Fertility & birth rates in Algeria and Colombia

Fertility rate in Algeria vs Colombia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Algeria was 2.77 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.65 in Colombia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Algeria vs Colombia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Algeria	Colombia
1960	7.5	6.74
1961	7.56	6.71
1962	7.61	6.66
1963	7.65	6.58
1964	7.67	6.48
1965	7.71	6.33
1966	7.71	6.16
1967	7.71	5.96
1968	7.71	5.74
1969	7.71	5.51
1970	7.7	5.28
1971	7.67	5.06
1972	7.63	4.86
1973	7.59	4.68
1974	7.55	4.53
1975	7.49	4.4
1976	7.41	4.29
1977	7.31	4.16
1978	7.21	4
1979	7.12	3.89
1980	6.99	3.8
1981	6.85	3.71
1982	6.68	3.62
1983	6.5	3.5
1984	6.28	3.35
1985	6.04	3.23
1986	5.65	3.15
1987	5.3	3.09
1988	5.02	3.04
1989	4.76	3.01
1990	4.51	3
1991	4.37	2.98
1992	4.27	2.98
1993	4.08	2.98
1994	3.91	2.94
1995	3.49	2.85
1996	3.14	2.77
1997	2.89	2.74
1998	2.69	2.72
1999	2.62	2.64
2000	2.59	2.57
2001	2.52	2.52
2002	2.43	2.49
2003	2.45	2.45
2004	2.5	2.38
2005	2.56	2.31
2006	2.63	2.24
2007	2.7	2.19
2008	2.79	2.15
2009	2.83	2.1
2010	2.88	2.01
2011	2.9	1.94
2012	3	1.9
2013	3	1.86
2014	3.08	1.82
2015	3.09	1.77
2016	3.09	1.72
2017	3.09	1.72
2018	3.02	1.72
2019	3	1.71
2020	2.94	1.69
2021	2.87	1.68
2022	2.82	1.66
2023	2.77	1.65
2024	2.72	1.63
2025	2.67	1.62
2026	2.62	1.6
2027	2.58	1.6
2028	2.53	1.59
2029	2.49	1.59
2030	2.45	1.58
2031	2.41	1.58
2032	2.38	1.57
2033	2.34	1.57
2034	2.32	1.57
2035	2.29	1.57
2036	2.26	1.57
2037	2.23	1.57
2038	2.21	1.57
2039	2.18	1.57
2040	2.16	1.57
2041	2.14	1.57
2042	2.12	1.57
2043	2.1	1.57
2044	2.08	1.57
2045	2.07	1.57
2046	2.05	1.57
2047	2.04	1.58
2048	2.03	1.58
2049	2.01	1.58
2050	2	1.58

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Algeria	Colombia
1960	45.5%	46.8%
1961	45.9%	47%
1962	46.2%	47.1%
1963	46.6%	47.2%
1964	46.9%	47.3%
1965	47%	47.2%
1966	47.1%	47.1%
1967	47.2%	46.9%
1968	47.1%	46.7%
1969	47%	46.4%
1970	47%	46%
1971	46.9%	45.6%
1972	46.8%	45.1%
1973	46.7%	44.6%
1974	46.6%	44%
1975	46.7%	43.4%
1976	47.2%	42.8%
1977	47.3%	42.2%
1978	47%	41.5%
1979	46.8%	40.9%
1980	46.5%	40.3%
1981	46.1%	39.7%
1982	45.8%	39.1%
1983	45.4%	38.6%
1984	45%	38.1%
1985	44.6%	37.6%
1986	44.2%	37.2%
1987	43.7%	36.9%
1988	43.1%	36.5%
1989	42.6%	36.2%
1990	42%	35.9%
1991	41.4%	35.6%
1992	41%	35.3%
1993	40.5%	35%
1994	39.9%	34.7%
1995	39.1%	34.4%
1996	38.2%	34%
1997	37.2%	33.7%
1998	36.1%	33.3%
1999	34.9%	32.9%
2000	33.7%	32.5%
2001	32.6%	32.1%
2002	31.5%	31.7%
2003	30.6%	31.3%
2004	29.7%	30.9%
2005	29%	30.4%
2006	28.4%	29.9%
2007	28%	29.3%
2008	27.7%	28.7%
2009	27.5%	28.1%
2010	27.5%	27.5%
2011	27.5%	26.9%
2012	27.7%	26.3%
2013	28.1%	25.7%
2014	28.6%	25.1%
2015	29%	24.5%
2016	29.5%	23.9%
2017	29.9%	23.3%
2018	30.3%	22.7%
2019	30.6%	22.1%
2020	30.8%	21.7%
2021	30.9%	21.3%
2022	30.8%	21%
2023	30.6%	20.6%
2024	30.3%	20.3%
2025	29.9%	20%
2026	29.4%	19.7%
2027	28.9%	19.5%
2028	28.2%	19.3%
2029	27.5%	19.1%
2030	26.8%	18.8%
2031	26%	18.6%
2032	25.2%	18.4%
2033	24.5%	18.2%
2034	23.8%	18%
2035	23.2%	17.7%
2036	22.6%	17.4%
2037	22.2%	17.2%
2038	21.8%	16.9%
2039	21.5%	16.7%
2040	21.2%	16.4%
2041	21%	16.2%
2042	20.9%	16%
2043	20.8%	15.7%
2044	20.8%	15.5%
2045	20.8%	15.4%
2046	20.9%	15.2%
2047	20.9%	15%
2048	20.9%	14.8%
2049	21%	14.7%
2050	21%	14.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 30.3% of the population in Algeria and 20.3% in Colombia in 2024, compared to 42% and 35.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Algeria and Colombia compared.

Natural population change in Algeria vs Colombia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.86% in Algeria and +0.85% in Colombia. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Algeria	Colombia
1960	290,582	529,316
1961	296,467	545,627
1962	283,903	559,985
1963	315,645	572,355
1964	312,729	581,435
1965	311,190	587,677
1966	309,628	590,855
1967	316,289	591,649
1968	324,560	589,407
1969	334,541	586,559
1970	346,564	583,396
1971	356,069	582,011
1972	368,179	581,361
1973	382,736	583,608
1974	399,509	589,035
1975	417,803	598,580
1976	440,192	612,265
1977	465,405	622,814
1978	491,876	626,378
1979	523,875	635,747
1980	559,983	649,872
1981	595,150	662,195
1982	620,415	675,339
1983	641,167	674,767
1984	656,475	666,315
1985	672,185	625,379
1986	661,644	659,701
1987	645,309	659,429
1988	637,215	663,796
1989	628,542	674,102
1990	612,369	682,409
1991	616,850	690,266
1992	627,289	697,763
1993	611,306	709,287
1994	594,445	708,660
1995	533,104	694,968
1996	483,632	682,547
1997	450,138	686,073
1998	425,928	687,704
1999	434,198	668,576
2000	447,025	652,176
2001	450,637	642,933
2002	451,369	640,840
2003	474,272	642,144
2004	508,773	628,424
2005	543,158	610,618
2006	580,812	594,388
2007	620,196	583,115
2008	662,044	576,654
2009	691,496	559,017
2010	719,350	533,657
2011	741,832	511,524
2012	790,645	503,285
2013	802,203	489,069
2014	839,654	470,916
2015	847,054	446,778
2016	849,368	425,087
2017	848,585	426,538
2018	824,428	433,622
2019	809,522	441,087
2020	724,140	378,965
2021	735,514	311,122
2022	722,591	406,143
2023	691,724	422,598

Maternal mortality chart: Algeria vs Colombia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 62 deaths per 100,000 live births in Algeria, compared to 59 deaths in Colombia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Algeria	Colombia
1985	292	143
1986	265	123
1987	243	120
1988	227	113
1989	215	106
1990	202	102
1991	198	99
1992	193	97
1993	195	94
1994	196	93
1995	187	91
1996	173	89
1997	155	90
1998	143	92
1999	132	96
2000	123	95
2001	113	94
2002	102	91
2003	101	87
2004	91	84
2005	87	82
2006	84	81
2007	83	80
2008	83	78
2009	83	77
2010	82	76
2011	81	75
2012	81	73
2013	81	72
2014	80	71
2015	79	70
2016	79	69
2017	77	68
2018	75	67
2019	73	66
2020	97	94
2021	79	147
2022	64	74
2023	62	59

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.2% in Algeria and 1.2% in Colombia. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Algeria	Colombia
1960	24%	13.4%
1961	24%	13%
1962	24.1%	12.6%
1963	24.2%	12.2%
1964	24.3%	11.8%
1965	24.5%	11.5%
1966	24.6%	11.1%
1967	24.6%	10.8%
1968	24.6%	10.4%
1969	24.4%	10.1%
1970	24.1%	9.72%
1971	23.7%	9.36%
1972	23.1%	8.99%
1973	22.4%	8.6%
1974	21.7%	8.2%
1975	20.9%	7.8%
1976	20%	7.39%
1977	19%	6.98%
1978	18%	6.58%
1979	16.9%	6.2%
1980	15.6%	5.84%
1981	14%	5.5%
1982	12.3%	5.17%
1983	10.5%	4.88%
1984	8.91%	4.62%
1985	7.61%	4.89%
1986	6.63%	4.17%
1987	5.96%	3.99%
1988	5.55%	3.84%
1989	5.3%	3.7%
1990	5.17%	3.57%
1991	5.09%	3.45%
1992	5.04%	3.33%
1993	4.98%	3.21%
1994	4.9%	3.1%
1995	4.81%	2.99%
1996	4.7%	2.88%
1997	4.58%	2.78%
1998	4.45%	2.68%
1999	4.31%	2.59%
2000	4.16%	2.51%
2001	4.01%	2.43%
2002	3.85%	2.35%
2003	3.7%	2.28%
2004	3.54%	2.22%
2005	3.4%	2.15%
2006	3.26%	2.09%
2007	3.13%	2.02%
2008	3.01%	1.96%
2009	2.9%	1.89%
2010	2.81%	1.83%
2011	2.73%	1.77%
2012	2.66%	1.72%
2013	2.6%	1.66%
2014	2.54%	1.61%
2015	2.49%	1.56%
2016	2.45%	1.51%
2017	2.4%	1.46%
2018	2.37%	1.41%
2019	2.33%	1.37%
2020	2.29%	1.32%
2021	2.26%	1.28%
2022	2.23%	1.24%
2023	2.2%	1.2%