Fertility & birth rates in Colombia and Maldives

Fertility rate in Colombia vs Maldives 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 1.58 in Maldives in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Colombia vs Maldives 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	Maldives
1960	6.74	6.71
1961	6.71	6.79
1962	6.66	6.89
1963	6.58	6.94
1964	6.48	7
1965	6.33	7.07
1966	6.16	7.15
1967	5.96	7.23
1968	5.74	7.28
1969	5.51	7.33
1970	5.28	7.39
1971	5.06	7.38
1972	4.86	7.37
1973	4.68	7.4
1974	4.53	7.38
1975	4.4	7.32
1976	4.29	7.29
1977	4.16	7.27
1978	4	7.23
1979	3.89	7.23
1980	3.8	7.23
1981	3.71	7.19
1982	3.62	7.15
1983	3.5	7.09
1984	3.35	7.03
1985	3.23	6.94
1986	3.15	6.85
1987	3.09	6.73
1988	3.04	6.58
1989	3.01	6.39
1990	3	6.13
1991	2.98	5.8
1992	2.98	5.44
1993	2.98	5.06
1994	2.94	4.69
1995	2.85	4.29
1996	2.77	3.86
1997	2.74	3.48
1998	2.72	3.17
1999	2.64	2.9
2000	2.57	2.69
2001	2.52	2.53
2002	2.49	2.42
2003	2.45	2.34
2004	2.38	2.26
2005	2.31	2.2
2006	2.24	2.2
2007	2.19	2.29
2008	2.15	2.37
2009	2.1	2.39
2010	2.01	2.35
2011	1.94	2.31
2012	1.9	2.25
2013	1.86	2.17
2014	1.82	2.09
2015	1.77	2
2016	1.72	1.9
2017	1.72	1.8
2018	1.72	1.71
2019	1.71	1.64
2020	1.69	1.61
2021	1.68	1.6
2022	1.66	1.58
2023	1.65	1.58
2024	1.63	1.56
2025	1.62	1.55
2026	1.6	1.53
2027	1.6	1.53
2028	1.59	1.52
2029	1.59	1.52
2030	1.58	1.52
2031	1.58	1.51
2032	1.57	1.51
2033	1.57	1.51
2034	1.57	1.51
2035	1.57	1.51
2036	1.57	1.52
2037	1.57	1.52
2038	1.57	1.52
2039	1.57	1.52
2040	1.57	1.52
2041	1.57	1.52
2042	1.57	1.52
2043	1.57	1.52
2044	1.57	1.52
2045	1.57	1.53
2046	1.57	1.53
2047	1.58	1.53
2048	1.58	1.54
2049	1.58	1.54
2050	1.58	1.54

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Colombia	Maldives
1960	46.8%	37.9%
1961	47%	38.2%
1962	47.1%	38.7%
1963	47.2%	39.4%
1964	47.3%	40.3%
1965	47.2%	41.8%
1966	47.1%	43.5%
1967	46.9%	44.7%
1968	46.7%	45.2%
1969	46.4%	45.4%
1970	46%	45.6%
1971	45.6%	45.8%
1972	45.1%	45.8%
1973	44.6%	45.7%
1974	44%	45.6%
1975	43.4%	45.6%
1976	42.8%	45.8%
1977	42.2%	45.7%
1978	41.5%	45.8%
1979	40.9%	45.9%
1980	40.3%	45.9%
1981	39.7%	45.9%
1982	39.1%	45.8%
1983	38.6%	45.6%
1984	38.1%	45.4%
1985	37.6%	45.5%
1986	37.2%	45.9%
1987	36.9%	46.3%
1988	36.5%	46.6%
1989	36.2%	46.8%
1990	35.9%	47%
1991	35.6%	47.1%
1992	35.3%	47%
1993	35%	46.8%
1994	34.7%	46.5%
1995	34.4%	45.8%
1996	34%	45%
1997	33.7%	44.1%
1998	33.3%	42.9%
1999	32.9%	41.6%
2000	32.5%	40.2%
2001	32.1%	38.7%
2002	31.7%	37.1%
2003	31.3%	35.6%
2004	30.9%	34.2%
2005	30.4%	32.7%
2006	29.9%	31.2%
2007	29.3%	29.5%
2008	28.7%	28%
2009	28.1%	26.7%
2010	27.5%	25.7%
2011	26.9%	24.9%
2012	26.3%	24.3%
2013	25.7%	23.9%
2014	25.1%	23.5%
2015	24.5%	23.2%
2016	23.9%	22.8%
2017	23.3%	22.5%
2018	22.7%	22.1%
2019	22.1%	21.7%
2020	21.7%	21.2%
2021	21.3%	20.8%
2022	21%	20.4%
2023	20.6%	20%
2024	20.3%	19.6%
2025	20%	19%
2026	19.7%	18.4%
2027	19.5%	17.8%
2028	19.3%	17.2%
2029	19.1%	16.6%
2030	18.8%	16%
2031	18.6%	15.5%
2032	18.4%	15.1%
2033	18.2%	14.6%
2034	18%	14.2%
2035	17.7%	13.9%
2036	17.4%	13.6%
2037	17.2%	13.4%
2038	16.9%	13.2%
2039	16.7%	13%
2040	16.4%	12.9%
2041	16.2%	12.8%
2042	16%	12.8%
2043	15.7%	12.8%
2044	15.5%	12.8%
2045	15.4%	12.8%
2046	15.2%	12.9%
2047	15%	12.9%
2048	14.8%	13%
2049	14.7%	13.1%
2050	14.6%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.3% of the population in Colombia and 19.6% in Maldives in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 47% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Colombia and Maldives compared.

Natural population change in Colombia vs Maldives by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.85% in Colombia and +1.09% in Maldives. 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	Maldives
1960	529,316	2,241
1961	545,627	2,354
1962	559,985	2,475
1963	572,355	2,567
1964	581,435	2,660
1965	587,677	2,747
1966	590,855	2,845
1967	591,649	3,010
1968	589,407	3,150
1969	586,559	3,260
1970	583,396	3,415
1971	582,011	3,549
1972	581,361	3,707
1973	583,608	3,924
1974	589,035	4,136
1975	598,580	4,325
1976	612,265	4,538
1977	622,814	4,779
1978	626,378	4,812
1979	635,747	5,275
1980	649,872	5,526
1981	662,195	5,778
1982	675,339	6,058
1983	674,767	6,361
1984	666,315	6,680
1985	625,379	6,944
1986	659,701	7,153
1987	659,429	7,300
1988	663,796	7,414
1989	674,102	7,472
1990	682,409	7,444
1991	690,266	7,295
1992	697,763	7,096
1993	709,287	6,842
1994	708,660	6,550
1995	694,968	6,177
1996	682,547	5,705
1997	686,073	5,267
1998	687,704	4,919
1999	668,576	4,601
2000	652,176	4,372
2001	642,933	4,271
2002	640,840	4,257
2003	642,144	4,316
2004	628,424	4,287
2005	610,618	4,493
2006	594,388	4,766
2007	583,115	5,324
2008	576,654	5,856
2009	559,017	6,227
2010	533,657	6,350
2011	511,524	6,429
2012	503,285	6,445
2013	489,069	6,307
2014	470,916	6,122
2015	446,778	5,914
2016	425,087	5,652
2017	426,538	5,342
2018	433,622	5,088
2019	441,087	4,886
2020	378,965	4,594
2021	311,122	4,426
2022	406,143	4,752
2023	422,598	4,566

Maternal mortality chart: Colombia vs Maldives

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 32 deaths in Maldives.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Colombia	Maldives
1985	143	552
1986	123	508
1987	120	471
1988	113	424
1989	106	381
1990	102	346
1991	99	310
1992	97	281
1993	94	251
1994	93	222
1995	91	191
1996	89	167
1997	90	149
1998	92	136
1999	96	111
2000	95	94
2001	94	81
2002	91	76
2003	87	70
2004	84	65
2005	82	54
2006	81	52
2007	80	51
2008	78	53
2009	77	52
2010	76	49
2011	75	48
2012	73	47
2013	72	47
2014	71	43
2015	70	41
2016	69	41
2017	68	41
2018	67	40
2019	66	39
2020	94	48
2021	147	60
2022	74	34
2023	59	32

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.2% in Colombia and 0.57% in Maldives. 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	Maldives
1960	13.4%	-
1961	13%	-
1962	12.6%	33.4%
1963	12.2%	32.5%
1964	11.8%	31.5%
1965	11.5%	30.6%
1966	11.1%	29.7%
1967	10.8%	28.7%
1968	10.4%	27.7%
1969	10.1%	26.8%
1970	9.72%	25.8%
1971	9.36%	24.7%
1972	8.99%	23.6%
1973	8.6%	22.4%
1974	8.2%	21.2%
1975	7.8%	20.1%
1976	7.39%	18.9%
1977	6.98%	17.9%
1978	6.58%	16.9%
1979	6.2%	15.9%
1980	5.84%	15%
1981	5.5%	14.2%
1982	5.17%	13.4%
1983	4.88%	12.7%
1984	4.62%	12%
1985	4.89%	11.3%
1986	4.17%	10.7%
1987	3.99%	10.1%
1988	3.84%	9.59%
1989	3.7%	9.06%
1990	3.57%	8.57%
1991	3.45%	8.08%
1992	3.33%	7.61%
1993	3.21%	7.15%
1994	3.1%	6.68%
1995	2.99%	6.22%
1996	2.88%	5.74%
1997	2.78%	5.28%
1998	2.68%	4.81%
1999	2.59%	4.36%
2000	2.51%	3.9%
2001	2.43%	3.47%
2002	2.35%	3.08%
2003	2.28%	2.72%
2004	2.22%	2.7%
2005	2.15%	2.16%
2006	2.09%	1.94%
2007	2.02%	1.76%
2008	1.96%	1.61%
2009	1.89%	1.49%
2010	1.83%	1.38%
2011	1.77%	1.29%
2012	1.72%	1.21%
2013	1.66%	1.13%
2014	1.61%	1.05%
2015	1.56%	0.99%
2016	1.51%	0.92%
2017	1.46%	0.86%
2018	1.41%	0.8%
2019	1.37%	0.74%
2020	1.32%	0.69%
2021	1.28%	0.64%
2022	1.24%	0.6%
2023	1.2%	0.57%