Fertility & birth rates in Colombia and Gabon

Fertility rate in Colombia vs Gabon 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 3.65 in Gabon in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Colombia vs Gabon 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	Gabon
1960	6.74	4.42
1961	6.71	4.5
1962	6.66	4.59
1963	6.58	4.65
1964	6.48	4.71
1965	6.33	4.79
1966	6.16	4.86
1967	5.96	4.92
1968	5.74	4.98
1969	5.51	5.05
1970	5.28	5.1
1971	5.06	5.16
1972	4.86	5.24
1973	4.68	5.29
1974	4.53	5.33
1975	4.4	5.39
1976	4.29	5.46
1977	4.16	5.52
1978	4	5.57
1979	3.89	5.61
1980	3.8	5.66
1981	3.71	5.73
1982	3.62	5.74
1983	3.5	5.76
1984	3.35	5.73
1985	3.23	5.71
1986	3.15	5.69
1987	3.09	5.67
1988	3.04	5.62
1989	3.01	5.55
1990	3	5.46
1991	2.98	5.37
1992	2.98	5.29
1993	2.98	5.19
1994	2.94	5.04
1995	2.85	4.88
1996	2.77	4.74
1997	2.74	4.66
1998	2.72	4.58
1999	2.64	4.5
2000	2.57	4.47
2001	2.52	4.42
2002	2.49	4.36
2003	2.45	4.3
2004	2.38	4.25
2005	2.31	4.21
2006	2.24	4.17
2007	2.19	4.14
2008	2.15	4.12
2009	2.1	4.14
2010	2.01	4.15
2011	1.94	4.15
2012	1.9	4.09
2013	1.86	4.02
2014	1.82	3.95
2015	1.77	3.92
2016	1.72	3.92
2017	1.72	3.91
2018	1.72	3.91
2019	1.71	3.88
2020	1.69	3.83
2021	1.68	3.78
2022	1.66	3.71
2023	1.65	3.65
2024	1.63	3.59
2025	1.62	3.54
2026	1.6	3.49
2027	1.6	3.43
2028	1.59	3.37
2029	1.59	3.33
2030	1.58	3.29
2031	1.58	3.24
2032	1.57	3.2
2033	1.57	3.16
2034	1.57	3.12
2035	1.57	3.08
2036	1.57	3.04
2037	1.57	3.01
2038	1.57	2.97
2039	1.57	2.94
2040	1.57	2.91
2041	1.57	2.88
2042	1.57	2.84
2043	1.57	2.81
2044	1.57	2.78
2045	1.57	2.75
2046	1.57	2.73
2047	1.58	2.7
2048	1.58	2.67
2049	1.58	2.64
2050	1.58	2.62

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Colombia	Gabon
1960	46.8%	31.4%
1961	47%	31.8%
1962	47.1%	32.2%
1963	47.2%	32.6%
1964	47.3%	33%
1965	47.2%	33.5%
1966	47.1%	33.9%
1967	46.9%	34.3%
1968	46.7%	34.7%
1969	46.4%	35.1%
1970	46%	35.4%
1971	45.6%	35.8%
1972	45.1%	36.3%
1973	44.6%	36.7%
1974	44%	37.1%
1975	43.4%	37.6%
1976	42.8%	38%
1977	42.2%	38.4%
1978	41.5%	38.8%
1979	40.9%	39.2%
1980	40.3%	39.6%
1981	39.7%	39.9%
1982	39.1%	40.3%
1983	38.6%	40.7%
1984	38.1%	41%
1985	37.6%	41.4%
1986	37.2%	41.6%
1987	36.9%	41.9%
1988	36.5%	42.1%
1989	36.2%	42.3%
1990	35.9%	42.4%
1991	35.6%	42.5%
1992	35.3%	42.5%
1993	35%	42.5%
1994	34.7%	42.4%
1995	34.4%	42.3%
1996	34%	42%
1997	33.7%	41.8%
1998	33.3%	41.5%
1999	32.9%	41.2%
2000	32.5%	40.8%
2001	32.1%	40.5%
2002	31.7%	40.1%
2003	31.3%	39.7%
2004	30.9%	39.4%
2005	30.4%	39%
2006	29.9%	38.6%
2007	29.3%	38.2%
2008	28.7%	37.9%
2009	28.1%	37.6%
2010	27.5%	37.3%
2011	26.9%	37.1%
2012	26.3%	37%
2013	25.7%	36.8%
2014	25.1%	36.7%
2015	24.5%	36.6%
2016	23.9%	36.6%
2017	23.3%	36.6%
2018	22.7%	36.7%
2019	22.1%	36.8%
2020	21.7%	36.8%
2021	21.3%	36.8%
2022	21%	36.8%
2023	20.6%	36.7%
2024	20.3%	36.5%
2025	20%	36.2%
2026	19.7%	35.9%
2027	19.5%	35.6%
2028	19.3%	35.3%
2029	19.1%	34.9%
2030	18.8%	34.6%
2031	18.6%	34.2%
2032	18.4%	33.8%
2033	18.2%	33.4%
2034	18%	33%
2035	17.7%	32.7%
2036	17.4%	32.3%
2037	17.2%	32%
2038	16.9%	31.8%
2039	16.7%	31.5%
2040	16.4%	31.3%
2041	16.2%	31.1%
2042	16%	31%
2043	15.7%	30.8%
2044	15.5%	30.6%
2045	15.4%	30.5%
2046	15.2%	30.3%
2047	15%	30.2%
2048	14.8%	30%
2049	14.7%	29.8%
2050	14.6%	29.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.3% of the population in Colombia and 36.5% in Gabon in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 42.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Colombia and Gabon compared.

Natural population change in Colombia vs Gabon by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.85% in Colombia and +2.31% in Gabon. 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	Gabon
1960	529,316	5,732
1961	545,627	6,161
1962	559,985	6,609
1963	572,355	7,001
1964	581,435	7,402
1965	587,677	7,902
1966	590,855	8,410
1967	591,649	8,883
1968	589,407	9,417
1969	586,559	9,969
1970	583,396	10,635
1971	582,011	11,357
1972	581,361	12,095
1973	583,608	12,731
1974	589,035	13,381
1975	598,580	14,162
1976	612,265	14,998
1977	622,814	15,842
1978	626,378	16,714
1979	635,747	17,553
1980	649,872	18,503
1981	662,195	19,528
1982	675,339	20,292
1983	674,767	21,162
1984	666,315	21,851
1985	625,379	22,617
1986	659,701	23,362
1987	659,429	24,212
1988	663,796	24,888
1989	674,102	25,359
1990	682,409	25,858
1991	690,266	26,334
1992	697,763	26,810
1993	709,287	27,235
1994	708,660	27,271
1995	694,968	27,290
1996	682,547	27,450
1997	686,073	28,053
1998	687,704	28,697
1999	668,576	29,330
2000	652,176	30,210
2001	642,933	30,941
2002	640,840	31,777
2003	642,144	32,633
2004	628,424	33,615
2005	610,618	34,766
2006	594,388	35,984
2007	583,115	37,394
2008	576,654	39,002
2009	559,017	41,037
2010	533,657	43,061
2011	511,524	44,922
2012	503,285	45,941
2013	489,069	46,829
2014	470,916	47,704
2015	446,778	48,876
2016	425,087	50,321
2017	426,538	51,455
2018	433,622	52,476
2019	441,087	53,185
2020	378,965	52,745
2021	311,122	52,611
2022	406,143	52,944
2023	422,598	53,167

Maternal mortality chart: Colombia vs Gabon

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 233 deaths in Gabon.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Colombia	Gabon
1985	143	373
1986	123	369
1987	120	366
1988	113	367
1989	106	366
1990	102	368
1991	99	369
1992	97	371
1993	94	364
1994	93	357
1995	91	341
1996	89	321
1997	90	290
1998	92	258
1999	96	216
2000	95	178
2001	94	160
2002	91	151
2003	87	134
2004	84	142
2005	82	175
2006	81	186
2007	80	173
2008	78	158
2009	77	158
2010	76	144
2011	75	149
2012	73	173
2013	72	235
2014	71	273
2015	70	239
2016	69	215
2017	68	184
2018	67	176
2019	66	179
2020	94	194
2021	147	249
2022	74	216
2023	59	233

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.2% in Colombia and 3.32% in Gabon. 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	Gabon
1960	13.4%	21.9%
1961	13%	21.2%
1962	12.6%	20.5%
1963	12.2%	19.8%
1964	11.8%	19.2%
1965	11.5%	18.6%
1966	11.1%	17.9%
1967	10.8%	17.4%
1968	10.4%	16.8%
1969	10.1%	16.2%
1970	9.72%	15.7%
1971	9.36%	15.2%
1972	8.99%	14.7%
1973	8.6%	14.2%
1974	8.2%	13.7%
1975	7.8%	13.3%
1976	7.39%	12.8%
1977	6.98%	12.4%
1978	6.58%	12%
1979	6.2%	11.6%
1980	5.84%	11.2%
1981	5.5%	10.8%
1982	5.17%	10.5%
1983	4.88%	10.1%
1984	4.62%	9.81%
1985	4.89%	9.52%
1986	4.17%	9.26%
1987	3.99%	9.03%
1988	3.84%	8.82%
1989	3.7%	8.64%
1990	3.57%	8.49%
1991	3.45%	8.35%
1992	3.33%	8.24%
1993	3.21%	8.14%
1994	3.1%	8.06%
1995	2.99%	7.98%
1996	2.88%	7.89%
1997	2.78%	7.79%
1998	2.68%	7.67%
1999	2.59%	7.53%
2000	2.51%	7.37%
2001	2.43%	7.19%
2002	2.35%	7.01%
2003	2.28%	6.81%
2004	2.22%	6.6%
2005	2.15%	6.39%
2006	2.09%	6.21%
2007	2.02%	5.99%
2008	1.96%	5.77%
2009	1.89%	5.57%
2010	1.83%	5.35%
2011	1.77%	5.14%
2012	1.72%	4.94%
2013	1.66%	4.73%
2014	1.61%	4.57%
2015	1.56%	4.42%
2016	1.51%	4.24%
2017	1.46%	4.1%
2018	1.41%	3.96%
2019	1.37%	3.8%
2020	1.32%	3.62%
2021	1.28%	3.52%
2022	1.24%	3.41%
2023	1.2%	3.32%