per women | 5.65 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.43 children per women | 4.86 children per women | 5.7 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.09 children per women | 3.59 children per women | 4.68 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.15 children per women | 2.86 children per women | 3.52 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.74 children per women | 2.54 children per women | 2.85 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.27 children per women | 2.04 children per women | 2.48 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 children per women | 1.67 children per women | 1.95 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 children per women | 1.61 children per women | 1.66 children per women | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 143 Azerbaijan 1.63 children per women compare
- 144 France 1.63 children per women compare
- 145 Australia 1.63 children per women compare
- 147 Saint Helena 1.61 children per women compare
- 148 Türkiye 1.6 children per women compare
- 149 United States of America 1.6 children per women compare
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- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6442 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 56,988 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5501 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8769 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 42.43 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.83 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Colombia?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Colombia was 1.61 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7 children per women in 1961.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 children per women in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Colombia ranks 146th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).