Fertility & birth rates in Colombia and Cuba

Fertility rate in Colombia vs Cuba chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Colombia was 1.65 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.44 in Cuba in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Colombia vs Cuba population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Colombia	Cuba
1960	6.74	4.13
1961	6.71	4.26
1962	6.66	4.42
1963	6.58	4.56
1964	6.48	4.53
1965	6.33	4.5
1966	6.16	4.4
1967	5.96	4.29
1968	5.74	4.19
1969	5.51	4.12
1970	5.28	3.98
1971	5.06	3.8
1972	4.86	3.61
1973	4.68	3.4
1974	4.53	3.16
1975	4.4	2.82
1976	4.29	2.51
1977	4.16	2.21
1978	4	1.88
1979	3.89	1.77
1980	3.8	1.64
1981	3.71	1.59
1982	3.62	1.78
1983	3.5	1.8
1984	3.35	1.77
1985	3.23	1.77
1986	3.15	1.78
1987	3.09	1.8
1988	3.04	1.85
1989	3.01	1.83
1990	3	1.81
1991	2.98	1.66
1992	2.98	1.56
1993	2.98	1.49
1994	2.94	1.47
1995	2.85	1.48
1996	2.77	1.46
1997	2.74	1.59
1998	2.72	1.62
1999	2.64	1.64
2000	2.57	1.61
2001	2.52	1.6
2002	2.49	1.65
2003	2.45	1.63
2004	2.38	1.55
2005	2.31	1.49
2006	2.24	1.4
2007	2.19	1.44
2008	2.15	1.58
2009	2.1	1.68
2010	2.01	1.67
2011	1.94	1.73
2012	1.9	1.67
2013	1.86	1.68
2014	1.82	1.66
2015	1.77	1.69
2016	1.72	1.6
2017	1.72	1.59
2018	1.72	1.61
2019	1.71	1.54
2020	1.69	1.49
2021	1.68	1.43
2022	1.66	1.41
2023	1.65	1.44
2024	1.63	1.45
2025	1.62	1.45
2026	1.6	1.45
2027	1.6	1.46
2028	1.59	1.46
2029	1.59	1.46
2030	1.58	1.47
2031	1.58	1.47
2032	1.57	1.47
2033	1.57	1.48
2034	1.57	1.48
2035	1.57	1.49
2036	1.57	1.49
2037	1.57	1.49
2038	1.57	1.49
2039	1.57	1.49
2040	1.57	1.49
2041	1.57	1.49
2042	1.57	1.5
2043	1.57	1.5
2044	1.57	1.5
2045	1.57	1.5
2046	1.57	1.51
2047	1.58	1.51
2048	1.58	1.51
2049	1.58	1.51
2050	1.58	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Colombia	Cuba
1960	46.8%	36%
1961	47%	36.2%
1962	47.1%	36.5%
1963	47.2%	36.8%
1964	47.3%	37.1%
1965	47.2%	37.3%
1966	47.1%	37.5%
1967	46.9%	37.7%
1968	46.7%	37.8%
1969	46.4%	37.9%
1970	46%	38%
1971	45.6%	37.9%
1972	45.1%	37.8%
1973	44.6%	37.6%
1974	44%	37.3%
1975	43.4%	36.8%
1976	42.8%	36.2%
1977	42.2%	35.4%
1978	41.5%	34.3%
1979	40.9%	33.2%
1980	40.3%	31.9%
1981	39.7%	30.5%
1982	39.1%	29.3%
1983	38.6%	28.1%
1984	38.1%	27.1%
1985	37.6%	26.1%
1986	37.2%	25.2%
1987	36.9%	24.3%
1988	36.5%	23.6%
1989	36.2%	23.1%
1990	35.9%	22.8%
1991	35.6%	22.5%
1992	35.3%	22.4%
1993	35%	22.2%
1994	34.7%	22.1%
1995	34.4%	22.1%
1996	34%	22.1%
1997	33.7%	22%
1998	33.3%	21.8%
1999	32.9%	21.5%
2000	32.5%	21.3%
2001	32.1%	20.9%
2002	31.7%	20.6%
2003	31.3%	20.2%
2004	30.9%	19.8%
2005	30.4%	19.4%
2006	29.9%	18.9%
2007	29.3%	18.5%
2008	28.7%	18.2%
2009	28.1%	17.9%
2010	27.5%	17.7%
2011	26.9%	17.5%
2012	26.3%	17.3%
2013	25.7%	17.1%
2014	25.1%	16.9%
2015	24.5%	16.7%
2016	23.9%	16.5%
2017	23.3%	16.3%
2018	22.7%	16.1%
2019	22.1%	16%
2020	21.7%	15.8%
2021	21.3%	15.8%
2022	21%	15.7%
2023	20.6%	15.5%
2024	20.3%	15.3%
2025	20%	15%
2026	19.7%	14.7%
2027	19.5%	14.4%
2028	19.3%	14.1%
2029	19.1%	13.9%
2030	18.8%	13.6%
2031	18.6%	13.4%
2032	18.4%	13.2%
2033	18.2%	13%
2034	18%	12.8%
2035	17.7%	12.7%
2036	17.4%	12.6%
2037	17.2%	12.6%
2038	16.9%	12.5%
2039	16.7%	12.4%
2040	16.4%	12.4%
2041	16.2%	12.3%
2042	16%	12.3%
2043	15.7%	12.2%
2044	15.5%	12.2%
2045	15.4%	12.1%
2046	15.2%	12.1%
2047	15%	12%
2048	14.8%	12%
2049	14.7%	11.9%
2050	14.6%	11.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.3% of the population in Colombia and 15.3% in Cuba in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 22.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Colombia and Cuba compared.

Natural population change in Colombia vs Cuba by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.85% in Colombia and -0.06% in Cuba. 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
	Colombia	Cuba
1960	529,316	172,816
1961	545,627	183,806
1962	559,985	196,423
1963	572,355	205,788
1964	581,435	209,315
1965	587,677	211,322
1966	590,855	209,179
1967	591,649	207,245
1968	589,407	205,487
1969	586,559	205,581
1970	583,396	201,823
1971	582,011	195,106
1972	581,361	187,588
1973	583,608	177,387
1974	589,035	165,099
1975	598,580	144,964
1976	612,265	125,383
1977	622,814	106,875
1978	626,378	86,864
1979	635,747	81,192
1980	649,872	74,271
1981	662,195	74,067
1982	675,339	95,866
1983	674,767	101,858
1984	666,315	101,670
1985	625,379	103,228
1986	659,701	105,997
1987	659,429	109,617
1988	663,796	116,626
1989	674,102	114,865
1990	682,409	112,378
1991	690,266	95,398
1992	697,763	83,461
1993	709,287	73,221
1994	708,660	68,604
1995	694,968	66,809
1996	682,547	61,837
1997	686,073	71,828
1998	687,704	71,284
1999	668,576	69,069
2000	652,176	61,133
2001	642,933	57,325
2002	640,840	58,212
2003	642,144	56,170
2004	628,424	44,258
2005	610,618	36,660
2006	594,388	24,508
2007	583,115	24,617
2008	576,654	32,848
2009	559,017	37,543
2010	533,657	37,021
2011	511,524	40,753
2012	503,285	33,864
2013	489,069	29,827
2014	470,916	22,448
2015	446,778	20,464
2016	425,087	9,677
2017	426,538	2,306
2018	433,622	3,436
2019	441,087	-4,245
2020	378,965	-12,808
2021	311,122	-71,616
2022	406,143	-17,961
2023	422,598	-15,880

Maternal mortality chart: Colombia vs Cuba

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 59 deaths per 100,000 live births in Colombia, compared to 35 deaths in Cuba.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Colombia	Cuba
1985	143	70
1986	123	70
1987	120	69
1988	113	68
1989	106	66
1990	102	66
1991	99	66
1992	97	66
1993	94	65
1994	93	64
1995	91	62
1996	89	59
1997	90	57
1998	92	54
1999	96	51
2000	95	48
2001	94	46
2002	91	45
2003	87	44
2004	84	44
2005	82	43
2006	81	42
2007	80	42
2008	78	44
2009	77	45
2010	76	44
2011	75	44
2012	73	42
2013	72	42
2014	71	42
2015	70	41
2016	69	40
2017	68	39
2018	67	39
2019	66	40
2020	94	40
2021	147	172
2022	74	41
2023	59	35

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.2% in Colombia and 0.83% in Cuba. 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
	Colombia	Cuba
1960	13.4%	4.41%
1961	13%	4.44%
1962	12.6%	4.45%
1963	12.2%	4.45%
1964	11.8%	4.43%
1965	11.5%	4.38%
1966	11.1%	4.31%
1967	10.8%	4.22%
1968	10.4%	4.11%
1969	10.1%	3.97%
1970	9.72%	3.82%
1971	9.36%	3.65%
1972	8.99%	3.47%
1973	8.6%	3.29%
1974	8.2%	3.11%
1975	7.8%	2.94%
1976	7.39%	2.77%
1977	6.98%	2.62%
1978	6.58%	2.47%
1979	6.2%	2.34%
1980	5.84%	2.22%
1981	5.5%	2.11%
1982	5.17%	2%
1983	4.88%	1.9%
1984	4.62%	1.81%
1985	4.89%	1.73%
1986	4.17%	1.64%
1987	3.99%	1.56%
1988	3.84%	1.49%
1989	3.7%	1.41%
1990	3.57%	1.34%
1991	3.45%	1.28%
1992	3.33%	1.22%
1993	3.21%	1.16%
1994	3.1%	1.11%
1995	2.99%	1.06%
1996	2.88%	1.01%
1997	2.78%	0.97%
1998	2.68%	0.93%
1999	2.59%	0.89%
2000	2.51%	0.86%
2001	2.43%	0.82%
2002	2.35%	0.79%
2003	2.28%	0.76%
2004	2.22%	0.73%
2005	2.15%	0.71%
2006	2.09%	0.69%
2007	2.02%	0.66%
2008	1.96%	0.65%
2009	1.89%	0.63%
2010	1.83%	0.62%
2011	1.77%	0.61%
2012	1.72%	0.6%
2013	1.66%	0.6%
2014	1.61%	0.6%
2015	1.56%	0.61%
2016	1.51%	0.62%
2017	1.46%	0.64%
2018	1.41%	0.66%
2019	1.37%	0.69%
2020	1.32%	0.72%
2021	1.28%	0.76%
2022	1.24%	0.79%
2023	1.2%	0.83%