Fertility & birth rates in Colombia and New Zealand

Fertility rate in Colombia vs New Zealand 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 1.56 in New Zealand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Colombia vs New Zealand 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	New Zealand
1960	6.74	4.24
1961	6.71	4.31
1962	6.66	4.19
1963	6.58	4.05
1964	6.48	3.8
1965	6.33	3.54
1966	6.16	3.41
1967	5.96	3.35
1968	5.74	3.34
1969	5.51	3.28
1970	5.28	3.17
1971	5.06	3.18
1972	4.86	3
1973	4.68	2.76
1974	4.53	2.58
1975	4.4	2.37
1976	4.29	2.27
1977	4.16	2.21
1978	4	2.07
1979	3.89	2.12
1980	3.8	2.03
1981	3.71	2.01
1982	3.62	1.95
1983	3.5	1.92
1984	3.35	1.93
1985	3.23	1.93
1986	3.15	1.96
1987	3.09	2.03
1988	3.04	2.1
1989	3.01	2.12
1990	3	2.18
1991	2.98	2.09
1992	2.98	2.06
1993	2.98	2.04
1994	2.94	1.98
1995	2.85	1.98
1996	2.77	1.96
1997	2.74	1.96
1998	2.72	1.89
1999	2.64	1.97
2000	2.57	1.98
2001	2.52	1.97
2002	2.49	1.89
2003	2.45	1.93
2004	2.38	1.98
2005	2.31	1.97
2006	2.24	2.01
2007	2.19	2.18
2008	2.15	2.19
2009	2.1	2.13
2010	2.01	2.17
2011	1.94	2.09
2012	1.9	2.1
2013	1.86	2.01
2014	1.82	1.92
2015	1.77	1.99
2016	1.72	1.87
2017	1.72	1.81
2018	1.72	1.71
2019	1.71	1.72
2020	1.69	1.61
2021	1.68	1.64
2022	1.66	1.66
2023	1.65	1.56
2024	1.63	1.55
2025	1.62	1.54
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	1.52
2032	1.57	1.52
2033	1.57	1.51
2034	1.57	1.51
2035	1.57	1.51
2036	1.57	1.51
2037	1.57	1.51
2038	1.57	1.51
2039	1.57	1.51
2040	1.57	1.51
2041	1.57	1.51
2042	1.57	1.51
2043	1.57	1.51
2044	1.57	1.51
2045	1.57	1.51
2046	1.57	1.51
2047	1.58	1.51
2048	1.58	1.51
2049	1.58	1.51
2050	1.58	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Colombia	New Zealand
1960	46.8%	32.8%
1961	47%	33%
1962	47.1%	33%
1963	47.2%	32.9%
1964	47.3%	32.9%
1965	47.2%	32.7%
1966	47.1%	32.6%
1967	46.9%	32.5%
1968	46.7%	32.3%
1969	46.4%	32.2%
1970	46%	31.9%
1971	45.6%	31.7%
1972	45.1%	31.4%
1973	44.6%	31%
1974	44%	30.5%
1975	43.4%	30.1%
1976	42.8%	29.6%
1977	42.2%	29%
1978	41.5%	28.4%
1979	40.9%	27.8%
1980	40.3%	27.2%
1981	39.7%	26.7%
1982	39.1%	26.2%
1983	38.6%	25.6%
1984	38.1%	25.1%
1985	37.6%	24.6%
1986	37.2%	24.2%
1987	36.9%	23.8%
1988	36.5%	23.5%
1989	36.2%	23.3%
1990	35.9%	23.3%
1991	35.6%	23.2%
1992	35.3%	23.1%
1993	35%	23.1%
1994	34.7%	23.1%
1995	34.4%	23.1%
1996	34%	23%
1997	33.7%	23%
1998	33.3%	23%
1999	32.9%	22.9%
2000	32.5%	22.8%
2001	32.1%	22.6%
2002	31.7%	22.4%
2003	31.3%	22.1%
2004	30.9%	21.8%
2005	30.4%	21.5%
2006	29.9%	21.3%
2007	29.3%	21.1%
2008	28.7%	21%
2009	28.1%	20.9%
2010	27.5%	20.9%
2011	26.9%	20.8%
2012	26.3%	20.6%
2013	25.7%	20.4%
2014	25.1%	20.2%
2015	24.5%	19.9%
2016	23.9%	19.6%
2017	23.3%	19.5%
2018	22.7%	19.3%
2019	22.1%	19.2%
2020	21.7%	19%
2021	21.3%	18.9%
2022	21%	18.6%
2023	20.6%	18.4%
2024	20.3%	18.1%
2025	20%	17.9%
2026	19.7%	17.6%
2027	19.5%	17.4%
2028	19.3%	17.2%
2029	19.1%	17%
2030	18.8%	16.8%
2031	18.6%	16.6%
2032	18.4%	16.4%
2033	18.2%	16.3%
2034	18%	16.1%
2035	17.7%	16%
2036	17.4%	15.9%
2037	17.2%	15.8%
2038	16.9%	15.7%
2039	16.7%	15.6%
2040	16.4%	15.5%
2041	16.2%	15.4%
2042	16%	15.4%
2043	15.7%	15.4%
2044	15.5%	15.3%
2045	15.4%	15.3%
2046	15.2%	15.3%
2047	15%	15.3%
2048	14.8%	15.3%
2049	14.7%	15.2%
2050	14.6%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.3% of the population in Colombia and 18.1% in New Zealand in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Colombia and New Zealand compared.

Natural population change in Colombia vs New Zealand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.85% in Colombia and +0.51% in New Zealand. 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	New Zealand
1960	529,316	41,791
1961	545,627	43,482
1962	559,985	42,865
1963	572,355	42,027
1964	581,435	39,375
1965	587,677	36,982
1966	590,855	36,151
1967	591,649	37,974
1968	589,407	37,594
1969	586,559	38,098
1970	583,396	37,101
1971	582,011	40,000
1972	581,361	38,244
1973	583,608	35,239
1974	589,035	33,896
1975	598,580	31,355
1976	612,265	29,456
1977	622,814	28,020
1978	626,378	26,156
1979	635,747	26,675
1980	649,872	23,658
1981	662,195	25,374
1982	675,339	24,207
1983	674,767	24,315
1984	666,315	26,043
1985	625,379	24,126
1986	659,701	25,549
1987	659,429	27,603
1988	663,796	29,846
1989	674,102	30,749
1990	682,409	33,298
1991	690,266	33,518
1992	697,763	32,067
1993	709,287	31,685
1994	708,660	30,372
1995	694,968	29,828
1996	682,547	28,997
1997	686,073	30,137
1998	687,704	29,146
1999	668,576	28,916
2000	652,176	29,897
2001	642,933	27,939
2002	640,840	25,941
2003	642,144	28,150
2004	628,424	29,634
2005	610,618	30,674
2006	594,388	30,924
2007	583,115	35,480
2008	576,654	35,143
2009	559,017	33,560
2010	533,657	35,458
2011	511,524	31,302
2012	503,285	31,077
2013	489,069	29,096
2014	470,916	26,196
2015	446,778	29,408
2016	425,087	28,237
2017	426,538	26,282
2018	433,622	24,797
2019	441,087	25,344
2020	378,965	24,993
2021	311,122	23,767
2022	406,143	20,264
2023	422,598	19,039

Maternal mortality chart: Colombia vs New Zealand

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 New Zealand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Colombia	New Zealand
1985	143	19
1986	123	18
1987	120	19
1988	113	19
1989	106	18
1990	102	18
1991	99	16
1992	97	15
1993	94	14
1994	93	13
1995	91	14
1996	89	14
1997	90	13
1998	92	12
1999	96	12
2000	95	11
2001	94	10
2002	91	11
2003	87	11
2004	84	11
2005	82	11
2006	81	10
2007	80	10
2008	78	10
2009	77	10
2010	76	10
2011	75	10
2012	73	9
2013	72	8
2014	71	7
2015	70	8
2016	69	8
2017	68	8
2018	67	7
2019	66	8
2020	94	8
2021	147	8
2022	74	23
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 0.47% in New Zealand. 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	New Zealand
1960	13.4%	2.78%
1961	13%	2.68%
1962	12.6%	2.58%
1963	12.2%	2.48%
1964	11.8%	2.39%
1965	11.5%	2.31%
1966	11.1%	2.25%
1967	10.8%	2.2%
1968	10.4%	2.16%
1969	10.1%	2.12%
1970	9.72%	2.08%
1971	9.36%	2.03%
1972	8.99%	1.98%
1973	8.6%	1.94%
1974	8.2%	1.88%
1975	7.8%	1.83%
1976	7.39%	1.77%
1977	6.98%	1.71%
1978	6.58%	1.66%
1979	6.2%	1.61%
1980	5.84%	1.56%
1981	5.5%	1.52%
1982	5.17%	1.48%
1983	4.88%	1.45%
1984	4.62%	1.41%
1985	4.89%	1.38%
1986	4.17%	1.34%
1987	3.99%	1.29%
1988	3.84%	1.24%
1989	3.7%	1.18%
1990	3.57%	1.12%
1991	3.45%	1.06%
1992	3.33%	1%
1993	3.21%	0.95%
1994	3.1%	0.91%
1995	2.99%	0.87%
1996	2.88%	0.84%
1997	2.78%	0.81%
1998	2.68%	0.78%
1999	2.59%	0.76%
2000	2.51%	0.74%
2001	2.43%	0.72%
2002	2.35%	0.7%
2003	2.28%	0.69%
2004	2.22%	0.67%
2005	2.15%	0.66%
2006	2.09%	0.65%
2007	2.02%	0.65%
2008	1.96%	0.64%
2009	1.89%	0.63%
2010	1.83%	0.62%
2011	1.77%	0.61%
2012	1.72%	0.6%
2013	1.66%	0.59%
2014	1.61%	0.57%
2015	1.56%	0.56%
2016	1.51%	0.55%
2017	1.46%	0.53%
2018	1.41%	0.52%
2019	1.37%	0.51%
2020	1.32%	0.5%
2021	1.28%	0.49%
2022	1.24%	0.48%
2023	1.2%	0.47%