Fertility & birth rates in Colombia and North Korea

Fertility rate in Colombia vs North Korea 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 1.78 in North Korea in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Colombia vs North Korea 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	North Korea
1960	6.74	3.57
1961	6.71	3.26
1962	6.66	3.41
1963	6.58	3.63
1964	6.48	3.55
1965	6.33	3.56
1966	6.16	3.71
1967	5.96	4.05
1968	5.74	3.87
1969	5.51	3.86
1970	5.28	3.85
1971	5.06	3.74
1972	4.86	3.89
1973	4.68	3.35
1974	4.53	3.14
1975	4.4	3.05
1976	4.29	2.84
1977	4.16	2.77
1978	4	2.79
1979	3.89	2.85
1980	3.8	2.84
1981	3.71	2.92
1982	3.62	2.85
1983	3.5	2.78
1984	3.35	2.71
1985	3.23	2.65
1986	3.15	2.59
1987	3.09	2.53
1988	3.04	2.47
1989	3.01	2.41
1990	3	2.39
1991	2.98	2.35
1992	2.98	2.29
1993	2.98	2.22
1994	2.94	2.18
1995	2.85	2.15
1996	2.77	2.09
1997	2.74	2.03
1998	2.72	1.99
1999	2.64	1.97
2000	2.57	1.94
2001	2.52	1.94
2002	2.49	1.92
2003	2.45	1.91
2004	2.38	1.9
2005	2.31	1.87
2006	2.24	1.94
2007	2.19	1.94
2008	2.15	1.97
2009	2.1	1.91
2010	2.01	1.89
2011	1.94	1.88
2012	1.9	1.88
2013	1.86	1.88
2014	1.82	1.87
2015	1.77	1.86
2016	1.72	1.86
2017	1.72	1.85
2018	1.72	1.83
2019	1.71	1.83
2020	1.69	1.82
2021	1.68	1.81
2022	1.66	1.8
2023	1.65	1.78
2024	1.63	1.78
2025	1.62	1.77
2026	1.6	1.75
2027	1.6	1.74
2028	1.59	1.73
2029	1.59	1.73
2030	1.58	1.72
2031	1.58	1.72
2032	1.57	1.71
2033	1.57	1.71
2034	1.57	1.71
2035	1.57	1.7
2036	1.57	1.7
2037	1.57	1.7
2038	1.57	1.69
2039	1.57	1.69
2040	1.57	1.69
2041	1.57	1.69
2042	1.57	1.69
2043	1.57	1.69
2044	1.57	1.68
2045	1.57	1.68
2046	1.57	1.68
2047	1.58	1.68
2048	1.58	1.67
2049	1.58	1.67
2050	1.58	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Colombia	North Korea
1960	46.8%	37.5%
1961	47%	37%
1962	47.1%	36.6%
1963	47.2%	36.5%
1964	47.3%	36.6%
1965	47.2%	36.7%
1966	47.1%	37.3%
1967	46.9%	38.3%
1968	46.7%	39.2%
1969	46.4%	39.8%
1970	46%	40.1%
1971	45.6%	40.3%
1972	45.1%	40.2%
1973	44.6%	39.8%
1974	44%	39.3%
1975	43.4%	38.8%
1976	42.8%	38.3%
1977	42.2%	37.7%
1978	41.5%	36.9%
1979	40.9%	36%
1980	40.3%	35.1%
1981	39.7%	34.2%
1982	39.1%	33.1%
1983	38.6%	32%
1984	38.1%	30.9%
1985	37.6%	29.9%
1986	37.2%	29%
1987	36.9%	28%
1988	36.5%	27.3%
1989	36.2%	26.8%
1990	35.9%	26.5%
1991	35.6%	26.4%
1992	35.3%	26.3%
1993	35%	26.4%
1994	34.7%	26.4%
1995	34.4%	26.4%
1996	34%	26.3%
1997	33.7%	26.2%
1998	33.3%	26%
1999	32.9%	25.8%
2000	32.5%	25.6%
2001	32.1%	25.3%
2002	31.7%	25%
2003	31.3%	24.6%
2004	30.9%	24.3%
2005	30.4%	23.9%
2006	29.9%	23.4%
2007	29.3%	23%
2008	28.7%	22.5%
2009	28.1%	22.1%
2010	27.5%	21.6%
2011	26.9%	21.2%
2012	26.3%	20.8%
2013	25.7%	20.4%
2014	25.1%	20.1%
2015	24.5%	19.8%
2016	23.9%	19.6%
2017	23.3%	19.4%
2018	22.7%	19.2%
2019	22.1%	19.1%
2020	21.7%	19.1%
2021	21.3%	19.1%
2022	21%	19%
2023	20.6%	19%
2024	20.3%	18.9%
2025	20%	18.9%
2026	19.7%	18.9%
2027	19.5%	18.8%
2028	19.3%	18.7%
2029	19.1%	18.6%
2030	18.8%	18.5%
2031	18.6%	18.3%
2032	18.4%	18.1%
2033	18.2%	17.9%
2034	18%	17.6%
2035	17.7%	17.4%
2036	17.4%	17.1%
2037	17.2%	16.8%
2038	16.9%	16.6%
2039	16.7%	16.3%
2040	16.4%	16.1%
2041	16.2%	15.9%
2042	16%	15.7%
2043	15.7%	15.5%
2044	15.5%	15.4%
2045	15.4%	15.3%
2046	15.2%	15.2%
2047	15%	15.2%
2048	14.8%	15.2%
2049	14.7%	15.2%
2050	14.6%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.3% of the population in Colombia and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Colombia and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in Colombia vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.85% in Colombia and +0.42% in North Korea. 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	North Korea
1960	529,316	277,717
1961	545,627	257,788
1962	559,985	286,534
1963	572,355	321,805
1964	581,435	323,623
1965	587,677	335,587
1966	590,855	363,882
1967	591,649	414,632
1968	589,407	399,837
1969	586,559	404,189
1970	583,396	406,129
1971	582,011	393,220
1972	581,361	411,997
1973	583,608	338,600
1974	589,035	306,902
1975	598,580	288,966
1976	612,265	255,841
1977	622,814	242,870
1978	626,378	243,533
1979	635,747	251,409
1980	649,872	255,206
1981	662,195	273,800
1982	675,339	276,332
1983	674,767	279,046
1984	666,315	282,987
1985	625,379	287,714
1986	659,701	293,227
1987	659,429	296,030
1988	663,796	299,305
1989	674,102	303,078
1990	682,409	312,460
1991	690,266	320,551
1992	697,763	324,002
1993	709,287	320,880
1994	708,660	320,861
1995	694,968	233,381
1996	682,547	226,095
1997	686,073	211,325
1998	687,704	197,589
1999	668,576	181,613
2000	652,176	161,591
2001	642,933	143,321
2002	640,840	119,504
2003	642,144	178,775
2004	628,424	155,838
2005	610,618	132,765
2006	594,388	129,171
2007	583,115	120,521
2008	576,654	122,015
2009	559,017	111,530
2010	533,657	112,443
2011	511,524	114,798
2012	503,285	118,773
2013	489,069	122,519
2014	470,916	127,078
2015	446,778	127,365
2016	425,087	125,048
2017	426,538	120,181
2018	433,622	113,164
2019	441,087	106,208
2020	378,965	95,920
2021	311,122	99,710
2022	406,143	96,495
2023	422,598	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: Colombia vs North Korea

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 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Colombia	North Korea
1985	143	76
1986	123	68
1987	120	62
1988	113	55
1989	106	49
1990	102	43
1991	99	38
1992	97	37
1993	94	46
1994	93	57
1995	91	127
1996	89	128
1997	90	128
1998	92	129
1999	96	129
2000	95	129
2001	94	130
2002	91	131
2003	87	76
2004	84	77
2005	82	78
2006	81	80
2007	80	80
2008	78	79
2009	77	78
2010	76	77
2011	75	76
2012	73	76
2013	72	75
2014	71	73
2015	70	72
2016	69	71
2017	68	70
2018	67	69
2019	66	66
2020	94	66
2021	147	72
2022	74	67
2023	59	67

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.2% in Colombia and 1.8% in North Korea. 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	North Korea
1960	13.4%	11.6%
1961	13%	11.2%
1962	12.6%	10.8%
1963	12.2%	10.4%
1964	11.8%	9.92%
1965	11.5%	9.46%
1966	11.1%	8.96%
1967	10.8%	8.45%
1968	10.4%	7.94%
1969	10.1%	7.45%
1970	9.72%	6.99%
1971	9.36%	6.58%
1972	8.99%	6.2%
1973	8.6%	5.86%
1974	8.2%	5.56%
1975	7.8%	5.28%
1976	7.39%	5.03%
1977	6.98%	4.8%
1978	6.58%	4.59%
1979	6.2%	4.4%
1980	5.84%	4.22%
1981	5.5%	4.05%
1982	5.17%	3.91%
1983	4.88%	3.8%
1984	4.62%	3.71%
1985	4.89%	3.68%
1986	4.17%	3.68%
1987	3.99%	3.78%
1988	3.84%	3.83%
1989	3.7%	3.95%
1990	3.57%	4.07%
1991	3.45%	4.18%
1992	3.33%	4.25%
1993	3.21%	4.27%
1994	3.1%	4.25%
1995	2.99%	10.8%
1996	2.88%	10.6%
1997	2.78%	10.5%
1998	2.68%	10.3%
1999	2.59%	10.2%
2000	2.51%	10%
2001	2.43%	9.9%
2002	2.35%	9.78%
2003	2.28%	3.45%
2004	2.22%	3.38%
2005	2.15%	3.33%
2006	2.09%	3.28%
2007	2.02%	3.24%
2008	1.96%	3.1%
2009	1.89%	3%
2010	1.83%	2.87%
2011	1.77%	2.72%
2012	1.72%	2.57%
2013	1.66%	2.41%
2014	1.61%	2.26%
2015	1.56%	2.14%
2016	1.51%	2.06%
2017	1.46%	1.91%
2018	1.41%	1.84%
2019	1.37%	1.77%
2020	1.32%	1.74%
2021	1.28%	1.74%
2022	1.24%	1.77%
2023	1.2%	1.8%