Fertility & birth rates in Colombia and North Macedonia

Fertility rate in Colombia vs North Macedonia 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 1.5 in North Macedonia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Colombia vs North Macedonia 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 Macedonia
1960	6.74	3.83
1961	6.71	3.62
1962	6.66	3.5
1963	6.58	3.62
1964	6.48	3.56
1965	6.33	3.52
1966	6.16	3.43
1967	5.96	3.33
1968	5.74	3.22
1969	5.51	3.1
1970	5.28	3.01
1971	5.06	2.93
1972	4.86	2.87
1973	4.68	2.72
1974	4.53	2.7
1975	4.4	2.69
1976	4.29	2.62
1977	4.16	2.49
1978	4	2.42
1979	3.89	2.4
1980	3.8	2.36
1981	3.71	2.29
1982	3.62	2.29
1983	3.5	2.25
1984	3.35	2.24
1985	3.23	2.25
1986	3.15	2.25
1987	3.09	2.32
1988	3.04	2.32
1989	3.01	2.25
1990	3	2.27
1991	2.98	2.31
1992	2.98	2.28
1993	2.98	2.26
1994	2.94	2.23
1995	2.85	2.13
1996	2.77	2.06
1997	2.74	1.92
1998	2.72	1.89
1999	2.64	1.77
2000	2.57	1.86
2001	2.52	1.73
2002	2.49	1.79
2003	2.45	1.75
2004	2.38	1.52
2005	2.31	1.5
2006	2.24	1.46
2007	2.19	1.46
2008	2.15	1.47
2009	2.1	1.5
2010	2.01	1.6
2011	1.94	1.46
2012	1.9	1.5
2013	1.86	1.5
2014	1.82	1.5
2015	1.77	1.49
2016	1.72	1.5
2017	1.72	1.43
2018	1.72	1.42
2019	1.71	1.34
2020	1.69	1.31
2021	1.68	1.6
2022	1.66	1.6
2023	1.65	1.5
2024	1.63	1.5
2025	1.62	1.5
2026	1.6	1.51
2027	1.6	1.51
2028	1.59	1.51
2029	1.59	1.51
2030	1.58	1.52
2031	1.58	1.52
2032	1.57	1.52
2033	1.57	1.52
2034	1.57	1.52
2035	1.57	1.52
2036	1.57	1.53
2037	1.57	1.53
2038	1.57	1.53
2039	1.57	1.53
2040	1.57	1.53
2041	1.57	1.53
2042	1.57	1.53
2043	1.57	1.54
2044	1.57	1.54
2045	1.57	1.54
2046	1.57	1.54
2047	1.58	1.55
2048	1.58	1.55
2049	1.58	1.55
2050	1.58	1.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Colombia	North Macedonia
1960	46.8%	37.7%
1961	47%	37.8%
1962	47.1%	37.6%
1963	47.2%	37.2%
1964	47.3%	36.7%
1965	47.2%	36.3%
1966	47.1%	35.8%
1967	46.9%	35.2%
1968	46.7%	34.7%
1969	46.4%	34.1%
1970	46%	33.5%
1971	45.6%	33%
1972	45.1%	32.6%
1973	44.6%	32.2%
1974	44%	31.7%
1975	43.4%	31.3%
1976	42.8%	30.9%
1977	42.2%	30.6%
1978	41.5%	30.3%
1979	40.9%	29.9%
1980	40.3%	29.5%
1981	39.7%	29.1%
1982	39.1%	28.8%
1983	38.6%	28.5%
1984	38.1%	28.3%
1985	37.6%	28.1%
1986	37.2%	27.8%
1987	36.9%	27.6%
1988	36.5%	27.4%
1989	36.2%	27.1%
1990	35.9%	26.9%
1991	35.6%	26.5%
1992	35.3%	26.1%
1993	35%	25.7%
1994	34.7%	25.5%
1995	34.4%	25.4%
1996	34%	25.1%
1997	33.7%	24.8%
1998	33.3%	24.4%
1999	32.9%	23.9%
2000	32.5%	23.4%
2001	32.1%	22.9%
2002	31.7%	22.5%
2003	31.3%	22.1%
2004	30.9%	21.7%
2005	30.4%	21.2%
2006	29.9%	20.8%
2007	29.3%	20.4%
2008	28.7%	20%
2009	28.1%	19.7%
2010	27.5%	19.3%
2011	26.9%	19%
2012	26.3%	18.8%
2013	25.7%	18.6%
2014	25.1%	18.3%
2015	24.5%	18%
2016	23.9%	17.8%
2017	23.3%	17.5%
2018	22.7%	17.4%
2019	22.1%	17.2%
2020	21.7%	17.2%
2021	21.3%	17.2%
2022	21%	17.2%
2023	20.6%	17.1%
2024	20.3%	16.8%
2025	20%	16.5%
2026	19.7%	16.2%
2027	19.5%	15.9%
2028	19.3%	15.6%
2029	19.1%	15.3%
2030	18.8%	14.9%
2031	18.6%	14.6%
2032	18.4%	14.3%
2033	18.2%	14%
2034	18%	13.7%
2035	17.7%	13.5%
2036	17.4%	13.3%
2037	17.2%	13.1%
2038	16.9%	13%
2039	16.7%	13%
2040	16.4%	13%
2041	16.2%	12.9%
2042	16%	12.9%
2043	15.7%	13%
2044	15.5%	13%
2045	15.4%	13%
2046	15.2%	13%
2047	15%	13%
2048	14.8%	13.1%
2049	14.7%	13.1%
2050	14.6%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.3% of the population in Colombia and 16.8% in North Macedonia in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 26.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Colombia and North Macedonia compared.

Natural population change in Colombia vs North Macedonia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.85% in Colombia and -0.07% in North Macedonia. 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 Macedonia
1960	529,316	28,816
1961	545,627	27,846
1962	559,985	25,317
1963	572,355	28,124
1964	581,435	27,889
1965	587,677	28,564
1966	590,855	28,766
1967	591,649	28,401
1968	589,407	28,378
1969	586,559	27,464
1970	583,396	28,022
1971	582,011	28,010
1972	581,361	28,236
1973	583,608	28,032
1974	589,035	28,400
1975	598,580	28,983
1976	612,265	28,799
1977	622,814	27,410
1978	626,378	27,150
1979	635,747	27,096
1980	649,872	26,547
1981	662,195	25,689
1982	675,339	25,810
1983	674,767	24,690
1984	666,315	24,436
1985	625,379	24,167
1986	659,701	23,720
1987	659,429	24,359
1988	663,796	24,064
1989	674,102	22,912
1990	682,409	22,868
1991	690,266	23,387
1992	697,763	21,659
1993	709,287	20,797
1994	708,660	19,103
1995	694,968	17,239
1996	682,547	14,806
1997	686,073	12,979
1998	687,704	12,446
1999	668,576	10,489
2000	652,176	12,159
2001	642,933	10,174
2002	640,840	9,697
2003	642,144	8,900
2004	628,424	5,444
2005	610,618	4,011
2006	594,388	3,988
2007	583,115	2,974
2008	576,654	3,746
2009	559,017	4,309
2010	533,657	4,866
2011	511,524	3,100
2012	503,285	3,087
2013	489,069	3,653
2014	470,916	3,644
2015	446,778	2,294
2016	425,087	2,374
2017	426,538	1,329
2018	433,622	1,512
2019	441,087	-375
2020	378,965	-5,939
2021	311,122	-9,737
2022	406,143	-4,397
2023	422,598	-3,290

Maternal mortality chart: Colombia vs North Macedonia

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 3 deaths in North Macedonia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Colombia	North Macedonia
1985	143	17
1986	123	16
1987	120	15
1988	113	16
1989	106	14
1990	102	16
1991	99	15
1992	97	14
1993	94	14
1994	93	13
1995	91	13
1996	89	14
1997	90	13
1998	92	13
1999	96	12
2000	95	11
2001	94	9
2002	91	10
2003	87	8
2004	84	8
2005	82	7
2006	81	7
2007	80	7
2008	78	6
2009	77	6
2010	76	5
2011	75	5
2012	73	5
2013	72	5
2014	71	4
2015	70	4
2016	69	4
2017	68	4
2018	67	3
2019	66	3
2020	94	7
2021	147	12
2022	74	3
2023	59	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.2% in Colombia and 0.33% in North Macedonia. 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 Macedonia
1960	13.4%	-
1961	13%	-
1962	12.6%	-
1963	12.2%	-
1964	11.8%	-
1965	11.5%	-
1966	11.1%	-
1967	10.8%	-
1968	10.4%	-
1969	10.1%	-
1970	9.72%	-
1971	9.36%	-
1972	8.99%	-
1973	8.6%	-
1974	8.2%	-
1975	7.8%	-
1976	7.39%	-
1977	6.98%	-
1978	6.58%	-
1979	6.2%	-
1980	5.84%	-
1981	5.5%	5.79%
1982	5.17%	5.53%
1983	4.88%	5.25%
1984	4.62%	5.06%
1985	4.89%	5%
1986	4.17%	4.91%
1987	3.99%	4.69%
1988	3.84%	4.36%
1989	3.7%	4.01%
1990	3.57%	3.7%
1991	3.45%	3.46%
1992	3.33%	3.3%
1993	3.21%	3.13%
1994	3.1%	2.85%
1995	2.99%	2.45%
1996	2.88%	2.12%
1997	2.78%	1.93%
1998	2.68%	1.83%
1999	2.59%	1.73%
2000	2.51%	1.59%
2001	2.43%	1.48%
2002	2.35%	1.43%
2003	2.28%	1.43%
2004	2.22%	1.42%
2005	2.15%	1.37%
2006	2.09%	1.3%
2007	2.02%	1.23%
2008	1.96%	1.17%
2009	1.89%	1.1%
2010	1.83%	1.04%
2011	1.77%	1%
2012	1.72%	1.02%
2013	1.66%	1.07%
2014	1.61%	1.11%
2015	1.56%	1.13%
2016	1.51%	1.08%
2017	1.46%	0.97%
2018	1.41%	0.83%
2019	1.37%	0.7%
2020	1.32%	0.59%
2021	1.28%	0.5%
2022	1.24%	0.41%
2023	1.2%	0.33%