Fertility & birth rates in Burundi and Colombia

Fertility rate in Burundi vs Colombia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Burundi was 4.88 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 Burundi 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
	Burundi	Colombia
1960	7	6.74
1961	7.02	6.71
1962	7.04	6.66
1963	7.07	6.58
1964	7.09	6.48
1965	7.11	6.33
1966	7.14	6.16
1967	7.16	5.96
1968	7.18	5.74
1969	7.22	5.51
1970	7.21	5.28
1971	7.21	5.06
1972	7.21	4.86
1973	7.22	4.68
1974	7.22	4.53
1975	7.24	4.4
1976	7.25	4.29
1977	7.25	4.16
1978	7.26	4
1979	7.31	3.89
1980	7.35	3.8
1981	7.33	3.71
1982	7.31	3.62
1983	7.3	3.5
1984	7.3	3.35
1985	7.29	3.23
1986	7.32	3.15
1987	7.38	3.09
1988	7.38	3.04
1989	7.39	3.01
1990	7.37	3
1991	7.34	2.98
1992	7.3	2.98
1993	7.27	2.98
1994	7.23	2.94
1995	7.18	2.85
1996	7.12	2.77
1997	7.04	2.74
1998	6.96	2.72
1999	6.9	2.64
2000	6.87	2.57
2001	6.85	2.52
2002	6.82	2.49
2003	6.79	2.45
2004	6.75	2.38
2005	6.71	2.31
2006	6.66	2.24
2007	6.59	2.19
2008	6.52	2.15
2009	6.41	2.1
2010	6.26	2.01
2011	6.11	1.94
2012	5.99	1.9
2013	5.89	1.86
2014	5.79	1.82
2015	5.7	1.77
2016	5.59	1.72
2017	5.48	1.72
2018	5.38	1.72
2019	5.27	1.71
2020	5.18	1.69
2021	5.08	1.68
2022	4.98	1.66
2023	4.88	1.65
2024	4.79	1.63
2025	4.68	1.62
2026	4.57	1.6
2027	4.46	1.6
2028	4.37	1.59
2029	4.28	1.59
2030	4.2	1.58
2031	4.11	1.58
2032	4.03	1.57
2033	3.95	1.57
2034	3.85	1.57
2035	3.78	1.57
2036	3.69	1.57
2037	3.62	1.57
2038	3.55	1.57
2039	3.49	1.57
2040	3.43	1.57
2041	3.37	1.57
2042	3.32	1.57
2043	3.27	1.57
2044	3.22	1.57
2045	3.17	1.57
2046	3.13	1.57
2047	3.08	1.58
2048	3.04	1.58
2049	3	1.58
2050	2.96	1.58

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Burundi	Colombia
1960	45.1%	46.8%
1961	45.2%	47%
1962	45.3%	47.1%
1963	45.5%	47.2%
1964	45.5%	47.3%
1965	45.4%	47.2%
1966	45.2%	47.1%
1967	45%	46.9%
1968	44.9%	46.7%
1969	44.9%	46.4%
1970	44.9%	46%
1971	44.9%	45.6%
1972	45.5%	45.1%
1973	46%	44.6%
1974	45.8%	44%
1975	45.7%	43.4%
1976	45.8%	42.8%
1977	45.8%	42.2%
1978	45.7%	41.5%
1979	45.8%	40.9%
1980	45.4%	40.3%
1981	45.2%	39.7%
1982	45.6%	39.1%
1983	45.9%	38.6%
1984	46.3%	38.1%
1985	46.8%	37.6%
1986	47.3%	37.2%
1987	47.6%	36.9%
1988	48%	36.5%
1989	48.4%	36.2%
1990	48.7%	35.9%
1991	48.9%	35.6%
1992	48.9%	35.3%
1993	51%	35%
1994	51.1%	34.7%
1995	49.1%	34.4%
1996	49.6%	34%
1997	49.9%	33.7%
1998	49.4%	33.3%
1999	48.7%	32.9%
2000	48.3%	32.5%
2001	47.7%	32.1%
2002	47.2%	31.7%
2003	46.7%	31.3%
2004	46.2%	30.9%
2005	45.8%	30.4%
2006	45.6%	29.9%
2007	45.4%	29.3%
2008	45.2%	28.7%
2009	45%	28.1%
2010	45.1%	27.5%
2011	45.4%	26.9%
2012	45.7%	26.3%
2013	46.1%	25.7%
2014	46.4%	25.1%
2015	47%	24.5%
2016	47.7%	23.9%
2017	47.9%	23.3%
2018	47.8%	22.7%
2019	47.3%	22.1%
2020	47%	21.7%
2021	46.5%	21.3%
2022	46%	21%
2023	45.4%	20.6%
2024	44.7%	20.3%
2025	44%	20%
2026	43.2%	19.7%
2027	42.5%	19.5%
2028	41.7%	19.3%
2029	41%	19.1%
2030	40.3%	18.8%
2031	39.7%	18.6%
2032	39.2%	18.4%
2033	38.8%	18.2%
2034	38.5%	18%
2035	38.1%	17.7%
2036	37.8%	17.4%
2037	37.5%	17.2%
2038	37.2%	16.9%
2039	36.9%	16.7%
2040	36.6%	16.4%
2041	36.4%	16.2%
2042	36.1%	16%
2043	35.9%	15.7%
2044	35.6%	15.5%
2045	35.4%	15.4%
2046	35.1%	15.2%
2047	34.8%	15%
2048	34.4%	14.8%
2049	34.1%	14.7%
2050	33.7%	14.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 44.7% of the population in Burundi and 20.3% in Colombia in 2024, compared to 48.7% and 35.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Burundi and Colombia compared.

Natural population change in Burundi vs Colombia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3% in Burundi 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
	Burundi	Colombia
1960	70,032	529,316
1961	71,216	545,627
1962	74,710	559,985
1963	75,962	572,355
1964	77,528	581,435
1965	78,208	587,677
1966	83,651	590,855
1967	86,373	591,649
1968	88,765	589,407
1969	90,852	586,559
1970	92,476	583,396
1971	95,153	582,011
1972	30,532	581,361
1973	74,805	583,608
1974	95,486	589,035
1975	101,172	598,580
1976	104,396	612,265
1977	108,488	622,814
1978	114,884	626,378
1979	123,377	635,747
1980	127,746	649,872
1981	146,231	662,195
1982	147,090	675,339
1983	152,801	674,767
1984	154,366	666,315
1985	156,896	625,379
1986	156,170	659,701
1987	157,481	659,429
1988	145,234	663,796
1989	157,547	674,102
1990	156,617	682,409
1991	156,148	690,266
1992	156,420	697,763
1993	128,898	709,287
1994	112,968	708,660
1995	160,284	694,968
1996	158,920	682,547
1997	150,404	686,073
1998	154,010	687,704
1999	166,699	668,576
2000	173,867	652,176
2001	184,541	642,933
2002	201,892	640,840
2003	216,295	642,144
2004	234,891	628,424
2005	253,401	610,618
2006	269,874	594,388
2007	285,323	583,115
2008	300,750	576,654
2009	319,583	559,017
2010	341,808	533,657
2011	348,934	511,524
2012	354,068	503,285
2013	362,224	489,069
2014	367,797	470,916
2015	370,856	446,778
2016	358,393	425,087
2017	353,879	426,538
2018	351,704	433,622
2019	357,672	441,087
2020	361,654	378,965
2021	359,844	311,122
2022	363,786	406,143
2023	368,917	422,598

Maternal mortality chart: Burundi vs Colombia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 392 deaths per 100,000 live births in Burundi, compared to 59 deaths in Colombia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Burundi	Colombia
1985	1,428	143
1986	1,441	123
1987	1,446	120
1988	1,519	113
1989	1,511	106
1990	1,515	102
1991	1,513	99
1992	1,464	97
1993	1,801	94
1994	1,215	93
1995	1,293	91
1996	1,236	89
1997	1,100	90
1998	969	92
1999	899	96
2000	860	95
2001	799	94
2002	743	91
2003	705	87
2004	687	84
2005	685	82
2006	670	81
2007	655	80
2008	635	78
2009	612	77
2010	614	76
2011	597	75
2012	575	73
2013	555	72
2014	533	71
2015	525	70
2016	501	69
2017	482	68
2018	464	67
2019	449	66
2020	441	94
2021	447	147
2022	412	74
2023	392	59

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 4.92% in Burundi 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
	Burundi	Colombia
1960	-	13.4%
1961	-	13%
1962	-	12.6%
1963	-	12.2%
1964	24.2%	11.8%
1965	24.4%	11.5%
1966	24.5%	11.1%
1967	24.7%	10.8%
1968	24.9%	10.4%
1969	25%	10.1%
1970	25.1%	9.72%
1971	25.1%	9.36%
1972	31.9%	8.99%
1973	25.2%	8.6%
1974	25.2%	8.2%
1975	25.1%	7.8%
1976	25%	7.39%
1977	24.6%	6.98%
1978	24.1%	6.58%
1979	23.3%	6.2%
1980	22.4%	5.84%
1981	21.4%	5.5%
1982	20.3%	5.17%
1983	19.3%	4.88%
1984	18.4%	4.62%
1985	17.7%	4.89%
1986	17.2%	4.17%
1987	16.9%	3.99%
1988	16.8%	3.84%
1989	16.9%	3.7%
1990	17%	3.57%
1991	17.1%	3.45%
1992	17.2%	3.33%
1993	19.5%	3.21%
1994	17.2%	3.1%
1995	17.1%	2.99%
1996	17%	2.88%
1997	16.7%	2.78%
1998	16.3%	2.68%
1999	15.9%	2.59%
2000	15.4%	2.51%
2001	14.9%	2.43%
2002	14.3%	2.35%
2003	13.7%	2.28%
2004	13.1%	2.22%
2005	12.4%	2.15%
2006	11.7%	2.09%
2007	11%	2.02%
2008	10.3%	1.96%
2009	9.66%	1.89%
2010	9.08%	1.83%
2011	8.53%	1.77%
2012	8.02%	1.72%
2013	7.55%	1.66%
2014	7.13%	1.61%
2015	6.76%	1.56%
2016	6.44%	1.51%
2017	6.15%	1.46%
2018	5.9%	1.41%
2019	5.67%	1.37%
2020	5.46%	1.32%
2021	5.26%	1.28%
2022	5.08%	1.24%
2023	4.92%	1.2%