Fertility & birth rates in Colombia and Lesotho

Fertility rate in Colombia vs Lesotho 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 2.69 in Lesotho in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Colombia vs Lesotho 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	Lesotho
1960	6.74	5.78
1961	6.71	5.79
1962	6.66	5.79
1963	6.58	5.78
1964	6.48	5.77
1965	6.33	5.77
1966	6.16	5.76
1967	5.96	5.75
1968	5.74	5.73
1969	5.51	5.7
1970	5.28	5.7
1971	5.06	5.7
1972	4.86	5.69
1973	4.68	5.69
1974	4.53	5.75
1975	4.4	5.83
1976	4.29	5.87
1977	4.16	5.85
1978	4	5.82
1979	3.89	5.79
1980	3.8	5.75
1981	3.71	5.69
1982	3.62	5.63
1983	3.5	5.56
1984	3.35	5.48
1985	3.23	5.4
1986	3.15	5.32
1987	3.09	5.22
1988	3.04	5.1
1989	3.01	4.96
1990	3	4.81
1991	2.98	4.68
1992	2.98	4.54
1993	2.98	4.37
1994	2.94	4.21
1995	2.85	4.13
1996	2.77	4.06
1997	2.74	3.98
1998	2.72	3.82
1999	2.64	3.67
2000	2.57	3.61
2001	2.52	3.63
2002	2.49	3.68
2003	2.45	3.62
2004	2.38	3.51
2005	2.31	3.43
2006	2.24	3.41
2007	2.19	3.44
2008	2.15	3.39
2009	2.1	3.31
2010	2.01	3.25
2011	1.94	3.34
2012	1.9	3.3
2013	1.86	3.28
2014	1.82	3.24
2015	1.77	3.22
2016	1.72	3.18
2017	1.72	3.11
2018	1.72	3.02
2019	1.71	2.92
2020	1.69	2.85
2021	1.68	2.77
2022	1.66	2.72
2023	1.65	2.69
2024	1.63	2.66
2025	1.62	2.64
2026	1.6	2.61
2027	1.6	2.58
2028	1.59	2.55
2029	1.59	2.53
2030	1.58	2.5
2031	1.58	2.47
2032	1.57	2.45
2033	1.57	2.43
2034	1.57	2.41
2035	1.57	2.38
2036	1.57	2.37
2037	1.57	2.34
2038	1.57	2.32
2039	1.57	2.3
2040	1.57	2.29
2041	1.57	2.27
2042	1.57	2.25
2043	1.57	2.24
2044	1.57	2.22
2045	1.57	2.21
2046	1.57	2.19
2047	1.58	2.18
2048	1.58	2.17
2049	1.58	2.16
2050	1.58	2.14

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Colombia	Lesotho
1960	46.8%	45.1%
1961	47%	45.2%
1962	47.1%	45.3%
1963	47.2%	45.2%
1964	47.3%	44.9%
1965	47.2%	44.8%
1966	47.1%	44.9%
1967	46.9%	44.8%
1968	46.7%	44.4%
1969	46.4%	44%
1970	46%	43.6%
1971	45.6%	43.1%
1972	45.1%	42.7%
1973	44.6%	42.3%
1974	44%	41.9%
1975	43.4%	41.6%
1976	42.8%	41.4%
1977	42.2%	41.5%
1978	41.5%	41.7%
1979	40.9%	41.9%
1980	40.3%	42.1%
1981	39.7%	42.3%
1982	39.1%	42.5%
1983	38.6%	42.7%
1984	38.1%	42.8%
1985	37.6%	43%
1986	37.2%	42.7%
1987	36.9%	42.5%
1988	36.5%	42.7%
1989	36.2%	42.8%
1990	35.9%	42.9%
1991	35.6%	42.9%
1992	35.3%	42.8%
1993	35%	42.6%
1994	34.7%	42.3%
1995	34.4%	42%
1996	34%	41.7%
1997	33.7%	41.2%
1998	33.3%	40.7%
1999	32.9%	40.2%
2000	32.5%	39.6%
2001	32.1%	39.1%
2002	31.7%	38.6%
2003	31.3%	38.1%
2004	30.9%	37.7%
2005	30.4%	37.4%
2006	29.9%	37.1%
2007	29.3%	36.8%
2008	28.7%	36.7%
2009	28.1%	36.6%
2010	27.5%	36.5%
2011	26.9%	36.5%
2012	26.3%	36.5%
2013	25.7%	36.5%
2014	25.1%	36.6%
2015	24.5%	36.6%
2016	23.9%	36.6%
2017	23.3%	36.5%
2018	22.7%	36.3%
2019	22.1%	36.1%
2020	21.7%	35.8%
2021	21.3%	35.6%
2022	21%	35.3%
2023	20.6%	34.9%
2024	20.3%	34.5%
2025	20%	34.1%
2026	19.7%	33.6%
2027	19.5%	33.1%
2028	19.3%	32.6%
2029	19.1%	32%
2030	18.8%	31.5%
2031	18.6%	31%
2032	18.4%	30.5%
2033	18.2%	30.1%
2034	18%	29.7%
2035	17.7%	29.3%
2036	17.4%	29%
2037	17.2%	28.8%
2038	16.9%	28.5%
2039	16.7%	28.3%
2040	16.4%	28.1%
2041	16.2%	27.8%
2042	16%	27.6%
2043	15.7%	27.4%
2044	15.5%	27.1%
2045	15.4%	26.9%
2046	15.2%	26.7%
2047	15%	26.4%
2048	14.8%	26.2%
2049	14.7%	25.9%
2050	14.6%	25.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.3% of the population in Colombia and 34.5% in Lesotho in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 42.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Colombia and Lesotho compared.

Natural population change in Colombia vs Lesotho by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.85% in Colombia and +1.44% in Lesotho. 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	Lesotho
1960	529,316	19,981
1961	545,627	20,581
1962	559,985	21,132
1963	572,355	21,585
1964	581,435	22,116
1965	587,677	22,755
1966	590,855	23,326
1967	591,649	23,911
1968	589,407	24,490
1969	586,559	25,137
1970	583,396	25,935
1971	582,011	26,838
1972	581,361	27,841
1973	583,608	28,859
1974	589,035	30,444
1975	598,580	32,311
1976	612,265	34,117
1977	622,814	35,654
1978	626,378	37,084
1979	635,747	38,440
1980	649,872	39,617
1981	662,195	40,808
1982	675,339	41,941
1983	674,767	42,899
1984	666,315	43,785
1985	625,379	44,575
1986	659,701	45,232
1987	659,429	47,718
1988	663,796	47,158
1989	674,102	46,264
1990	682,409	45,060
1991	690,266	44,026
1992	697,763	42,579
1993	709,287	40,505
1994	708,660	38,629
1995	694,968	37,370
1996	682,547	36,228
1997	686,073	34,637
1998	687,704	30,889
1999	668,576	27,393
2000	652,176	24,786
2001	642,933	23,190
2002	640,840	22,274
2003	642,144	20,133
2004	628,424	17,271
2005	610,618	15,831
2006	594,388	15,234
2007	583,115	17,763
2008	576,654	19,349
2009	559,017	20,335
2010	533,657	21,877
2011	511,524	25,647
2012	503,285	27,592
2013	489,069	29,789
2014	470,916	30,922
2015	446,778	32,087
2016	425,087	33,390
2017	426,538	33,601
2018	433,622	33,112
2019	441,087	32,279
2020	378,965	30,721
2021	311,122	27,806
2022	406,143	30,803
2023	422,598	31,115

Maternal mortality chart: Colombia vs Lesotho

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 478 deaths in Lesotho.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Colombia	Lesotho
1985	143	711
1986	123	680
1987	120	686
1988	113	680
1989	106	680
1990	102	665
1991	99	641
1992	97	601
1993	94	542
1994	93	423
1995	91	357
1996	89	319
1997	90	312
1998	92	332
1999	96	371
2000	95	413
2001	94	465
2002	91	484
2003	87	508
2004	84	499
2005	82	549
2006	81	696
2007	80	891
2008	78	1,205
2009	77	1,387
2010	76	1,311
2011	75	1,210
2012	73	1,000
2013	72	855
2014	71	707
2015	70	594
2016	69	518
2017	68	468
2018	67	491
2019	66	467
2020	94	529
2021	147	577
2022	74	477
2023	59	478

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.2% in Colombia and 5.89% in Lesotho. 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	Lesotho
1960	13.4%	18.6%
1961	13%	18.5%
1962	12.6%	18.5%
1963	12.2%	18.6%
1964	11.8%	18.6%
1965	11.5%	18.7%
1966	11.1%	18.6%
1967	10.8%	18.5%
1968	10.4%	18.3%
1969	10.1%	18%
1970	9.72%	17.7%
1971	9.36%	17.3%
1972	8.99%	16.9%
1973	8.6%	16.5%
1974	8.2%	16%
1975	7.8%	15.5%
1976	7.39%	14.9%
1977	6.98%	14.2%
1978	6.58%	13.6%
1979	6.2%	12.9%
1980	5.84%	12.3%
1981	5.5%	11.7%
1982	5.17%	11.1%
1983	4.88%	10.6%
1984	4.62%	10.1%
1985	4.89%	9.72%
1986	4.17%	9.36%
1987	3.99%	9.06%
1988	3.84%	8.8%
1989	3.7%	8.6%
1990	3.57%	8.47%
1991	3.45%	8.43%
1992	3.33%	8.51%
1993	3.21%	8.73%
1994	3.1%	9.07%
1995	2.99%	9.45%
1996	2.88%	9.83%
1997	2.78%	10.2%
1998	2.68%	10.5%
1999	2.59%	10.7%
2000	2.51%	10.9%
2001	2.43%	11.1%
2002	2.35%	11.2%
2003	2.28%	11.4%
2004	2.22%	11.5%
2005	2.15%	11.6%
2006	2.09%	11.5%
2007	2.02%	11.2%
2008	1.96%	10.9%
2009	1.89%	9.64%
2010	1.83%	9.01%
2011	1.77%	8.59%
2012	1.72%	8.26%
2013	1.66%	8.02%
2014	1.61%	7.82%
2015	1.56%	7.51%
2016	1.51%	7.18%
2017	1.46%	7.12%
2018	1.41%	6.91%
2019	1.37%	6.87%
2020	1.32%	6.68%
2021	1.28%	6.44%
2022	1.24%	6.15%
2023	1.2%	5.89%