Fertility & birth rates in Colombia and Ecuador

Fertility rate in Colombia vs Ecuador 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 1.82 in Ecuador in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Colombia vs Ecuador 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	Ecuador
1960	6.74	6.72
1961	6.71	6.7
1962	6.66	6.68
1963	6.58	6.65
1964	6.48	6.61
1965	6.33	6.56
1966	6.16	6.51
1967	5.96	6.44
1968	5.74	6.35
1969	5.51	6.25
1970	5.28	6.14
1971	5.06	6.01
1972	4.86	5.87
1973	4.68	5.73
1974	4.53	5.58
1975	4.4	5.43
1976	4.29	5.28
1977	4.16	5.13
1978	4	4.99
1979	3.89	4.86
1980	3.8	4.73
1981	3.71	4.61
1982	3.62	4.5
1983	3.5	4.39
1984	3.35	4.31
1985	3.23	4.14
1986	3.15	4
1987	3.09	3.87
1988	3.04	3.79
1989	3.01	3.74
1990	3	3.68
1991	2.98	3.63
1992	2.98	3.58
1993	2.98	3.49
1994	2.94	3.42
1995	2.85	3.38
1996	2.77	3.35
1997	2.74	3.29
1998	2.72	3.23
1999	2.64	3.17
2000	2.57	3.1
2001	2.52	3.04
2002	2.49	2.97
2003	2.45	2.91
2004	2.38	2.85
2005	2.31	2.8
2006	2.24	2.75
2007	2.19	2.7
2008	2.15	2.69
2009	2.1	2.68
2010	2.01	2.62
2011	1.94	2.61
2012	1.9	2.51
2013	1.86	2.36
2014	1.82	2.27
2015	1.77	2.21
2016	1.72	2.12
2017	1.72	2.13
2018	1.72	2.11
2019	1.71	2.04
2020	1.69	1.97
2021	1.68	1.91
2022	1.66	1.86
2023	1.65	1.82
2024	1.63	1.81
2025	1.62	1.79
2026	1.6	1.78
2027	1.6	1.77
2028	1.59	1.76
2029	1.59	1.75
2030	1.58	1.75
2031	1.58	1.74
2032	1.57	1.73
2033	1.57	1.73
2034	1.57	1.72
2035	1.57	1.72
2036	1.57	1.72
2037	1.57	1.71
2038	1.57	1.71
2039	1.57	1.71
2040	1.57	1.71
2041	1.57	1.7
2042	1.57	1.7
2043	1.57	1.7
2044	1.57	1.69
2045	1.57	1.69
2046	1.57	1.69
2047	1.58	1.69
2048	1.58	1.69
2049	1.58	1.68
2050	1.58	1.68

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Colombia	Ecuador
1960	46.8%	43.9%
1961	47%	44.1%
1962	47.1%	44.3%
1963	47.2%	44.4%
1964	47.3%	44.4%
1965	47.2%	44.4%
1966	47.1%	44.4%
1967	46.9%	44.4%
1968	46.7%	44.3%
1969	46.4%	44.3%
1970	46%	44.2%
1971	45.6%	44.2%
1972	45.1%	44.1%
1973	44.6%	43.9%
1974	44%	43.8%
1975	43.4%	43.6%
1976	42.8%	43.4%
1977	42.2%	43.2%
1978	41.5%	43%
1979	40.9%	42.7%
1980	40.3%	42.4%
1981	39.7%	42.1%
1982	39.1%	41.8%
1983	38.6%	41.4%
1984	38.1%	41.1%
1985	37.6%	40.7%
1986	37.2%	40.3%
1987	36.9%	39.9%
1988	36.5%	39.5%
1989	36.2%	39.1%
1990	35.9%	38.7%
1991	35.6%	38.4%
1992	35.3%	38.1%
1993	35%	37.7%
1994	34.7%	37.4%
1995	34.4%	37.1%
1996	34%	36.8%
1997	33.7%	36.4%
1998	33.3%	36.1%
1999	32.9%	35.7%
2000	32.5%	35.4%
2001	32.1%	35%
2002	31.7%	34.7%
2003	31.3%	34.3%
2004	30.9%	33.9%
2005	30.4%	33.5%
2006	29.9%	33%
2007	29.3%	32.6%
2008	28.7%	32.1%
2009	28.1%	31.7%
2010	27.5%	31.3%
2011	26.9%	30.9%
2012	26.3%	30.5%
2013	25.7%	30.1%
2014	25.1%	29.6%
2015	24.5%	29%
2016	23.9%	28.5%
2017	23.3%	28%
2018	22.7%	27.4%
2019	22.1%	26.9%
2020	21.7%	26.4%
2021	21.3%	26%
2022	21%	25.5%
2023	20.6%	25%
2024	20.3%	24.5%
2025	20%	23.9%
2026	19.7%	23.3%
2027	19.5%	22.8%
2028	19.3%	22.3%
2029	19.1%	21.9%
2030	18.8%	21.6%
2031	18.6%	21.2%
2032	18.4%	20.9%
2033	18.2%	20.6%
2034	18%	20.3%
2035	17.7%	20%
2036	17.4%	19.7%
2037	17.2%	19.5%
2038	16.9%	19.3%
2039	16.7%	19.1%
2040	16.4%	18.9%
2041	16.2%	18.8%
2042	16%	18.6%
2043	15.7%	18.4%
2044	15.5%	18.2%
2045	15.4%	18%
2046	15.2%	17.8%
2047	15%	17.6%
2048	14.8%	17.4%
2049	14.7%	17.2%
2050	14.6%	17%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.3% of the population in Colombia and 24.5% in Ecuador in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 38.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Colombia and Ecuador compared.

Natural population change in Colombia vs Ecuador by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.85% in Colombia and +1.15% in Ecuador. 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	Ecuador
1960	529,316	130,368
1961	545,627	135,573
1962	559,985	140,943
1963	572,355	146,531
1964	581,435	152,263
1965	587,677	157,915
1966	590,855	163,317
1967	591,649	168,629
1968	589,407	173,828
1969	586,559	178,403
1970	583,396	183,517
1971	582,011	187,995
1972	581,361	192,136
1973	583,608	196,028
1974	589,035	199,276
1975	598,580	202,407
1976	612,265	205,366
1977	622,814	209,095
1978	626,378	212,497
1979	635,747	216,162
1980	649,872	220,120
1981	662,195	224,073
1982	675,339	227,606
1983	674,767	231,336
1984	666,315	236,543
1985	625,379	236,438
1986	659,701	237,084
1987	659,429	237,724
1988	663,796	241,191
1989	674,102	248,129
1990	682,409	252,919
1991	690,266	257,713
1992	697,763	259,787
1993	709,287	260,330
1994	708,660	261,788
1995	694,968	264,449
1996	682,547	267,695
1997	686,073	266,020
1998	687,704	263,927
1999	668,576	261,650
2000	652,176	259,837
2001	642,933	259,376
2002	640,840	259,446
2003	642,144	258,928
2004	628,424	257,436
2005	610,618	255,295
2006	594,388	254,184
2007	583,115	253,419
2008	576,654	257,894
2009	559,017	260,892
2010	533,657	257,404
2011	511,524	258,171
2012	503,285	249,825
2013	489,069	234,103
2014	470,916	225,790
2015	446,778	219,399
2016	425,087	208,245
2017	426,538	211,355
2018	433,622	219,513
2019	441,087	211,045
2020	378,965	156,458
2021	311,122	155,146
2022	406,143	179,308
2023	422,598	178,093

Maternal mortality chart: Colombia vs Ecuador

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 55 deaths in Ecuador.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Colombia	Ecuador
1985	143	188
1986	123	181
1987	120	131
1988	113	166
1989	106	166
1990	102	168
1991	99	177
1992	97	172
1993	94	168
1994	93	155
1995	91	146
1996	89	138
1997	90	135
1998	92	131
1999	96	128
2000	95	123
2001	94	116
2002	91	109
2003	87	102
2004	84	97
2005	82	94
2006	81	90
2007	80	86
2008	78	83
2009	77	82
2010	76	80
2011	75	77
2012	73	72
2013	72	68
2014	71	65
2015	70	64
2016	69	65
2017	68	62
2018	67	61
2019	66	62
2020	94	91
2021	147	93
2022	74	69
2023	59	55

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.2% in Colombia and 1.31% in Ecuador. 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	Ecuador
1960	13.4%	17.6%
1961	13%	17.1%
1962	12.6%	16.6%
1963	12.2%	16.1%
1964	11.8%	15.7%
1965	11.5%	15.3%
1966	11.1%	14.9%
1967	10.8%	14.6%
1968	10.4%	14.3%
1969	10.1%	14%
1970	9.72%	13.7%
1971	9.36%	13.4%
1972	8.99%	13%
1973	8.6%	12.5%
1974	8.2%	12%
1975	7.8%	11.5%
1976	7.39%	11%
1977	6.98%	10.5%
1978	6.58%	10%
1979	6.2%	9.57%
1980	5.84%	9.12%
1981	5.5%	8.68%
1982	5.17%	8.23%
1983	4.88%	7.78%
1984	4.62%	7.35%
1985	4.89%	6.95%
1986	4.17%	6.58%
1987	3.99%	6.25%
1988	3.84%	5.94%
1989	3.7%	5.66%
1990	3.57%	5.39%
1991	3.45%	5.12%
1992	3.33%	4.86%
1993	3.21%	4.6%
1994	3.1%	4.34%
1995	2.99%	4.08%
1996	2.88%	3.82%
1997	2.78%	3.57%
1998	2.68%	3.34%
1999	2.59%	3.14%
2000	2.51%	2.96%
2001	2.43%	2.81%
2002	2.35%	2.68%
2003	2.28%	2.57%
2004	2.22%	2.46%
2005	2.15%	2.37%
2006	2.09%	2.28%
2007	2.02%	2.19%
2008	1.96%	2.1%
2009	1.89%	2%
2010	1.83%	1.92%
2011	1.77%	1.83%
2012	1.72%	1.74%
2013	1.66%	1.66%
2014	1.61%	1.59%
2015	1.56%	1.53%
2016	1.51%	1.48%
2017	1.46%	1.44%
2018	1.41%	1.41%
2019	1.37%	1.38%
2020	1.32%	1.36%
2021	1.28%	1.34%
2022	1.24%	1.32%
2023	1.2%	1.31%