Fertility & birth rates in Canada and Colombia

Fertility rate in Canada vs Colombia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Canada was 1.26 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 Canada 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
	Canada	Colombia
1960	3.81	6.74
1961	3.75	6.71
1962	3.68	6.66
1963	3.61	6.58
1964	3.46	6.48
1965	3.12	6.33
1966	2.75	6.16
1967	2.53	5.96
1968	2.39	5.74
1969	2.33	5.51
1970	2.26	5.28
1971	2.14	5.06
1972	1.98	4.86
1973	1.89	4.68
1974	1.84	4.53
1975	1.82	4.4
1976	1.8	4.29
1977	1.78	4.16
1978	1.77	4
1979	1.75	3.89
1980	1.74	3.8
1981	1.7	3.71
1982	1.69	3.62
1983	1.68	3.5
1984	1.65	3.35
1985	1.67	3.23
1986	1.68	3.15
1987	1.68	3.09
1988	1.68	3.04
1989	1.77	3.01
1990	1.83	3
1991	1.72	2.98
1992	1.71	2.98
1993	1.69	2.98
1994	1.69	2.94
1995	1.67	2.85
1996	1.63	2.77
1997	1.57	2.74
1998	1.56	2.72
1999	1.55	2.64
2000	1.51	2.57
2001	1.54	2.52
2002	1.52	2.49
2003	1.55	2.45
2004	1.56	2.38
2005	1.58	2.31
2006	1.63	2.24
2007	1.67	2.19
2008	1.7	2.15
2009	1.69	2.1
2010	1.65	2.01
2011	1.63	1.94
2012	1.63	1.9
2013	1.61	1.86
2014	1.61	1.82
2015	1.6	1.77
2016	1.59	1.72
2017	1.55	1.72
2018	1.51	1.72
2019	1.47	1.71
2020	1.41	1.69
2021	1.44	1.68
2022	1.33	1.66
2023	1.26	1.65
2024	1.25	1.63
2025	1.24	1.62
2026	1.24	1.6
2027	1.23	1.6
2028	1.24	1.59
2029	1.23	1.59
2030	1.24	1.58
2031	1.24	1.58
2032	1.24	1.57
2033	1.25	1.57
2034	1.25	1.57
2035	1.25	1.57
2036	1.26	1.57
2037	1.26	1.57
2038	1.26	1.57
2039	1.27	1.57
2040	1.27	1.57
2041	1.27	1.57
2042	1.28	1.57
2043	1.28	1.57
2044	1.28	1.57
2045	1.28	1.57
2046	1.29	1.57
2047	1.29	1.58
2048	1.29	1.58
2049	1.3	1.58
2050	1.3	1.58

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Canada	Colombia
1960	33.8%	46.8%
1961	33.9%	47%
1962	33.9%	47.1%
1963	33.9%	47.2%
1964	33.7%	47.3%
1965	33.3%	47.2%
1966	32.9%	47.1%
1967	32.3%	46.9%
1968	31.6%	46.7%
1969	31%	46.4%
1970	30.2%	46%
1971	29.3%	45.6%
1972	28.6%	45.1%
1973	27.8%	44.6%
1974	27%	44%
1975	26.2%	43.4%
1976	25.5%	42.8%
1977	24.7%	42.2%
1978	24%	41.5%
1979	23.4%	40.9%
1980	22.8%	40.3%
1981	22.3%	39.7%
1982	22%	39.1%
1983	21.8%	38.6%
1984	21.6%	38.1%
1985	21.3%	37.6%
1986	21.1%	37.2%
1987	20.9%	36.9%
1988	20.8%	36.5%
1989	20.8%	36.2%
1990	20.7%	35.9%
1991	20.7%	35.6%
1992	20.7%	35.3%
1993	20.7%	35%
1994	20.6%	34.7%
1995	20.4%	34.4%
1996	20.2%	34%
1997	20%	33.7%
1998	19.8%	33.3%
1999	19.5%	32.9%
2000	19.2%	32.5%
2001	18.9%	32.1%
2002	18.6%	31.7%
2003	18.3%	31.3%
2004	18%	30.9%
2005	17.7%	30.4%
2006	17.4%	29.9%
2007	17.1%	29.3%
2008	16.9%	28.7%
2009	16.7%	28.1%
2010	16.6%	27.5%
2011	16.4%	26.9%
2012	16.3%	26.3%
2013	16.3%	25.7%
2014	16.2%	25.1%
2015	16.2%	24.5%
2016	16.2%	23.9%
2017	16.2%	23.3%
2018	16.1%	22.7%
2019	16%	22.1%
2020	15.9%	21.7%
2021	15.7%	21.3%
2022	15.5%	21%
2023	15.3%	20.6%
2024	15.1%	20.3%
2025	15%	20%
2026	14.9%	19.7%
2027	14.7%	19.5%
2028	14.6%	19.3%
2029	14.5%	19.1%
2030	14.4%	18.8%
2031	14.3%	18.6%
2032	14.2%	18.4%
2033	14.1%	18.2%
2034	14%	18%
2035	13.9%	17.7%
2036	13.9%	17.4%
2037	13.8%	17.2%
2038	13.8%	16.9%
2039	13.7%	16.7%
2040	13.7%	16.4%
2041	13.6%	16.2%
2042	13.6%	16%
2043	13.6%	15.7%
2044	13.5%	15.5%
2045	13.5%	15.4%
2046	13.5%	15.2%
2047	13.5%	15%
2048	13.5%	14.8%
2049	13.5%	14.7%
2050	13.5%	14.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.1% of the population in Canada and 20.3% in Colombia in 2024, compared to 20.7% and 35.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Canada and Colombia compared.

Natural population change in Canada vs Colombia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.22% in Canada 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
	Canada	Colombia
1960	338,487	529,316
1961	334,360	545,627
1962	325,745	559,985
1963	318,595	572,355
1964	307,268	581,435
1965	269,589	587,677
1966	236,566	590,855
1967	220,450	591,649
1968	211,589	589,407
1969	216,588	586,559
1970	215,372	583,396
1971	208,640	582,011
1972	188,857	581,361
1973	184,432	583,608
1974	182,464	589,035
1975	196,718	598,580
1976	196,979	612,265
1977	199,297	622,814
1978	194,102	626,378
1979	203,293	635,747
1980	203,480	649,872
1981	206,005	662,195
1982	200,935	675,339
1983	202,931	674,767
1984	204,856	666,315
1985	204,153	625,379
1986	190,532	659,701
1987	190,416	659,429
1988	192,901	663,796
1989	207,304	674,102
1990	213,222	682,409
1991	207,477	690,266
1992	204,273	697,763
1993	186,451	709,287
1994	179,804	708,660
1995	167,023	694,968
1996	153,973	682,547
1997	134,577	686,073
1998	126,651	687,704
1999	118,565	668,576
2000	110,469	652,176
2001	114,777	642,933
2002	106,621	640,840
2003	110,749	642,144
2004	111,786	628,424
2005	116,074	610,618
2006	130,285	594,388
2007	134,845	583,115
2008	142,963	576,654
2009	144,609	559,017
2010	139,425	533,657
2011	133,923	511,524
2012	135,382	503,285
2013	129,799	489,069
2014	127,563	470,916
2015	117,825	446,778
2016	115,555	425,087
2017	98,672	426,538
2018	88,974	433,622
2019	86,523	441,087
2020	53,241	378,965
2021	57,360	311,122
2022	15,574	406,143
2023	28,058	422,598

Maternal mortality chart: Canada vs Colombia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 12 deaths per 100,000 live births in Canada, compared to 59 deaths in Colombia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Canada	Colombia
1985	7	143
1986	7	123
1987	7	120
1988	7	113
1989	8	106
1990	7	102
1991	8	99
1992	8	97
1993	8	94
1994	8	93
1995	8	91
1996	9	89
1997	8	90
1998	9	92
1999	9	96
2000	9	95
2001	10	94
2002	10	91
2003	10	87
2004	10	84
2005	11	82
2006	11	81
2007	11	80
2008	12	78
2009	12	77
2010	11	76
2011	11	75
2012	11	73
2013	11	72
2014	12	71
2015	11	70
2016	12	69
2017	12	68
2018	13	67
2019	12	66
2020	17	94
2021	14	147
2022	15	74
2023	12	59

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.51% in Canada 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
	Canada	Colombia
1960	3.26%	13.4%
1961	3.15%	13%
1962	3.05%	12.6%
1963	2.94%	12.2%
1964	2.82%	11.8%
1965	2.71%	11.5%
1966	2.6%	11.1%
1967	2.5%	10.8%
1968	2.4%	10.4%
1969	2.3%	10.1%
1970	2.19%	9.72%
1971	2.09%	9.36%
1972	1.99%	8.99%
1973	1.89%	8.6%
1974	1.79%	8.2%
1975	1.7%	7.8%
1976	1.6%	7.39%
1977	1.51%	6.98%
1978	1.42%	6.58%
1979	1.33%	6.2%
1980	1.25%	5.84%
1981	1.18%	5.5%
1982	1.12%	5.17%
1983	1.06%	4.88%
1984	1.01%	4.62%
1985	0.98%	4.89%
1986	0.94%	4.17%
1987	0.91%	3.99%
1988	0.88%	3.84%
1989	0.85%	3.7%
1990	0.82%	3.57%
1991	0.8%	3.45%
1992	0.77%	3.33%
1993	0.74%	3.21%
1994	0.72%	3.1%
1995	0.69%	2.99%
1996	0.67%	2.88%
1997	0.65%	2.78%
1998	0.64%	2.68%
1999	0.63%	2.59%
2000	0.62%	2.51%
2001	0.62%	2.43%
2002	0.62%	2.35%
2003	0.62%	2.28%
2004	0.61%	2.22%
2005	0.61%	2.15%
2006	0.6%	2.09%
2007	0.6%	2.02%
2008	0.59%	1.96%
2009	0.58%	1.89%
2010	0.57%	1.83%
2011	0.56%	1.77%
2012	0.56%	1.72%
2013	0.55%	1.66%
2014	0.54%	1.61%
2015	0.54%	1.56%
2016	0.53%	1.51%
2017	0.52%	1.46%
2018	0.52%	1.41%
2019	0.51%	1.37%
2020	0.51%	1.32%
2021	0.51%	1.28%
2022	0.51%	1.24%
2023	0.51%	1.2%