Fertility & birth rates in Chad and Colombia

Fertility rate in Chad vs Colombia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Chad was 6.12 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 Chad 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
	Chad	Colombia
1960	6.25	6.74
1961	6.27	6.71
1962	6.29	6.66
1963	6.3	6.58
1964	6.32	6.48
1965	6.34	6.33
1966	6.36	6.16
1967	6.39	5.96
1968	6.43	5.74
1969	6.48	5.51
1970	6.53	5.28
1971	6.58	5.06
1972	6.85	4.86
1973	6.87	4.68
1974	6.86	4.53
1975	6.88	4.4
1976	6.89	4.29
1977	6.9	4.16
1978	6.89	4
1979	6.91	3.89
1980	6.91	3.8
1981	6.94	3.71
1982	6.96	3.62
1983	6.98	3.5
1984	7.02	3.35
1985	7.04	3.23
1986	7.07	3.15
1987	7.11	3.09
1988	7.15	3.04
1989	7.19	3.01
1990	7.22	3
1991	7.26	2.98
1992	7.3	2.98
1993	7.34	2.98
1994	7.31	2.94
1995	7.29	2.85
1996	7.29	2.77
1997	7.27	2.74
1998	7.27	2.72
1999	7.26	2.64
2000	7.25	2.57
2001	7.23	2.52
2002	7.2	2.49
2003	7.18	2.45
2004	7.16	2.38
2005	7.13	2.31
2006	7.12	2.24
2007	7.09	2.19
2008	7.06	2.15
2009	7.02	2.1
2010	6.99	2.01
2011	6.95	1.94
2012	6.91	1.9
2013	6.84	1.86
2014	6.78	1.82
2015	6.71	1.77
2016	6.62	1.72
2017	6.54	1.72
2018	6.46	1.72
2019	6.41	1.71
2020	6.35	1.69
2021	6.26	1.68
2022	6.22	1.66
2023	6.12	1.65
2024	6.03	1.63
2025	5.94	1.62
2026	5.83	1.6
2027	5.74	1.6
2028	5.63	1.59
2029	5.54	1.59
2030	5.44	1.58
2031	5.36	1.58
2032	5.25	1.57
2033	5.15	1.57
2034	5.06	1.57
2035	4.97	1.57
2036	4.88	1.57
2037	4.8	1.57
2038	4.72	1.57
2039	4.63	1.57
2040	4.55	1.57
2041	4.47	1.57
2042	4.39	1.57
2043	4.32	1.57
2044	4.24	1.57
2045	4.17	1.57
2046	4.1	1.57
2047	4.04	1.58
2048	3.97	1.58
2049	3.91	1.58
2050	3.85	1.58

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Chad	Colombia
1960	41%	46.8%
1961	41.2%	47%
1962	41.5%	47.1%
1963	41.7%	47.2%
1964	41.9%	47.3%
1965	42%	47.2%
1966	42.1%	47.1%
1967	42.2%	46.9%
1968	42.4%	46.7%
1969	42.5%	46.4%
1970	42.7%	46%
1971	43%	45.6%
1972	43.2%	45.1%
1973	43.5%	44.6%
1974	43.9%	44%
1975	44.2%	43.4%
1976	44.6%	42.8%
1977	45%	42.2%
1978	45.4%	41.5%
1979	45.7%	40.9%
1980	46.6%	40.3%
1981	47.5%	39.7%
1982	46.6%	39.1%
1983	45.8%	38.6%
1984	46.5%	38.1%
1985	47.3%	37.6%
1986	47.2%	37.2%
1987	47%	36.9%
1988	46.8%	36.5%
1989	46.8%	36.2%
1990	47.1%	35.9%
1991	47.1%	35.6%
1992	46.9%	35.3%
1993	47.5%	35%
1994	48.2%	34.7%
1995	47.9%	34.4%
1996	47.8%	34%
1997	48.2%	33.7%
1998	48.5%	33.3%
1999	48.6%	32.9%
2000	48.8%	32.5%
2001	49%	32.1%
2002	49.1%	31.7%
2003	49%	31.3%
2004	48.7%	30.9%
2005	48.6%	30.4%
2006	48.6%	29.9%
2007	48.7%	29.3%
2008	48.7%	28.7%
2009	48.7%	28.1%
2010	48.8%	27.5%
2011	48.7%	26.9%
2012	48.7%	26.3%
2013	48.6%	25.7%
2014	48.5%	25.1%
2015	48.5%	24.5%
2016	48.5%	23.9%
2017	48.4%	23.3%
2018	48.2%	22.7%
2019	48.1%	22.1%
2020	48%	21.7%
2021	47.7%	21.3%
2022	47.4%	21%
2023	46.7%	20.6%
2024	46.1%	20.3%
2025	46%	20%
2026	46%	19.7%
2027	45.9%	19.5%
2028	45.8%	19.3%
2029	45.6%	19.1%
2030	45.4%	18.8%
2031	45.1%	18.6%
2032	44.9%	18.4%
2033	44.6%	18.2%
2034	44.3%	18%
2035	44%	17.7%
2036	43.7%	17.4%
2037	43.3%	17.2%
2038	42.9%	16.9%
2039	42.4%	16.7%
2040	41.9%	16.4%
2041	41.4%	16.2%
2042	40.9%	16%
2043	40.5%	15.7%
2044	40%	15.5%
2045	39.6%	15.4%
2046	39.2%	15.2%
2047	38.8%	15%
2048	38.4%	14.8%
2049	38.1%	14.7%
2050	37.7%	14.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46.1% of the population in Chad and 20.3% in Colombia in 2024, compared to 47.1% and 35.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Chad and Colombia compared.

Natural population change in Chad vs Colombia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.18% in Chad 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
	Chad	Colombia
1960	62,003	529,316
1961	63,639	545,627
1962	65,312	559,985
1963	67,414	572,355
1964	69,483	581,435
1965	70,913	587,677
1966	73,123	590,855
1967	76,142	591,649
1968	79,465	589,407
1969	83,413	586,559
1970	87,660	583,396
1971	89,404	582,011
1972	101,142	581,361
1973	104,418	583,608
1974	106,898	589,035
1975	109,315	598,580
1976	111,324	612,265
1977	113,498	622,814
1978	115,084	626,378
1979	117,780	635,747
1980	122,468	649,872
1981	111,907	662,195
1982	119,121	675,339
1983	144,684	674,767
1984	151,511	666,315
1985	145,845	625,379
1986	152,360	659,701
1987	156,797	659,429
1988	178,489	663,796
1989	188,485	674,102
1990	191,959	682,409
1991	200,102	690,266
1992	219,348	697,763
1993	229,984	709,287
1994	223,996	708,660
1995	234,010	694,968
1996	254,589	682,547
1997	261,030	686,073
1998	270,055	687,704
1999	278,264	668,576
2000	287,173	652,176
2001	297,254	642,933
2002	302,995	640,840
2003	314,740	642,144
2004	334,136	628,424
2005	352,302	610,618
2006	362,027	594,388
2007	376,732	583,115
2008	387,439	576,654
2009	401,937	559,017
2010	416,177	533,657
2011	428,989	511,524
2012	444,246	503,285
2013	454,517	489,069
2014	467,957	470,916
2015	478,010	446,778
2016	483,442	425,087
2017	494,304	426,538
2018	509,642	433,622
2019	530,540	441,087
2020	541,234	378,965
2021	554,851	311,122
2022	588,060	406,143
2023	605,924	422,598

Maternal mortality chart: Chad vs Colombia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 748 deaths per 100,000 live births in Chad, compared to 59 deaths in Colombia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Chad	Colombia
1985	1,119	143
1986	1,068	123
1987	1,123	120
1988	1,093	113
1989	1,083	106
1990	1,113	102
1991	1,093	99
1992	1,119	97
1993	1,166	94
1994	1,151	93
1995	1,119	91
1996	1,150	89
1997	1,146	90
1998	1,177	92
1999	1,184	96
2000	1,208	95
2001	1,204	94
2002	1,199	91
2003	1,170	87
2004	1,167	84
2005	1,189	82
2006	1,220	81
2007	1,240	80
2008	1,264	78
2009	1,285	77
2010	1,284	76
2011	1,264	75
2012	1,245	73
2013	1,216	72
2014	1,198	71
2015	1,176	70
2016	1,133	69
2017	1,085	68
2018	1,020	67
2019	958	66
2020	877	94
2021	869	147
2022	775	74
2023	748	59

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 10.1% in Chad 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
	Chad	Colombia
1960	26.7%	13.4%
1961	26.6%	13%
1962	26.5%	12.6%
1963	26.4%	12.2%
1964	26.3%	11.8%
1965	26.1%	11.5%
1966	26%	11.1%
1967	25.9%	10.8%
1968	25.7%	10.4%
1969	25.6%	10.1%
1970	25.4%	9.72%
1971	25.3%	9.36%
1972	25.2%	8.99%
1973	25%	8.6%
1974	24.8%	8.2%
1975	24.7%	7.8%
1976	24.6%	7.39%
1977	24.4%	6.98%
1978	24.2%	6.58%
1979	24.1%	6.2%
1980	23.8%	5.84%
1981	23.6%	5.5%
1982	23.4%	5.17%
1983	23.2%	4.88%
1984	22.9%	4.62%
1985	22.6%	4.89%
1986	22.3%	4.17%
1987	22%	3.99%
1988	21.8%	3.84%
1989	21.5%	3.7%
1990	21.2%	3.57%
1991	20.9%	3.45%
1992	20.6%	3.33%
1993	20.3%	3.21%
1994	20.1%	3.1%
1995	19.8%	2.99%
1996	19.6%	2.88%
1997	19.3%	2.78%
1998	19%	2.68%
1999	18.7%	2.59%
2000	18.4%	2.51%
2001	18%	2.43%
2002	17.7%	2.35%
2003	17.3%	2.28%
2004	17%	2.22%
2005	16.7%	2.15%
2006	16.3%	2.09%
2007	15.9%	2.02%
2008	15.5%	1.96%
2009	15.2%	1.89%
2010	14.8%	1.83%
2011	14.4%	1.77%
2012	14%	1.72%
2013	13.7%	1.66%
2014	13.3%	1.61%
2015	12.9%	1.56%
2016	12.6%	1.51%
2017	12.2%	1.46%
2018	11.8%	1.41%
2019	11.5%	1.37%
2020	11.1%	1.32%
2021	10.8%	1.28%
2022	10.4%	1.24%
2023	10.1%	1.2%