Fertility & birth rates in Benin and Colombia

Fertility rate in Benin vs Colombia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Benin was 4.56 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 Benin 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
	Benin	Colombia
1960	6.28	6.74
1961	6.4	6.71
1962	6.46	6.66
1963	6.51	6.58
1964	6.57	6.48
1965	6.61	6.33
1966	6.63	6.16
1967	6.64	5.96
1968	6.67	5.74
1969	6.71	5.51
1970	6.74	5.28
1971	6.77	5.06
1972	6.8	4.86
1973	6.81	4.68
1974	6.82	4.53
1975	6.83	4.4
1976	6.83	4.29
1977	6.83	4.16
1978	6.82	4
1979	6.91	3.89
1980	6.99	3.8
1981	7.06	3.71
1982	7.06	3.62
1983	7.05	3.5
1984	7.03	3.35
1985	7	3.23
1986	6.96	3.15
1987	6.92	3.09
1988	6.87	3.04
1989	6.82	3.01
1990	6.74	3
1991	6.67	2.98
1992	6.59	2.98
1993	6.51	2.98
1994	6.42	2.94
1995	6.33	2.85
1996	6.28	2.77
1997	6.23	2.74
1998	6.14	2.72
1999	6.03	2.64
2000	5.94	2.57
2001	5.85	2.52
2002	5.79	2.49
2003	5.76	2.45
2004	5.72	2.38
2005	5.69	2.31
2006	5.67	2.24
2007	5.63	2.19
2008	5.55	2.15
2009	5.49	2.1
2010	5.45	2.01
2011	5.44	1.94
2012	5.43	1.9
2013	5.41	1.86
2014	5.37	1.82
2015	5.32	1.77
2016	5.25	1.72
2017	5.16	1.72
2018	5.03	1.72
2019	4.9	1.71
2020	4.8	1.69
2021	4.71	1.68
2022	4.63	1.66
2023	4.56	1.65
2024	4.48	1.63
2025	4.42	1.62
2026	4.34	1.6
2027	4.27	1.6
2028	4.19	1.59
2029	4.12	1.59
2030	4.05	1.58
2031	3.98	1.58
2032	3.9	1.57
2033	3.85	1.57
2034	3.79	1.57
2035	3.74	1.57
2036	3.68	1.57
2037	3.62	1.57
2038	3.57	1.57
2039	3.52	1.57
2040	3.48	1.57
2041	3.43	1.57
2042	3.39	1.57
2043	3.35	1.57
2044	3.3	1.57
2045	3.26	1.57
2046	3.23	1.57
2047	3.18	1.58
2048	3.14	1.58
2049	3.1	1.58
2050	3.06	1.58

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Benin	Colombia
1960	39.1%	46.8%
1961	39.5%	47%
1962	39.9%	47.1%
1963	40.3%	47.2%
1964	40.8%	47.3%
1965	41.2%	47.2%
1966	41.6%	47.1%
1967	42.1%	46.9%
1968	42.5%	46.7%
1969	42.8%	46.4%
1970	43.2%	46%
1971	43.5%	45.6%
1972	43.8%	45.1%
1973	44.1%	44.6%
1974	44.3%	44%
1975	44.5%	43.4%
1976	44.7%	42.8%
1977	44.8%	42.2%
1978	45%	41.5%
1979	45.1%	40.9%
1980	45.2%	40.3%
1981	45.3%	39.7%
1982	45.5%	39.1%
1983	45.6%	38.6%
1984	45.7%	38.1%
1985	45.8%	37.6%
1986	45.9%	37.2%
1987	46%	36.9%
1988	46.1%	36.5%
1989	46.1%	36.2%
1990	46.1%	35.9%
1991	46.2%	35.6%
1992	46.2%	35.3%
1993	45.7%	35%
1994	45.5%	34.7%
1995	45.9%	34.4%
1996	46%	34%
1997	45.9%	33.7%
1998	45.8%	33.3%
1999	45.6%	32.9%
2000	45.4%	32.5%
2001	45.3%	32.1%
2002	45.1%	31.7%
2003	44.9%	31.3%
2004	44.8%	30.9%
2005	44.6%	30.4%
2006	44.4%	29.9%
2007	44.4%	29.3%
2008	44.3%	28.7%
2009	44.1%	28.1%
2010	43.9%	27.5%
2011	43.8%	26.9%
2012	43.7%	26.3%
2013	43.6%	25.7%
2014	43.5%	25.1%
2015	43.4%	24.5%
2016	43.3%	23.9%
2017	43.2%	23.3%
2018	43.1%	22.7%
2019	42.9%	22.1%
2020	42.7%	21.7%
2021	42.4%	21.3%
2022	42.1%	21%
2023	41.8%	20.6%
2024	41.6%	20.3%
2025	41.3%	20%
2026	40.9%	19.7%
2027	40.6%	19.5%
2028	40.2%	19.3%
2029	39.8%	19.1%
2030	39.4%	18.8%
2031	39%	18.6%
2032	38.6%	18.4%
2033	38.2%	18.2%
2034	37.8%	18%
2035	37.5%	17.7%
2036	37.1%	17.4%
2037	36.8%	17.2%
2038	36.5%	16.9%
2039	36.2%	16.7%
2040	35.9%	16.4%
2041	35.6%	16.2%
2042	35.3%	16%
2043	35%	15.7%
2044	34.8%	15.5%
2045	34.5%	15.4%
2046	34.2%	15.2%
2047	33.9%	15%
2048	33.7%	14.8%
2049	33.4%	14.7%
2050	33.1%	14.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 41.6% of the population in Benin and 20.3% in Colombia in 2024, compared to 46.1% and 35.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Benin and Colombia compared.

Natural population change in Benin vs Colombia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.72% in Benin 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
	Benin	Colombia
1960	44,564	529,316
1961	48,838	545,627
1962	51,664	559,985
1963	54,514	572,355
1964	57,352	581,435
1965	60,154	587,677
1966	62,169	590,855
1967	64,709	591,649
1968	67,327	589,407
1969	70,155	586,559
1970	73,156	583,396
1971	76,034	582,011
1972	79,415	581,361
1973	82,422	583,608
1974	85,623	589,035
1975	89,350	598,580
1976	93,141	612,265
1977	97,200	622,814
1978	100,762	626,378
1979	106,782	635,747
1980	112,969	649,872
1981	118,634	662,195
1982	122,748	675,339
1983	126,349	674,767
1984	131,590	666,315
1985	136,621	625,379
1986	142,039	659,701
1987	147,783	659,429
1988	153,580	663,796
1989	157,235	674,102
1990	163,055	682,409
1991	168,174	690,266
1992	173,794	697,763
1993	179,858	709,287
1994	196,637	708,660
1995	194,481	694,968
1996	197,643	682,547
1997	203,182	686,073
1998	208,342	687,704
1999	213,074	668,576
2000	218,013	652,176
2001	222,877	642,933
2002	229,472	640,840
2003	237,962	642,144
2004	245,630	628,424
2005	253,795	610,618
2006	265,040	594,388
2007	271,305	583,115
2008	274,242	576,654
2009	280,204	559,017
2010	287,703	533,657
2011	296,348	511,524
2012	306,180	503,285
2013	315,804	489,069
2014	323,753	470,916
2015	330,573	446,778
2016	336,559	425,087
2017	339,763	426,538
2018	340,270	433,622
2019	339,817	441,087
2020	341,929	378,965
2021	341,103	311,122
2022	349,518	406,143
2023	353,933	422,598

Maternal mortality chart: Benin vs Colombia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 518 deaths per 100,000 live births in Benin, compared to 59 deaths in Colombia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Benin	Colombia
1985	910	143
1986	858	123
1987	817	120
1988	765	113
1989	732	106
1990	692	102
1991	666	99
1992	625	97
1993	591	94
1994	605	93
1995	586	91
1996	576	89
1997	556	90
1998	547	92
1999	536	96
2000	529	95
2001	532	94
2002	534	91
2003	532	87
2004	531	84
2005	514	82
2006	509	81
2007	501	80
2008	563	78
2009	598	77
2010	607	76
2011	613	75
2012	618	73
2013	607	72
2014	605	71
2015	606	70
2016	604	69
2017	592	68
2018	585	67
2019	572	66
2020	578	94
2021	584	147
2022	547	74
2023	518	59

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.79% in Benin 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
	Benin	Colombia
1960	31.2%	13.4%
1961	30.7%	13%
1962	30.2%	12.6%
1963	29.6%	12.2%
1964	29.1%	11.8%
1965	28.5%	11.5%
1966	28%	11.1%
1967	27.5%	10.8%
1968	27%	10.4%
1969	26.6%	10.1%
1970	26.1%	9.72%
1971	25.7%	9.36%
1972	25.2%	8.99%
1973	24.7%	8.6%
1974	24.2%	8.2%
1975	23.7%	7.8%
1976	23.1%	7.39%
1977	22.6%	6.98%
1978	22.1%	6.58%
1979	21.6%	6.2%
1980	21.2%	5.84%
1981	20.8%	5.5%
1982	20.4%	5.17%
1983	20%	4.88%
1984	19.6%	4.62%
1985	19.2%	4.89%
1986	18.8%	4.17%
1987	18.4%	3.99%
1988	18%	3.84%
1989	17.6%	3.7%
1990	17.2%	3.57%
1991	16.8%	3.45%
1992	16.4%	3.33%
1993	16%	3.21%
1994	15.6%	3.1%
1995	15.2%	2.99%
1996	14.9%	2.88%
1997	14.6%	2.78%
1998	14.3%	2.68%
1999	13.9%	2.59%
2000	13.6%	2.51%
2001	13.3%	2.43%
2002	13%	2.35%
2003	12.7%	2.28%
2004	12.4%	2.22%
2005	12.1%	2.15%
2006	11.8%	2.09%
2007	11.5%	2.02%
2008	11.3%	1.96%
2009	11.1%	1.89%
2010	10.8%	1.83%
2011	10.6%	1.77%
2012	10.4%	1.72%
2013	10.2%	1.66%
2014	9.93%	1.61%
2015	9.71%	1.56%
2016	9.5%	1.51%
2017	9.27%	1.46%
2018	9.05%	1.41%
2019	8.8%	1.37%
2020	8.55%	1.32%
2021	8.31%	1.28%
2022	8.04%	1.24%
2023	7.79%	1.2%