Fertility & birth rates in Angola and Colombia

Fertility rate in Angola vs Colombia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Angola was 5.12 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 Angola 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
	Angola	Colombia
1960	6.71	6.74
1961	6.79	6.71
1962	6.87	6.66
1963	6.95	6.58
1964	7.04	6.48
1965	7.12	6.33
1966	7.19	6.16
1967	7.27	5.96
1968	7.33	5.74
1969	7.39	5.51
1970	7.43	5.28
1971	7.47	5.06
1972	7.49	4.86
1973	7.5	4.68
1974	7.5	4.53
1975	7.49	4.4
1976	7.49	4.29
1977	7.48	4.16
1978	7.47	4
1979	7.46	3.89
1980	7.46	3.8
1981	7.46	3.71
1982	7.46	3.62
1983	7.46	3.5
1984	7.46	3.35
1985	7.45	3.23
1986	7.44	3.15
1987	7.41	3.09
1988	7.37	3.04
1989	7.33	3.01
1990	7.27	3
1991	7.21	2.98
1992	7.14	2.98
1993	7.07	2.98
1994	6.99	2.94
1995	6.92	2.85
1996	6.85	2.77
1997	6.79	2.74
1998	6.73	2.72
1999	6.68	2.64
2000	6.64	2.57
2001	6.6	2.52
2002	6.57	2.49
2003	6.53	2.45
2004	6.5	2.38
2005	6.46	2.31
2006	6.42	2.24
2007	6.37	2.19
2008	6.32	2.15
2009	6.26	2.1
2010	6.19	2.01
2011	6.12	1.94
2012	6.04	1.9
2013	5.95	1.86
2014	5.86	1.82
2015	5.77	1.77
2016	5.69	1.72
2017	5.6	1.72
2018	5.52	1.72
2019	5.44	1.71
2020	5.37	1.69
2021	5.3	1.68
2022	5.21	1.66
2023	5.12	1.65
2024	5.05	1.63
2025	4.95	1.62
2026	4.89	1.6
2027	4.81	1.6
2028	4.74	1.59
2029	4.66	1.59
2030	4.56	1.58
2031	4.48	1.58
2032	4.39	1.57
2033	4.31	1.57
2034	4.24	1.57
2035	4.16	1.57
2036	4.09	1.57
2037	3.99	1.57
2038	3.94	1.57
2039	3.86	1.57
2040	3.8	1.57
2041	3.73	1.57
2042	3.66	1.57
2043	3.59	1.57
2044	3.53	1.57
2045	3.48	1.57
2046	3.43	1.57
2047	3.38	1.58
2048	3.33	1.58
2049	3.29	1.58
2050	3.24	1.58

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Angola	Colombia
1960	41.3%	46.8%
1961	41.6%	47%
1962	42.1%	47.1%
1963	42.5%	47.2%
1964	43.1%	47.3%
1965	43.7%	47.2%
1966	44.2%	47.1%
1967	44.7%	46.9%
1968	45.1%	46.7%
1969	45.5%	46.4%
1970	45.9%	46%
1971	46.3%	45.6%
1972	46.3%	45.1%
1973	46.1%	44.6%
1974	45.9%	44%
1975	45.6%	43.4%
1976	45.5%	42.8%
1977	45.2%	42.2%
1978	45%	41.5%
1979	44.8%	40.9%
1980	44.7%	40.3%
1981	44.5%	39.7%
1982	44.4%	39.1%
1983	44.4%	38.6%
1984	44.3%	38.1%
1985	44.3%	37.6%
1986	44.5%	37.2%
1987	44.6%	36.9%
1988	44.8%	36.5%
1989	45%	36.2%
1990	45.2%	35.9%
1991	45.4%	35.6%
1992	45.5%	35.3%
1993	45.7%	35%
1994	45.8%	34.7%
1995	45.9%	34.4%
1996	45.9%	34%
1997	45.8%	33.7%
1998	45.8%	33.3%
1999	45.7%	32.9%
2000	45.6%	32.5%
2001	45.5%	32.1%
2002	45.4%	31.7%
2003	45.3%	31.3%
2004	45.3%	30.9%
2005	45.2%	30.4%
2006	45.1%	29.9%
2007	45.1%	29.3%
2008	45.1%	28.7%
2009	45.1%	28.1%
2010	45.1%	27.5%
2011	45.1%	26.9%
2012	45.2%	26.3%
2013	45.2%	25.7%
2014	45.2%	25.1%
2015	45.3%	24.5%
2016	45.3%	23.9%
2017	45.3%	23.3%
2018	45.2%	22.7%
2019	45.1%	22.1%
2020	45%	21.7%
2021	44.9%	21.3%
2022	44.8%	21%
2023	44.6%	20.6%
2024	44.4%	20.3%
2025	44.1%	20%
2026	43.8%	19.7%
2027	43.5%	19.5%
2028	43.2%	19.3%
2029	42.9%	19.1%
2030	42.6%	18.8%
2031	42.3%	18.6%
2032	41.9%	18.4%
2033	41.6%	18.2%
2034	41.3%	18%
2035	41%	17.7%
2036	40.6%	17.4%
2037	40.3%	17.2%
2038	40%	16.9%
2039	39.6%	16.7%
2040	39.3%	16.4%
2041	39%	16.2%
2042	38.7%	16%
2043	38.3%	15.7%
2044	38%	15.5%
2045	37.6%	15.4%
2046	37.3%	15.2%
2047	36.9%	15%
2048	36.6%	14.8%
2049	36.3%	14.7%
2050	35.9%	14.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 44.4% of the population in Angola and 20.3% in Colombia in 2024, compared to 45.2% and 35.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Angola and Colombia compared.

Natural population change in Angola vs Colombia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.2% in Angola 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
	Angola	Colombia
1960	128,489	529,316
1961	127,085	545,627
1962	130,405	559,985
1963	133,580	572,355
1964	136,824	581,435
1965	139,850	587,677
1966	142,844	590,855
1967	145,936	591,649
1968	148,744	589,407
1969	151,349	586,559
1970	153,706	583,396
1971	154,990	582,011
1972	159,339	581,361
1973	166,926	583,608
1974	174,858	589,035
1975	178,409	598,580
1976	184,430	612,265
1977	192,847	622,814
1978	202,655	626,378
1979	212,942	635,747
1980	224,031	649,872
1981	236,340	662,195
1982	248,932	675,339
1983	254,860	674,767
1984	269,506	666,315
1985	283,633	625,379
1986	297,320	659,701
1987	291,683	659,429
1988	307,331	663,796
1989	318,602	674,102
1990	328,596	682,409
1991	354,778	690,266
1992	346,125	697,763
1993	354,529	709,287
1994	376,280	708,660
1995	406,610	694,968
1996	418,526	682,547
1997	430,723	686,073
1998	428,722	687,704
1999	446,188	668,576
2000	465,975	652,176
2001	488,432	642,933
2002	512,813	640,840
2003	556,111	642,144
2004	585,950	628,424
2005	617,934	610,618
2006	647,814	594,388
2007	682,742	583,115
2008	716,519	576,654
2009	750,290	559,017
2010	782,310	533,657
2011	813,495	511,524
2012	845,130	503,285
2013	876,208	489,069
2014	905,106	470,916
2015	930,277	446,778
2016	954,491	425,087
2017	979,700	426,538
2018	1,005,547	433,622
2019	1,030,776	441,087
2020	1,053,677	378,965
2021	1,072,267	311,122
2022	1,104,864	406,143
2023	1,126,862	422,598

Maternal mortality chart: Angola vs Colombia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 183 deaths per 100,000 live births in Angola, compared to 59 deaths in Colombia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Angola	Colombia
1985	877	143
1986	864	123
1987	920	120
1988	895	113
1989	884	106
1990	876	102
1991	826	99
1992	877	97
1993	855	94
1994	812	93
1995	772	91
1996	747	89
1997	717	90
1998	723	92
1999	687	96
2000	659	95
2001	629	94
2002	602	91
2003	538	87
2004	499	84
2005	462	82
2006	437	81
2007	401	80
2008	372	78
2009	348	77
2010	321	76
2011	301	75
2012	278	73
2013	267	72
2014	262	71
2015	249	70
2016	236	69
2017	220	68
2018	208	67
2019	202	66
2020	195	94
2021	211	147
2022	185	74
2023	183	59

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.4% in Angola 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
	Angola	Colombia
1960	-	13.4%
1961	-	13%
1962	-	12.6%
1963	-	12.2%
1964	-	11.8%
1965	-	11.5%
1966	-	11.1%
1967	-	10.8%
1968	-	10.4%
1969	-	10.1%
1970	-	9.72%
1971	-	9.36%
1972	-	8.99%
1973	-	8.6%
1974	-	8.2%
1975	-	7.8%
1976	-	7.39%
1977	-	6.98%
1978	-	6.58%
1979	-	6.2%
1980	23.8%	5.84%
1981	23.5%	5.5%
1982	23.3%	5.17%
1983	23%	4.88%
1984	22.8%	4.62%
1985	22.6%	4.89%
1986	22.5%	4.17%
1987	22.4%	3.99%
1988	22.3%	3.84%
1989	22.3%	3.7%
1990	22.3%	3.57%
1991	22.3%	3.45%
1992	22.2%	3.33%
1993	22.2%	3.21%
1994	22.2%	3.1%
1995	22.1%	2.99%
1996	21.9%	2.88%
1997	21.6%	2.78%
1998	21.3%	2.68%
1999	20.8%	2.59%
2000	20.3%	2.51%
2001	19.7%	2.43%
2002	19%	2.35%
2003	18.2%	2.28%
2004	17.4%	2.22%
2005	16.5%	2.15%
2006	15.6%	2.09%
2007	14.6%	2.02%
2008	13.7%	1.96%
2009	12.8%	1.89%
2010	12%	1.83%
2011	11.2%	1.77%
2012	10.5%	1.72%
2013	9.83%	1.66%
2014	9.28%	1.61%
2015	8.82%	1.56%
2016	8.41%	1.51%
2017	8.05%	1.46%
2018	7.73%	1.41%
2019	7.44%	1.37%
2020	7.16%	1.32%
2021	6.9%	1.28%
2022	6.64%	1.24%
2023	6.4%	1.2%