Fertility & birth rates in Australia and Colombia

Fertility rate in Australia vs Colombia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Australia was 1.5 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 Australia 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
	Australia	Colombia
1960	3.45	6.74
1961	3.54	6.71
1962	3.44	6.66
1963	3.33	6.58
1964	3.15	6.48
1965	2.98	6.33
1966	2.88	6.16
1967	2.85	5.96
1968	2.89	5.74
1969	2.89	5.51
1970	2.86	5.28
1971	2.96	5.06
1972	2.74	4.86
1973	2.49	4.68
1974	2.4	4.53
1975	2.15	4.4
1976	2.06	4.29
1977	2.01	4.16
1978	1.95	4
1979	1.91	3.89
1980	1.89	3.8
1981	1.94	3.71
1982	1.93	3.62
1983	1.92	3.5
1984	1.84	3.35
1985	1.92	3.23
1986	1.87	3.15
1987	1.85	3.09
1988	1.83	3.04
1989	1.84	3.01
1990	1.9	3
1991	1.85	2.98
1992	1.89	2.98
1993	1.86	2.98
1994	1.84	2.94
1995	1.82	2.85
1996	1.8	2.77
1997	1.78	2.74
1998	1.76	2.72
1999	1.76	2.64
2000	1.76	2.57
2001	1.74	2.52
2002	1.76	2.49
2003	1.75	2.45
2004	1.77	2.38
2005	1.81	2.31
2006	1.91	2.24
2007	1.96	2.19
2008	1.98	2.15
2009	1.97	2.1
2010	1.93	2.01
2011	1.93	1.94
2012	1.92	1.9
2013	1.86	1.86
2014	1.83	1.82
2015	1.81	1.77
2016	1.75	1.72
2017	1.74	1.72
2018	1.74	1.72
2019	1.66	1.71
2020	1.58	1.69
2021	1.7	1.68
2022	1.63	1.66
2023	1.5	1.65
2024	1.5	1.63
2025	1.5	1.62
2026	1.5	1.6
2027	1.5	1.6
2028	1.51	1.59
2029	1.5	1.59
2030	1.51	1.58
2031	1.5	1.58
2032	1.5	1.57
2033	1.5	1.57
2034	1.5	1.57
2035	1.5	1.57
2036	1.5	1.57
2037	1.5	1.57
2038	1.5	1.57
2039	1.5	1.57
2040	1.5	1.57
2041	1.5	1.57
2042	1.5	1.57
2043	1.5	1.57
2044	1.5	1.57
2045	1.5	1.57
2046	1.5	1.57
2047	1.5	1.58
2048	1.5	1.58
2049	1.5	1.58
2050	1.5	1.58

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Australia	Colombia
1960	30.2%	46.8%
1961	30.2%	47%
1962	30.1%	47.1%
1963	29.9%	47.2%
1964	29.8%	47.3%
1965	29.6%	47.2%
1966	29.5%	47.1%
1967	29.3%	46.9%
1968	29.1%	46.7%
1969	28.9%	46.4%
1970	28.8%	46%
1971	28.7%	45.6%
1972	28.5%	45.1%
1973	28.2%	44.6%
1974	27.9%	44%
1975	27.5%	43.4%
1976	27%	42.8%
1977	26.5%	42.2%
1978	26.1%	41.5%
1979	25.6%	40.9%
1980	25.3%	40.3%
1981	25%	39.7%
1982	24.7%	39.1%
1983	24.4%	38.6%
1984	24%	38.1%
1985	23.6%	37.6%
1986	23.1%	37.2%
1987	22.7%	36.9%
1988	22.4%	36.5%
1989	22.2%	36.2%
1990	22%	35.9%
1991	21.9%	35.6%
1992	21.8%	35.3%
1993	21.7%	35%
1994	21.7%	34.7%
1995	21.5%	34.4%
1996	21.4%	34%
1997	21.2%	33.7%
1998	21.1%	33.3%
1999	20.9%	32.9%
2000	20.8%	32.5%
2001	20.6%	32.1%
2002	20.4%	31.7%
2003	20.2%	31.3%
2004	20%	30.9%
2005	19.8%	30.4%
2006	19.6%	29.9%
2007	19.4%	29.3%
2008	19.3%	28.7%
2009	19.2%	28.1%
2010	19.1%	27.5%
2011	19%	26.9%
2012	18.9%	26.3%
2013	18.9%	25.7%
2014	18.9%	25.1%
2015	18.9%	24.5%
2016	18.9%	23.9%
2017	18.8%	23.3%
2018	18.8%	22.7%
2019	18.7%	22.1%
2020	18.6%	21.7%
2021	18.4%	21.3%
2022	18.2%	21%
2023	18%	20.6%
2024	17.8%	20.3%
2025	17.7%	20%
2026	17.5%	19.7%
2027	17.4%	19.5%
2028	17.2%	19.3%
2029	17%	19.1%
2030	16.9%	18.8%
2031	16.7%	18.6%
2032	16.6%	18.4%
2033	16.5%	18.2%
2034	16.4%	18%
2035	16.3%	17.7%
2036	16.2%	17.4%
2037	16.1%	17.2%
2038	16%	16.9%
2039	15.9%	16.7%
2040	15.9%	16.4%
2041	15.8%	16.2%
2042	15.8%	16%
2043	15.7%	15.7%
2044	15.7%	15.5%
2045	15.7%	15.4%
2046	15.7%	15.2%
2047	15.7%	15%
2048	15.7%	14.8%
2049	15.7%	14.7%
2050	15.7%	14.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Australia and 20.3% in Colombia in 2024, compared to 22% and 35.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Australia and Colombia compared.

Natural population change in Australia vs Colombia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.56% in Australia 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
	Australia	Colombia
1960	141,816	529,316
1961	150,955	545,627
1962	143,943	559,985
1963	140,161	572,355
1964	128,420	581,435
1965	122,990	587,677
1966	126,996	590,855
1967	126,249	591,649
1968	132,099	589,407
1969	143,477	586,559
1970	145,081	583,396
1971	165,593	582,011
1972	155,488	581,361
1973	136,476	583,608
1974	128,996	589,035
1975	123,648	598,580
1976	115,070	612,265
1977	117,793	622,814
1978	116,299	626,378
1979	116,112	635,747
1980	117,536	649,872
1981	125,356	662,195
1982	126,030	675,339
1983	130,844	674,767
1984	123,077	666,315
1985	143,674	625,379
1986	123,342	659,701
1987	128,484	659,429
1988	127,298	663,796
1989	127,789	674,102
1990	143,347	682,409
1991	138,273	690,266
1992	139,829	697,763
1993	137,551	709,287
1994	131,761	708,660
1995	131,436	694,968
1996	125,751	682,547
1997	121,592	686,073
1998	120,949	687,704
1999	118,517	668,576
2000	119,882	652,176
2001	117,575	642,933
2002	116,971	640,840
2003	118,325	642,144
2004	115,610	628,424
2005	129,132	610,618
2006	132,931	594,388
2007	154,124	583,115
2008	155,119	576,654
2009	160,518	559,017
2010	158,628	533,657
2011	156,380	511,524
2012	161,408	503,285
2013	159,584	489,069
2014	154,940	470,916
2015	150,041	446,778
2016	152,403	425,087
2017	150,015	426,538
2018	157,269	433,622
2019	136,808	441,087
2020	133,376	378,965
2021	138,701	311,122
2022	111,862	406,143
2023	103,945	422,598

Maternal mortality chart: Australia vs Colombia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 2 deaths per 100,000 live births in Australia, compared to 59 deaths in Colombia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Australia	Colombia
1985	9	143
1986	8	123
1987	9	120
1988	9	113
1989	9	106
1990	9	102
1991	9	99
1992	9	97
1993	9	94
1994	9	93
1995	9	91
1996	8	89
1997	8	90
1998	7	92
1999	7	96
2000	7	95
2001	6	94
2002	6	91
2003	5	87
2004	5	84
2005	5	82
2006	5	81
2007	5	80
2008	5	78
2009	5	77
2010	5	76
2011	6	75
2012	6	73
2013	6	72
2014	6	71
2015	6	70
2016	6	69
2017	6	68
2018	5	67
2019	5	66
2020	5	94
2021	4	147
2022	4	74
2023	2	59

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.37% in Australia 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
	Australia	Colombia
1960	2.49%	13.4%
1961	2.43%	13%
1962	2.37%	12.6%
1963	2.32%	12.2%
1964	2.27%	11.8%
1965	2.24%	11.5%
1966	2.21%	11.1%
1967	2.2%	10.8%
1968	2.19%	10.4%
1969	2.18%	10.1%
1970	2.15%	9.72%
1971	2.1%	9.36%
1972	2.03%	8.99%
1973	1.94%	8.6%
1974	1.84%	8.2%
1975	1.73%	7.8%
1976	1.62%	7.39%
1977	1.52%	6.98%
1978	1.44%	6.58%
1979	1.36%	6.2%
1980	1.3%	5.84%
1981	1.26%	5.5%
1982	1.22%	5.17%
1983	1.19%	4.88%
1984	1.16%	4.62%
1985	1.13%	4.89%
1986	1.1%	4.17%
1987	1.06%	3.99%
1988	1.02%	3.84%
1989	0.97%	3.7%
1990	0.92%	3.57%
1991	0.87%	3.45%
1992	0.82%	3.33%
1993	0.77%	3.21%
1994	0.73%	3.1%
1995	0.7%	2.99%
1996	0.68%	2.88%
1997	0.66%	2.78%
1998	0.64%	2.68%
1999	0.63%	2.59%
2000	0.62%	2.51%
2001	0.61%	2.43%
2002	0.6%	2.35%
2003	0.59%	2.28%
2004	0.58%	2.22%
2005	0.57%	2.15%
2006	0.56%	2.09%
2007	0.54%	2.02%
2008	0.52%	1.96%
2009	0.5%	1.89%
2010	0.48%	1.83%
2011	0.45%	1.77%
2012	0.43%	1.72%
2013	0.41%	1.66%
2014	0.4%	1.61%
2015	0.39%	1.56%
2016	0.38%	1.51%
2017	0.38%	1.46%
2018	0.38%	1.41%
2019	0.38%	1.37%
2020	0.38%	1.32%
2021	0.37%	1.28%
2022	0.37%	1.24%
2023	0.37%	1.2%