Fertility & birth rates in Colombia and Dominican Republic

Fertility rate in Colombia vs Dominican Republic 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 2.24 in the Dominican Republic in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Colombia vs the Dominican Republic 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	Dominican Republic
1960	6.74	7.56
1961	6.71	7.49
1962	6.66	7.4
1963	6.58	7.3
1964	6.48	7.19
1965	6.33	7.05
1966	6.16	6.95
1967	5.96	6.76
1968	5.74	6.55
1969	5.51	6.37
1970	5.28	6.18
1971	5.06	6.01
1972	4.86	5.84
1973	4.68	5.67
1974	4.53	5.44
1975	4.4	5.24
1976	4.29	5.05
1977	4.16	4.84
1978	4	4.64
1979	3.89	4.47
1980	3.8	4.3
1981	3.71	4.15
1982	3.62	4.01
1983	3.5	3.95
1984	3.35	3.82
1985	3.23	3.69
1986	3.15	3.6
1987	3.09	3.53
1988	3.04	3.5
1989	3.01	3.48
1990	3	3.41
1991	2.98	3.35
1992	2.98	3.29
1993	2.98	3.23
1994	2.94	3.16
1995	2.85	3.1
1996	2.77	3.04
1997	2.74	2.92
1998	2.72	2.84
1999	2.64	2.85
2000	2.57	2.87
2001	2.52	2.83
2002	2.49	2.76
2003	2.45	2.7
2004	2.38	2.64
2005	2.31	2.57
2006	2.24	2.51
2007	2.19	2.51
2008	2.15	2.55
2009	2.1	2.57
2010	2.01	2.56
2011	1.94	2.53
2012	1.9	2.5
2013	1.86	2.47
2014	1.82	2.45
2015	1.77	2.43
2016	1.72	2.41
2017	1.72	2.4
2018	1.72	2.4
2019	1.71	2.37
2020	1.69	2.33
2021	1.68	2.29
2022	1.66	2.27
2023	1.65	2.24
2024	1.63	2.22
2025	1.62	2.19
2026	1.6	2.17
2027	1.6	2.15
2028	1.59	2.13
2029	1.59	2.11
2030	1.58	2.08
2031	1.58	2.07
2032	1.57	2.05
2033	1.57	2.03
2034	1.57	2.02
2035	1.57	2
2036	1.57	1.99
2037	1.57	1.98
2038	1.57	1.96
2039	1.57	1.95
2040	1.57	1.94
2041	1.57	1.93
2042	1.57	1.93
2043	1.57	1.92
2044	1.57	1.91
2045	1.57	1.9
2046	1.57	1.89
2047	1.58	1.89
2048	1.58	1.88
2049	1.58	1.87
2050	1.58	1.87

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Colombia	Dominican Republic
1960	46.8%	48.6%
1961	47%	48.9%
1962	47.1%	49.1%
1963	47.2%	49.2%
1964	47.3%	49.3%
1965	47.2%	49.4%
1966	47.1%	49.3%
1967	46.9%	49.2%
1968	46.7%	48.9%
1969	46.4%	48.6%
1970	46%	48.2%
1971	45.6%	47.7%
1972	45.1%	47.3%
1973	44.6%	46.8%
1974	44%	46.3%
1975	43.4%	45.8%
1976	42.8%	45.2%
1977	42.2%	44.7%
1978	41.5%	44.2%
1979	40.9%	43.7%
1980	40.3%	43.2%
1981	39.7%	42.7%
1982	39.1%	42.3%
1983	38.6%	41.8%
1984	38.1%	41.4%
1985	37.6%	41%
1986	37.2%	40.6%
1987	36.9%	40.2%
1988	36.5%	39.8%
1989	36.2%	39.4%
1990	35.9%	39.1%
1991	35.6%	38.7%
1992	35.3%	38.4%
1993	35%	38%
1994	34.7%	37.7%
1995	34.4%	37.3%
1996	34%	37%
1997	33.7%	36.6%
1998	33.3%	36.1%
1999	32.9%	35.7%
2000	32.5%	35.3%
2001	32.1%	35%
2002	31.7%	34.6%
2003	31.3%	34.2%
2004	30.9%	33.7%
2005	30.4%	33.2%
2006	29.9%	32.7%
2007	29.3%	32.2%
2008	28.7%	31.7%
2009	28.1%	31.3%
2010	27.5%	30.9%
2011	26.9%	30.5%
2012	26.3%	30.1%
2013	25.7%	29.8%
2014	25.1%	29.5%
2015	24.5%	29.2%
2016	23.9%	28.8%
2017	23.3%	28.5%
2018	22.7%	28.2%
2019	22.1%	27.9%
2020	21.7%	27.7%
2021	21.3%	27.4%
2022	21%	27.2%
2023	20.6%	26.9%
2024	20.3%	26.6%
2025	20%	26.2%
2026	19.7%	25.8%
2027	19.5%	25.4%
2028	19.3%	25.1%
2029	19.1%	24.7%
2030	18.8%	24.3%
2031	18.6%	24%
2032	18.4%	23.6%
2033	18.2%	23.3%
2034	18%	22.9%
2035	17.7%	22.6%
2036	17.4%	22.3%
2037	17.2%	22%
2038	16.9%	21.7%
2039	16.7%	21.5%
2040	16.4%	21.3%
2041	16.2%	21%
2042	16%	20.8%
2043	15.7%	20.6%
2044	15.5%	20.4%
2045	15.4%	20.3%
2046	15.2%	20.1%
2047	15%	19.9%
2048	14.8%	19.8%
2049	14.7%	19.6%
2050	14.6%	19.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.3% of the population in Colombia and 26.6% in the Dominican Republic in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 39.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Colombia and the Dominican Republic compared.

Natural population change in Colombia vs Dominican Republic by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.85% in Colombia and +1.34% in the Dominican Republic. 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	Dominican Republic
1960	529,316	117,346
1961	545,627	120,316
1962	559,985	122,977
1963	572,355	124,994
1964	581,435	127,504
1965	587,677	125,345
1966	590,855	132,096
1967	591,649	133,091
1968	589,407	133,666
1969	586,559	135,445
1970	583,396	137,835
1971	582,011	140,473
1972	581,361	143,255
1973	583,608	146,283
1974	589,035	147,652
1975	598,580	149,339
1976	612,265	151,201
1977	622,814	152,825
1978	626,378	154,043
1979	635,747	154,779
1980	649,872	157,697
1981	662,195	158,419
1982	675,339	159,597
1983	674,767	163,136
1984	666,315	164,263
1985	625,379	164,091
1986	659,701	165,674
1987	659,429	167,552
1988	663,796	171,291
1989	674,102	175,365
1990	682,409	176,748
1991	690,266	177,371
1992	697,763	177,481
1993	709,287	177,691
1994	708,660	176,882
1995	694,968	175,439
1996	682,547	174,008
1997	686,073	168,419
1998	687,704	164,287
1999	668,576	167,742
2000	652,176	171,684
2001	642,933	170,193
2002	640,840	166,740
2003	642,144	163,267
2004	628,424	158,789
2005	610,618	155,405
2006	594,388	151,122
2007	583,115	152,066
2008	576,654	156,664
2009	559,017	160,893
2010	533,657	162,072
2011	511,524	162,094
2012	503,285	160,915
2013	489,069	159,330
2014	470,916	157,260
2015	446,778	154,258
2016	425,087	151,550
2017	426,538	151,565
2018	433,622	150,852
2019	441,087	144,869
2020	378,965	137,417
2021	311,122	128,866
2022	406,143	138,767
2023	422,598	132,360

Maternal mortality chart: Colombia vs Dominican Republic

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 124 deaths in the Dominican Republic.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Colombia	Dominican Republic
1985	143	249
1986	123	241
1987	120	231
1988	113	221
1989	106	213
1990	102	203
1991	99	193
1992	97	185
1993	94	176
1994	93	166
1995	91	152
1996	89	138
1997	90	122
1998	92	109
1999	96	92
2000	95	76
2001	94	68
2002	91	68
2003	87	71
2004	84	78
2005	82	83
2006	81	87
2007	80	90
2008	78	94
2009	77	96
2010	76	92
2011	75	91
2012	73	89
2013	72	91
2014	71	95
2015	70	102
2016	69	106
2017	68	104
2018	67	107
2019	66	118
2020	94	121
2021	147	153
2022	74	124
2023	59	124

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.2% in Colombia and 3.14% in the Dominican Republic. 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	Dominican Republic
1960	13.4%	14.8%
1961	13%	14.6%
1962	12.6%	14.5%
1963	12.2%	14.3%
1964	11.8%	14.1%
1965	11.5%	13.8%
1966	11.1%	13.5%
1967	10.8%	13.3%
1968	10.4%	13%
1969	10.1%	12.7%
1970	9.72%	12.4%
1971	9.36%	12%
1972	8.99%	11.7%
1973	8.6%	11.3%
1974	8.2%	10.9%
1975	7.8%	10.5%
1976	7.39%	10.1%
1977	6.98%	9.71%
1978	6.58%	9.35%
1979	6.2%	9.01%
1980	5.84%	8.68%
1981	5.5%	8.36%
1982	5.17%	8.05%
1983	4.88%	7.76%
1984	4.62%	7.48%
1985	4.89%	7.21%
1986	4.17%	6.94%
1987	3.99%	6.69%
1988	3.84%	6.44%
1989	3.7%	6.19%
1990	3.57%	5.95%
1991	3.45%	5.7%
1992	3.33%	5.46%
1993	3.21%	5.22%
1994	3.1%	5%
1995	2.99%	4.78%
1996	2.88%	4.58%
1997	2.78%	4.4%
1998	2.68%	4.24%
1999	2.59%	4.1%
2000	2.51%	3.98%
2001	2.43%	3.88%
2002	2.35%	3.8%
2003	2.28%	3.73%
2004	2.22%	3.67%
2005	2.15%	3.62%
2006	2.09%	3.59%
2007	2.02%	3.56%
2008	1.96%	3.54%
2009	1.89%	3.52%
2010	1.83%	3.51%
2011	1.77%	3.5%
2012	1.72%	3.49%
2013	1.66%	3.5%
2014	1.61%	3.5%
2015	1.56%	3.5%
2016	1.51%	3.5%
2017	1.46%	3.5%
2018	1.41%	3.47%
2019	1.37%	3.43%
2020	1.32%	3.38%
2021	1.28%	3.31%
2022	1.24%	3.22%
2023	1.2%	3.14%