Fertility & birth rates in Colombia and Luxembourg

Fertility rate in Colombia vs Luxembourg 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 1.25 in Luxembourg in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Colombia	Luxembourg
1960	6.74	2.29
1961	6.71	-
1962	6.66	2.37
1963	6.58	-
1964	6.48	2.34
1965	6.33	2.42
1966	6.16	2.34
1967	5.96	2.24
1968	5.74	2.12
1969	5.51	2.02
1970	5.28	1.97
1971	5.06	1.95
1972	4.86	1.75
1973	4.68	1.58
1974	4.53	1.58
1975	4.4	1.55
1976	4.29	1.48
1977	4.16	1.5
1978	4	1.48
1979	3.89	1.48
1980	3.8	1.5
1981	3.71	1.55
1982	3.62	1.49
1983	3.5	1.43
1984	3.35	1.42
1985	3.23	1.38
1986	3.15	1.43
1987	3.09	1.4
1988	3.04	1.51
1989	3.01	1.52
1990	3	1.6
1991	2.98	1.6
1992	2.98	1.64
1993	2.98	1.7
1994	2.94	1.72
1995	2.85	1.7
1996	2.77	1.77
1997	2.74	1.71
1998	2.72	1.68
1999	2.64	1.74
2000	2.57	1.76
2001	2.52	1.66
2002	2.49	1.63
2003	2.45	1.62
2004	2.38	1.66
2005	2.31	1.63
2006	2.24	1.65
2007	2.19	1.61
2008	2.15	1.61
2009	2.1	1.59
2010	2.01	1.63
2011	1.94	1.52
2012	1.9	1.57
2013	1.86	1.55
2014	1.82	1.5
2015	1.77	1.47
2016	1.72	1.41
2017	1.72	1.39
2018	1.72	1.38
2019	1.71	1.34
2020	1.69	1.36
2021	1.68	1.38
2022	1.66	1.31
2023	1.65	1.25
2024	1.63	1.25
2025	1.62	1.26
2026	1.6	1.26
2027	1.6	1.27
2028	1.59	1.27
2029	1.59	1.28
2030	1.58	1.28
2031	1.58	1.29
2032	1.57	1.29
2033	1.57	1.29
2034	1.57	1.29
2035	1.57	1.3
2036	1.57	1.3
2037	1.57	1.3
2038	1.57	1.3
2039	1.57	1.3
2040	1.57	1.31
2041	1.57	1.31
2042	1.57	1.31
2043	1.57	1.31
2044	1.57	1.32
2045	1.57	1.32
2046	1.57	1.32
2047	1.58	1.32
2048	1.58	1.32
2049	1.58	1.33
2050	1.58	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Colombia	Luxembourg
1960	46.8%	21.2%
1961	47%	21.5%
1962	47.1%	21.7%
1963	47.2%	21.9%
1964	47.3%	22.1%
1965	47.2%	22.3%
1966	47.1%	22.5%
1967	46.9%	22.6%
1968	46.7%	22.5%
1969	46.4%	22.4%
1970	46%	22.2%
1971	45.6%	22%
1972	45.1%	21.6%
1973	44.6%	21.2%
1974	44%	20.9%
1975	43.4%	20.5%
1976	42.8%	20.2%
1977	42.2%	19.9%
1978	41.5%	19.5%
1979	40.9%	19.2%
1980	40.3%	18.8%
1981	39.7%	18.4%
1982	39.1%	18.1%
1983	38.6%	17.8%
1984	38.1%	17.5%
1985	37.6%	17.2%
1986	37.2%	17%
1987	36.9%	16.9%
1988	36.5%	17%
1989	36.2%	17.2%
1990	35.9%	17.4%
1991	35.6%	17.6%
1992	35.3%	17.8%
1993	35%	18%
1994	34.7%	18.3%
1995	34.4%	18.4%
1996	34%	18.6%
1997	33.7%	18.7%
1998	33.3%	18.8%
1999	32.9%	18.9%
2000	32.5%	18.9%
2001	32.1%	18.9%
2002	31.7%	18.9%
2003	31.3%	18.8%
2004	30.9%	18.7%
2005	30.4%	18.5%
2006	29.9%	18.4%
2007	29.3%	18.2%
2008	28.7%	18%
2009	28.1%	17.8%
2010	27.5%	17.7%
2011	26.9%	17.4%
2012	26.3%	17.1%
2013	25.7%	16.9%
2014	25.1%	16.7%
2015	24.5%	16.6%
2016	23.9%	16.4%
2017	23.3%	16.2%
2018	22.7%	16.1%
2019	22.1%	16%
2020	21.7%	16%
2021	21.3%	15.9%
2022	21%	15.9%
2023	20.6%	15.8%
2024	20.3%	15.8%
2025	20%	15.7%
2026	19.7%	15.7%
2027	19.5%	15.7%
2028	19.3%	15.6%
2029	19.1%	15.5%
2030	18.8%	15.4%
2031	18.6%	15.3%
2032	18.4%	15.2%
2033	18.2%	15.1%
2034	18%	15%
2035	17.7%	14.9%
2036	17.4%	14.7%
2037	17.2%	14.6%
2038	16.9%	14.5%
2039	16.7%	14.3%
2040	16.4%	14.2%
2041	16.2%	14%
2042	16%	13.9%
2043	15.7%	13.8%
2044	15.5%	13.7%
2045	15.4%	13.6%
2046	15.2%	13.5%
2047	15%	13.5%
2048	14.8%	13.5%
2049	14.7%	13.5%
2050	14.6%	13.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.3% of the population in Colombia and 15.8% in Luxembourg in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 17.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Colombia and Luxembourg compared.

Natural population change in Colombia vs Luxembourg by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.85% in Colombia and +0.33% in Luxembourg. 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	Luxembourg
1960	529,316	1,319
1961	545,627	1,489
1962	559,985	1,091
1963	572,355	1,199
1964	581,435	1,377
1965	587,677	1,260
1966	590,855	1,168
1967	591,649	837
1968	589,407	604
1969	586,559	303
1970	583,396	272
1971	582,011	69
1972	581,361	-35
1973	583,608	-421
1974	589,035	-390
1975	598,580	-395
1976	612,265	-578
1977	622,814	-36
1978	626,378	-145
1979	635,747	72
1980	649,872	37
1981	662,195	329
1982	675,339	183
1983	674,767	37
1984	666,315	146
1985	625,379	74
1986	659,701	331
1987	659,429	222
1988	663,796	747
1989	674,102	679
1990	682,409	1,145
1991	690,266	1,239
1992	697,763	1,098
1993	709,287	1,470
1994	708,660	1,652
1995	694,968	1,634
1996	682,547	1,781
1997	686,073	1,552
1998	687,704	1,486
1999	668,576	1,808
2000	652,176	1,963
2001	642,933	1,766
2002	640,840	1,607
2003	642,144	1,220
2004	628,424	1,878
2005	610,618	1,721
2006	594,388	1,748
2007	583,115	1,584
2008	576,654	2,003
2009	559,017	1,991
2010	533,657	2,129
2011	511,524	1,814
2012	503,285	2,124
2013	489,069	2,336
2014	470,916	2,225
2015	446,778	2,107
2016	425,087	2,095
2017	426,538	1,968
2018	433,622	1,945
2019	441,087	1,922
2020	378,965	1,828
2021	311,122	2,240
2022	406,143	2,024
2023	422,598	1,933

Maternal mortality chart: Colombia vs Luxembourg

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 11 deaths in Luxembourg.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Colombia	Luxembourg
1985	143	24
1986	123	24
1987	120	23
1988	113	24
1989	106	21
1990	102	24
1991	99	25
1992	97	26
1993	94	20
1994	93	20
1995	91	22
1996	89	23
1997	90	22
1998	92	18
1999	96	21
2000	95	18
2001	94	19
2002	91	17
2003	87	15
2004	84	17
2005	82	17
2006	81	16
2007	80	14
2008	78	13
2009	77	15
2010	76	17
2011	75	13
2012	73	13
2013	72	15
2014	71	13
2015	70	13
2016	69	13
2017	68	15
2018	67	9
2019	66	12
2020	94	6
2021	147	6
2022	74	6
2023	59	11

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.2% in Colombia and 0.23% in Luxembourg. 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	Luxembourg
1960	13.4%	3.72%
1961	13%	3.54%
1962	12.6%	3.36%
1963	12.2%	3.2%
1964	11.8%	3.04%
1965	11.5%	2.89%
1966	11.1%	2.75%
1967	10.8%	2.61%
1968	10.4%	2.48%
1969	10.1%	2.36%
1970	9.72%	2.24%
1971	9.36%	2.11%
1972	8.99%	1.99%
1973	8.6%	1.88%
1974	8.2%	1.77%
1975	7.8%	1.67%
1976	7.39%	1.58%
1977	6.98%	1.51%
1978	6.58%	1.44%
1979	6.2%	1.39%
1980	5.84%	1.34%
1981	5.5%	1.29%
1982	5.17%	1.25%
1983	4.88%	1.21%
1984	4.62%	1.16%
1985	4.89%	1.12%
1986	4.17%	1.07%
1987	3.99%	1.02%
1988	3.84%	0.97%
1989	3.7%	0.93%
1990	3.57%	0.88%
1991	3.45%	0.83%
1992	3.33%	0.78%
1993	3.21%	0.73%
1994	3.1%	0.68%
1995	2.99%	0.64%
1996	2.88%	0.6%
1997	2.78%	0.56%
1998	2.68%	0.53%
1999	2.59%	0.5%
2000	2.51%	0.47%
2001	2.43%	0.44%
2002	2.35%	0.42%
2003	2.28%	0.39%
2004	2.22%	0.37%
2005	2.15%	0.35%
2006	2.09%	0.33%
2007	2.02%	0.31%
2008	1.96%	0.3%
2009	1.89%	0.29%
2010	1.83%	0.28%
2011	1.77%	0.27%
2012	1.72%	0.27%
2013	1.66%	0.26%
2014	1.61%	0.26%
2015	1.56%	0.26%
2016	1.51%	0.25%
2017	1.46%	0.25%
2018	1.41%	0.25%
2019	1.37%	0.25%
2020	1.32%	0.25%
2021	1.28%	0.24%
2022	1.24%	0.24%
2023	1.2%	0.23%