Fertility rate: births per woman in Colombia
Colombia: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.65 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Colombia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate: births per woman in Colombia stood at 1.65 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Colombia peaked at 6.74 live births per woman in 1959 and was at its lowest, 1.65 live births per woman, in 2023.
Colombia ranks 144th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.59 live births per woman | 6.41 live births per woman | 6.74 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.29 live births per woman | 5.51 live births per woman | 6.74 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.51 live births per woman | 3.89 live births per woman | 5.28 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.35 live births per woman | 3.01 live births per woman | 3.8 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.86 live births per woman | 2.64 live births per woman | 3 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.34 live births per woman | 2.1 live births per woman | 2.57 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 live births per woman | 1.71 live births per woman | 2.01 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 live births per woman | 1.65 live births per woman | 1.69 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 141 Falkland Islands 1.69 live births per woman compare
- 142 Azerbaijan 1.67 live births per woman compare
- 143 New Zealand 1.67 live births per woman compare
- 145 France 1.64 live births per woman compare
- 146 Australia 1.64 live births per woman compare
- 147 Saint Helena 1.64 live births per woman compare
More population data for Colombia
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.83 million people (2100)
- Population density 42.43 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.63 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 1,306 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.63 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.63 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.8% (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.65 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Colombia?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Colombia was 1.65 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.74 live births per woman in 1959.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.65 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Colombia ranks 144th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.