Fertility & birth rates in Colombia and France

Fertility rate in Colombia vs France 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 1.66 in France in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Colombia vs France 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	France
1960	6.74	2.85
1961	6.71	2.87
1962	6.66	2.89
1963	6.58	2.89
1964	6.48	2.87
1965	6.33	2.84
1966	6.16	2.8
1967	5.96	2.75
1968	5.74	2.69
1969	5.51	2.62
1970	5.28	2.55
1971	5.06	2.47
1972	4.86	2.38
1973	4.68	2.28
1974	4.53	2.18
1975	4.4	2.09
1976	4.29	2.01
1977	4.16	1.94
1978	4	1.89
1979	3.89	1.87
1980	3.8	1.85
1981	3.71	1.85
1982	3.62	1.86
1983	3.5	1.86
1984	3.35	1.86
1985	3.23	1.86
1986	3.15	1.85
1987	3.09	1.83
1988	3.04	1.81
1989	3.01	1.79
1990	3	1.77
1991	2.98	1.75
1992	2.98	1.74
1993	2.98	1.73
1994	2.94	1.73
1995	2.85	1.74
1996	2.77	1.75
1997	2.74	1.77
1998	2.72	1.78
1999	2.64	1.81
2000	2.57	1.89
2001	2.52	1.9
2002	2.49	1.88
2003	2.45	1.89
2004	2.38	1.92
2005	2.31	1.94
2006	2.24	2
2007	2.19	1.98
2008	2.15	2.01
2009	2.1	2
2010	2.01	2.03
2011	1.94	2.01
2012	1.9	2.01
2013	1.86	1.99
2014	1.82	2
2015	1.77	1.96
2016	1.72	1.92
2017	1.72	1.89
2018	1.72	1.87
2019	1.71	1.86
2020	1.69	1.83
2021	1.68	1.84
2022	1.66	1.79
2023	1.65	1.66
2024	1.63	1.66
2025	1.62	1.66
2026	1.6	1.66
2027	1.6	1.66
2028	1.59	1.66
2029	1.59	1.66
2030	1.58	1.66
2031	1.58	1.66
2032	1.57	1.66
2033	1.57	1.66
2034	1.57	1.66
2035	1.57	1.66
2036	1.57	1.66
2037	1.57	1.67
2038	1.57	1.66
2039	1.57	1.66
2040	1.57	1.66
2041	1.57	1.67
2042	1.57	1.67
2043	1.57	1.67
2044	1.57	1.67
2045	1.57	1.67
2046	1.57	1.67
2047	1.58	1.67
2048	1.58	1.67
2049	1.58	1.67
2050	1.58	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Colombia	France
1960	46.8%	26.5%
1961	47%	26.5%
1962	47.1%	26.2%
1963	47.2%	26%
1964	47.3%	25.8%
1965	47.2%	25.6%
1966	47.1%	25.4%
1967	46.9%	25.3%
1968	46.7%	25.1%
1969	46.4%	25%
1970	46%	24.8%
1971	45.6%	24.7%
1972	45.1%	24.6%
1973	44.6%	24.4%
1974	44%	24.2%
1975	43.4%	23.9%
1976	42.8%	23.6%
1977	42.2%	23.3%
1978	41.5%	23%
1979	40.9%	22.7%
1980	40.3%	22.4%
1981	39.7%	22.1%
1982	39.1%	21.9%
1983	38.6%	21.7%
1984	38.1%	21.5%
1985	37.6%	21.3%
1986	37.2%	21%
1987	36.9%	20.7%
1988	36.5%	20.5%
1989	36.2%	20.3%
1990	35.9%	20.1%
1991	35.6%	20.1%
1992	35.3%	20%
1993	35%	19.9%
1994	34.7%	19.7%
1995	34.4%	19.5%
1996	34%	19.3%
1997	33.7%	19.1%
1998	33.3%	19%
1999	32.9%	19%
2000	32.5%	18.9%
2001	32.1%	18.9%
2002	31.7%	18.8%
2003	31.3%	18.7%
2004	30.9%	18.6%
2005	30.4%	18.5%
2006	29.9%	18.5%
2007	29.3%	18.4%
2008	28.7%	18.5%
2009	28.1%	18.5%
2010	27.5%	18.5%
2011	26.9%	18.5%
2012	26.3%	18.5%
2013	25.7%	18.4%
2014	25.1%	18.3%
2015	24.5%	18.2%
2016	23.9%	18.1%
2017	23.3%	17.9%
2018	22.7%	17.8%
2019	22.1%	17.6%
2020	21.7%	17.4%
2021	21.3%	17.2%
2022	21%	17%
2023	20.6%	16.8%
2024	20.3%	16.5%
2025	20%	16.2%
2026	19.7%	16%
2027	19.5%	15.7%
2028	19.3%	15.5%
2029	19.1%	15.3%
2030	18.8%	15.1%
2031	18.6%	15%
2032	18.4%	14.8%
2033	18.2%	14.8%
2034	18%	14.7%
2035	17.7%	14.7%
2036	17.4%	14.7%
2037	17.2%	14.7%
2038	16.9%	14.7%
2039	16.7%	14.8%
2040	16.4%	14.9%
2041	16.2%	15%
2042	16%	15.1%
2043	15.7%	15.2%
2044	15.5%	15.3%
2045	15.4%	15.4%
2046	15.2%	15.5%
2047	15%	15.5%
2048	14.8%	15.5%
2049	14.7%	15.6%
2050	14.6%	15.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.3% of the population in Colombia and 16.5% in France in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 20.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Colombia and France compared.

Natural population change in Colombia vs France by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.85% in Colombia and +0.2% in France. 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	France
1960	529,316	346,115
1961	545,627	354,504
1962	559,985	358,082
1963	572,355	361,694
1964	581,435	360,631
1965	587,677	354,132
1966	590,855	352,181
1967	591,649	339,843
1968	589,407	337,346
1969	586,559	329,831
1970	583,396	322,444
1971	582,011	309,747
1972	581,361	296,589
1973	583,608	282,979
1974	589,035	268,733
1975	598,580	248,413
1976	612,265	227,776
1977	622,814	217,946
1978	626,378	213,462
1979	635,747	208,923
1980	649,872	210,042
1981	662,195	222,414
1982	675,339	234,389
1983	674,767	235,655
1984	666,315	248,086
1985	625,379	249,328
1986	659,701	250,606
1987	659,429	251,971
1988	663,796	247,672
1989	674,102	243,361
1990	682,409	238,870
1991	690,266	234,216
1992	697,763	229,502
1993	709,287	224,592
1994	708,660	201,704
1995	694,968	220,303
1996	682,547	221,092
1997	686,073	215,885
1998	687,704	222,705
1999	668,576	229,907
2000	652,176	268,042
2001	642,933	263,867
2002	640,840	253,430
2003	642,144	230,325
2004	628,424	282,185
2005	610,618	271,677
2006	594,388	305,387
2007	583,115	288,076
2008	576,654	283,250
2009	559,017	278,238
2010	533,657	286,116
2011	511,524	280,966
2012	503,285	256,065
2013	489,069	244,192
2014	470,916	265,248
2015	446,778	206,300
2016	425,087	193,500
2017	426,538	160,604
2018	433,622	147,749
2019	441,087	141,503
2020	378,965	67,602
2021	311,122	74,627
2022	406,143	54,452
2023	422,598	47,802

Maternal mortality chart: Colombia vs France

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 7 deaths in France.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Colombia	France
1985	143	20
1986	123	20
1987	120	19
1988	113	19
1989	106	19
1990	102	18
1991	99	18
1992	97	17
1993	94	16
1994	93	15
1995	91	15
1996	89	13
1997	90	11
1998	92	10
1999	96	10
2000	95	9
2001	94	9
2002	91	9
2003	87	9
2004	84	9
2005	82	9
2006	81	9
2007	80	9
2008	78	10
2009	77	10
2010	76	9
2011	75	9
2012	73	9
2013	72	9
2014	71	9
2015	70	9
2016	69	9
2017	68	8
2018	67	9
2019	66	8
2020	94	9
2021	147	9
2022	74	9
2023	59	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.2% in Colombia and 0.43% in France. 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	France
1960	13.4%	2.85%
1961	13%	2.7%
1962	12.6%	2.57%
1963	12.2%	2.45%
1964	11.8%	2.34%
1965	11.5%	2.24%
1966	11.1%	2.14%
1967	10.8%	2.06%
1968	10.4%	1.99%
1969	10.1%	1.91%
1970	9.72%	1.82%
1971	9.36%	1.74%
1972	8.99%	1.66%
1973	8.6%	1.6%
1974	8.2%	1.54%
1975	7.8%	1.49%
1976	7.39%	1.44%
1977	6.98%	1.39%
1978	6.58%	1.34%
1979	6.2%	1.28%
1980	5.84%	1.24%
1981	5.5%	1.19%
1982	5.17%	1.15%
1983	4.88%	1.11%
1984	4.62%	1.07%
1985	4.89%	1.04%
1986	4.17%	1.01%
1987	3.99%	0.98%
1988	3.84%	0.96%
1989	3.7%	0.93%
1990	3.57%	0.9%
1991	3.45%	0.86%
1992	3.33%	0.81%
1993	3.21%	0.75%
1994	3.1%	0.7%
1995	2.99%	0.65%
1996	2.88%	0.61%
1997	2.78%	0.58%
1998	2.68%	0.57%
1999	2.59%	0.55%
2000	2.51%	0.54%
2001	2.43%	0.52%
2002	2.35%	0.51%
2003	2.28%	0.49%
2004	2.22%	0.48%
2005	2.15%	0.46%
2006	2.09%	0.45%
2007	2.02%	0.44%
2008	1.96%	0.44%
2009	1.89%	0.43%
2010	1.83%	0.42%
2011	1.77%	0.42%
2012	1.72%	0.41%
2013	1.66%	0.41%
2014	1.61%	0.41%
2015	1.56%	0.42%
2016	1.51%	0.42%
2017	1.46%	0.42%
2018	1.41%	0.42%
2019	1.37%	0.42%
2020	1.32%	0.42%
2021	1.28%	0.43%
2022	1.24%	0.43%
2023	1.2%	0.43%