Fertility & birth rates in Colombia and DR Congo

Fertility rate in Colombia vs DR Congo 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 6.05 in the DR Congo in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Colombia vs the DR Congo 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	DR Congo
1960	6.74	6.11
1961	6.71	6.12
1962	6.66	6.14
1963	6.58	6.16
1964	6.48	6.19
1965	6.33	6.21
1966	6.16	6.24
1967	5.96	6.27
1968	5.74	6.29
1969	5.51	6.3
1970	5.28	6.33
1971	5.06	6.34
1972	4.86	6.37
1973	4.68	6.39
1974	4.53	6.4
1975	4.4	6.42
1976	4.29	6.44
1977	4.16	6.45
1978	4	6.46
1979	3.89	6.48
1980	3.8	6.5
1981	3.71	6.52
1982	3.62	6.54
1983	3.5	6.56
1984	3.35	6.59
1985	3.23	6.61
1986	3.15	6.63
1987	3.09	6.65
1988	3.04	6.66
1989	3.01	6.65
1990	3	6.65
1991	2.98	6.65
1992	2.98	6.64
1993	2.98	6.64
1994	2.94	6.64
1995	2.85	6.68
1996	2.77	6.67
1997	2.74	6.69
1998	2.72	6.7
1999	2.64	6.69
2000	2.57	6.7
2001	2.52	6.66
2002	2.49	6.61
2003	2.45	6.55
2004	2.38	6.53
2005	2.31	6.53
2006	2.24	6.55
2007	2.19	6.56
2008	2.15	6.58
2009	2.1	6.59
2010	2.01	6.59
2011	1.94	6.58
2012	1.9	6.56
2013	1.86	6.53
2014	1.82	6.48
2015	1.77	6.44
2016	1.72	6.39
2017	1.72	6.35
2018	1.72	6.3
2019	1.71	6.25
2020	1.69	6.21
2021	1.68	6.16
2022	1.66	6.11
2023	1.65	6.05
2024	1.63	5.98
2025	1.62	5.9
2026	1.6	5.8
2027	1.6	5.71
2028	1.59	5.62
2029	1.59	5.52
2030	1.58	5.42
2031	1.58	5.32
2032	1.57	5.2
2033	1.57	5.09
2034	1.57	4.99
2035	1.57	4.87
2036	1.57	4.77
2037	1.57	4.64
2038	1.57	4.55
2039	1.57	4.47
2040	1.57	4.38
2041	1.57	4.3
2042	1.57	4.21
2043	1.57	4.14
2044	1.57	4.06
2045	1.57	3.99
2046	1.57	3.92
2047	1.58	3.85
2048	1.58	3.78
2049	1.58	3.72
2050	1.58	3.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Colombia	DR Congo
1960	46.8%	42.9%
1961	47%	42.8%
1962	47.1%	42.7%
1963	47.2%	42.7%
1964	47.3%	42.7%
1965	47.2%	42.8%
1966	47.1%	42.9%
1967	46.9%	43%
1968	46.7%	43.2%
1969	46.4%	43.3%
1970	46%	43.4%
1971	45.6%	43.6%
1972	45.1%	43.8%
1973	44.6%	44%
1974	44%	44.2%
1975	43.4%	44.3%
1976	42.8%	44.5%
1977	42.2%	44.6%
1978	41.5%	44.5%
1979	40.9%	44.3%
1980	40.3%	44.2%
1981	39.7%	44.3%
1982	39.1%	44.3%
1983	38.6%	44.2%
1984	38.1%	44.1%
1985	37.6%	44.1%
1986	37.2%	44.1%
1987	36.9%	44.2%
1988	36.5%	44.3%
1989	36.2%	44.3%
1990	35.9%	44.4%
1991	35.6%	44.4%
1992	35.3%	44.5%
1993	35%	44.5%
1994	34.7%	44.1%
1995	34.4%	44%
1996	34%	44.7%
1997	33.7%	45.4%
1998	33.3%	45.6%
1999	32.9%	45.6%
2000	32.5%	45.7%
2001	32.1%	45.7%
2002	31.7%	45.7%
2003	31.3%	45.8%
2004	30.9%	45.9%
2005	30.4%	45.9%
2006	29.9%	45.9%
2007	29.3%	46%
2008	28.7%	46%
2009	28.1%	46.1%
2010	27.5%	46.1%
2011	26.9%	46%
2012	26.3%	46%
2013	25.7%	46%
2014	25.1%	46%
2015	24.5%	46%
2016	23.9%	45.9%
2017	23.3%	45.8%
2018	22.7%	45.9%
2019	22.1%	46%
2020	21.7%	46.1%
2021	21.3%	46.1%
2022	21%	46.1%
2023	20.6%	46.1%
2024	20.3%	46%
2025	20%	45.9%
2026	19.7%	45.8%
2027	19.5%	45.7%
2028	19.3%	45.5%
2029	19.1%	45.3%
2030	18.8%	45%
2031	18.6%	44.8%
2032	18.4%	44.5%
2033	18.2%	44.2%
2034	18%	43.8%
2035	17.7%	43.4%
2036	17.4%	43%
2037	17.2%	42.6%
2038	16.9%	42.2%
2039	16.7%	41.7%
2040	16.4%	41.3%
2041	16.2%	40.9%
2042	16%	40.4%
2043	15.7%	40%
2044	15.5%	39.6%
2045	15.4%	39.2%
2046	15.2%	38.8%
2047	15%	38.4%
2048	14.8%	38%
2049	14.7%	37.7%
2050	14.6%	37.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.3% of the population in Colombia and 46% in the DR Congo in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 44.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Colombia and the DR Congo compared.

Natural population change in Colombia vs DR Congo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.85% in Colombia and +3.29% in the DR Congo. 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	DR Congo
1960	529,316	363,517
1961	545,627	368,207
1962	559,985	383,406
1963	572,355	398,972
1964	581,435	406,334
1965	587,677	429,002
1966	590,855	463,397
1967	591,649	479,552
1968	589,407	497,682
1969	586,559	514,800
1970	583,396	533,300
1971	582,011	549,343
1972	581,361	564,495
1973	583,608	578,280
1974	589,035	593,539
1975	598,580	608,655
1976	612,265	624,147
1977	622,814	638,242
1978	626,378	646,411
1979	635,747	691,773
1980	649,872	724,111
1981	662,195	748,371
1982	675,339	774,823
1983	674,767	807,122
1984	666,315	844,956
1985	625,379	885,670
1986	659,701	925,334
1987	659,429	959,875
1988	663,796	995,278
1989	674,102	1,027,238
1990	682,409	1,063,508
1991	690,266	1,114,033
1992	697,763	1,152,781
1993	709,287	1,209,242
1994	708,660	1,259,539
1995	694,968	1,395,440
1996	682,547	1,380,490
1997	686,073	1,392,037
1998	687,704	1,375,130
1999	668,576	1,450,318
2000	652,176	1,549,518
2001	642,933	1,594,999
2002	640,840	1,631,597
2003	642,144	1,679,188
2004	628,424	1,731,022
2005	610,618	1,800,300
2006	594,388	1,889,398
2007	583,115	1,963,738
2008	576,654	2,044,210
2009	559,017	2,126,912
2010	533,657	2,212,255
2011	511,524	2,310,679
2012	503,285	2,405,462
2013	489,069	2,489,378
2014	470,916	2,580,251
2015	446,778	2,665,016
2016	425,087	2,753,687
2017	426,538	2,883,245
2018	433,622	2,993,184
2019	441,087	3,075,538
2020	378,965	3,156,152
2021	311,122	3,227,992
2022	406,143	3,347,664
2023	422,598	3,467,787

Maternal mortality chart: Colombia vs DR Congo

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 427 deaths in the DR Congo.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Colombia	DR Congo
1985	143	934
1986	123	902
1987	120	863
1988	113	824
1989	106	791
1990	102	755
1991	99	735
1992	97	709
1993	94	683
1994	93	656
1995	91	644
1996	89	661
1997	90	617
1998	92	605
1999	96	601
2000	95	585
2001	94	588
2002	91	601
2003	87	605
2004	84	607
2005	82	613
2006	81	619
2007	80	631
2008	78	620
2009	77	608
2010	76	601
2011	75	589
2012	73	578
2013	72	567
2014	71	558
2015	70	545
2016	69	526
2017	68	519
2018	67	508
2019	66	493
2020	94	489
2021	147	507
2022	74	456
2023	59	427

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.2% in Colombia and 7.32% in the DR Congo. 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	DR Congo
1960	13.4%	-
1961	13%	-
1962	12.6%	-
1963	12.2%	-
1964	11.8%	-
1965	11.5%	-
1966	11.1%	-
1967	10.8%	-
1968	10.4%	-
1969	10.1%	25.1%
1970	9.72%	24.7%
1971	9.36%	24.3%
1972	8.99%	24%
1973	8.6%	23.7%
1974	8.2%	23.4%
1975	7.8%	23%
1976	7.39%	22.6%
1977	6.98%	22.3%
1978	6.58%	21.9%
1979	6.2%	21.5%
1980	5.84%	21.2%
1981	5.5%	20.9%
1982	5.17%	20.6%
1983	4.88%	20.3%
1984	4.62%	20%
1985	4.89%	19.7%
1986	4.17%	19.5%
1987	3.99%	19.2%
1988	3.84%	19%
1989	3.7%	18.8%
1990	3.57%	18.5%
1991	3.45%	18.3%
1992	3.33%	18.1%
1993	3.21%	17.9%
1994	3.1%	17.7%
1995	2.99%	17.5%
1996	2.88%	17.3%
1997	2.78%	17%
1998	2.68%	16.7%
1999	2.59%	16.3%
2000	2.51%	15.9%
2001	2.43%	15.5%
2002	2.35%	15%
2003	2.28%	14.6%
2004	2.22%	14.1%
2005	2.15%	13.6%
2006	2.09%	13.1%
2007	2.02%	12.7%
2008	1.96%	12.2%
2009	1.89%	11.8%
2010	1.83%	11.4%
2011	1.77%	11%
2012	1.72%	10.6%
2013	1.66%	10.3%
2014	1.61%	9.9%
2015	1.56%	9.56%
2016	1.51%	9.23%
2017	1.46%	8.93%
2018	1.41%	8.63%
2019	1.37%	8.35%
2020	1.32%	8.07%
2021	1.28%	7.81%
2022	1.24%	7.57%
2023	1.2%	7.32%