Fertility & birth rates in Colombia and Pakistan

Fertility rate in Colombia vs Pakistan 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 3.61 in Pakistan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Colombia vs Pakistan 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	Pakistan
1960	6.74	6.8
1961	6.71	6.8
1962	6.66	6.8
1963	6.58	6.8
1964	6.48	6.8
1965	6.33	6.8
1966	6.16	6.8
1967	5.96	6.8
1968	5.74	6.8
1969	5.51	6.8
1970	5.28	6.8
1971	5.06	6.8
1972	4.86	6.81
1973	4.68	6.81
1974	4.53	6.81
1975	4.4	6.81
1976	4.29	6.81
1977	4.16	6.8
1978	4	6.78
1979	3.89	6.76
1980	3.8	6.73
1981	3.71	6.7
1982	3.62	6.67
1983	3.5	6.64
1984	3.35	6.62
1985	3.23	6.59
1986	3.15	6.55
1987	3.09	6.52
1988	3.04	6.48
1989	3.01	6.43
1990	3	6.36
1991	2.98	6.29
1992	2.98	6.21
1993	2.98	6.11
1994	2.94	6.01
1995	2.85	5.89
1996	2.77	5.77
1997	2.74	5.64
1998	2.72	5.51
1999	2.64	5.46
2000	2.57	5.35
2001	2.52	5.18
2002	2.49	5.01
2003	2.45	4.89
2004	2.38	4.68
2005	2.31	4.6
2006	2.24	4.59
2007	2.19	4.55
2008	2.15	4.51
2009	2.1	4.47
2010	2.01	4.4
2011	1.94	4.31
2012	1.9	4.2
2013	1.86	4.13
2014	1.82	4.06
2015	1.77	3.99
2016	1.72	3.9
2017	1.72	3.9
2018	1.72	3.86
2019	1.71	3.81
2020	1.69	3.77
2021	1.68	3.72
2022	1.66	3.66
2023	1.65	3.61
2024	1.63	3.55
2025	1.62	3.5
2026	1.6	3.44
2027	1.6	3.39
2028	1.59	3.34
2029	1.59	3.3
2030	1.58	3.25
2031	1.58	3.21
2032	1.57	3.16
2033	1.57	3.12
2034	1.57	3.08
2035	1.57	3.04
2036	1.57	3.01
2037	1.57	2.97
2038	1.57	2.94
2039	1.57	2.9
2040	1.57	2.87
2041	1.57	2.83
2042	1.57	2.8
2043	1.57	2.77
2044	1.57	2.74
2045	1.57	2.71
2046	1.57	2.69
2047	1.58	2.66
2048	1.58	2.63
2049	1.58	2.61
2050	1.58	2.58

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Colombia	Pakistan
1960	46.8%	41.3%
1961	47%	41.4%
1962	47.1%	41.6%
1963	47.2%	41.8%
1964	47.3%	42.2%
1965	47.2%	42.7%
1966	47.1%	43%
1967	46.9%	43.3%
1968	46.7%	43.5%
1969	46.4%	43.7%
1970	46%	43.9%
1971	45.6%	44%
1972	45.1%	44.1%
1973	44.6%	44.1%
1974	44%	44.1%
1975	43.4%	44.1%
1976	42.8%	44%
1977	42.2%	43.9%
1978	41.5%	43.8%
1979	40.9%	43.7%
1980	40.3%	43.3%
1981	39.7%	43.1%
1982	39.1%	43%
1983	38.6%	43.1%
1984	38.1%	43.3%
1985	37.6%	43.5%
1986	37.2%	43.6%
1987	36.9%	43.7%
1988	36.5%	43.8%
1989	36.2%	44%
1990	35.9%	44.1%
1991	35.6%	44.1%
1992	35.3%	44.3%
1993	35%	44.5%
1994	34.7%	44.5%
1995	34.4%	44.5%
1996	34%	44.3%
1997	33.7%	44.1%
1998	33.3%	43.9%
1999	32.9%	43.6%
2000	32.5%	43.3%
2001	32.1%	42.9%
2002	31.7%	42.6%
2003	31.3%	42.3%
2004	30.9%	41.8%
2005	30.4%	41.3%
2006	29.9%	40.9%
2007	29.3%	40.4%
2008	28.7%	40%
2009	28.1%	39.6%
2010	27.5%	39.3%
2011	26.9%	39.1%
2012	26.3%	39%
2013	25.7%	38.9%
2014	25.1%	38.9%
2015	24.5%	38.8%
2016	23.9%	38.6%
2017	23.3%	38.5%
2018	22.7%	38.3%
2019	22.1%	38.1%
2020	21.7%	37.9%
2021	21.3%	37.6%
2022	21%	37.3%
2023	20.6%	37%
2024	20.3%	36.7%
2025	20%	36.2%
2026	19.7%	35.8%
2027	19.5%	35.3%
2028	19.3%	34.9%
2029	19.1%	34.5%
2030	18.8%	34.2%
2031	18.6%	33.8%
2032	18.4%	33.5%
2033	18.2%	33.3%
2034	18%	33%
2035	17.7%	32.7%
2036	17.4%	32.5%
2037	17.2%	32.2%
2038	16.9%	32%
2039	16.7%	31.7%
2040	16.4%	31.5%
2041	16.2%	31.3%
2042	16%	31%
2043	15.7%	30.8%
2044	15.5%	30.5%
2045	15.4%	30.3%
2046	15.2%	30%
2047	15%	29.7%
2048	14.8%	29.5%
2049	14.7%	29.2%
2050	14.6%	28.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.3% of the population in Colombia and 36.7% in Pakistan in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 44.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Colombia and Pakistan compared.

Natural population change in Colombia vs Pakistan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.85% in Colombia and +2.23% in Pakistan. 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	Pakistan
1960	529,316	1,217,147
1961	545,627	1,273,772
1962	559,985	1,328,675
1963	572,355	1,384,934
1964	581,435	1,447,394
1965	587,677	1,496,050
1966	590,855	1,566,343
1967	591,649	1,626,737
1968	589,407	1,683,296
1969	586,559	1,733,601
1970	583,396	1,793,570
1971	582,011	1,695,374
1972	581,361	1,912,774
1973	583,608	1,971,909
1974	589,035	2,028,061
1975	598,580	2,099,811
1976	612,265	2,171,812
1977	622,814	2,257,849
1978	626,378	2,356,601
1979	635,747	2,461,311
1980	649,872	2,598,421
1981	662,195	2,790,454
1982	675,339	2,934,689
1983	674,767	3,052,738
1984	666,315	3,145,772
1985	625,379	3,233,315
1986	659,701	3,341,643
1987	659,429	3,448,813
1988	663,796	3,554,755
1989	674,102	3,648,132
1990	682,409	3,731,730
1991	690,266	3,822,363
1992	697,763	3,888,637
1993	709,287	3,915,776
1994	708,660	3,956,699
1995	694,968	3,977,175
1996	682,547	4,021,758
1997	686,073	4,043,912
1998	687,704	4,104,824
1999	668,576	4,228,026
2000	652,176	4,281,169
2001	642,933	4,304,297
2002	640,840	4,307,607
2003	642,144	4,340,688
2004	628,424	4,294,654
2005	610,618	4,294,393
2006	594,388	4,538,426
2007	583,115	4,690,187
2008	576,654	4,885,855
2009	559,017	5,028,132
2010	533,657	5,147,142
2011	511,524	5,189,412
2012	503,285	5,191,263
2013	489,069	5,176,590
2014	470,916	5,148,994
2015	446,778	5,113,507
2016	425,087	5,044,922
2017	426,538	5,090,200
2018	433,622	5,103,858
2019	441,087	5,127,011
2020	378,965	5,011,177
2021	311,122	5,065,913
2022	406,143	5,268,077
2023	422,598	5,281,745

Maternal mortality chart: Colombia vs Pakistan

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 155 deaths in Pakistan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Colombia	Pakistan
1985	143	432
1986	123	436
1987	120	442
1988	113	441
1989	106	439
1990	102	434
1991	99	443
1992	97	459
1993	94	473
1994	93	479
1995	91	485
1996	89	482
1997	90	476
1998	92	456
1999	96	438
2000	95	419
2001	94	400
2002	91	380
2003	87	358
2004	84	333
2005	82	316
2006	81	284
2007	80	265
2008	78	254
2009	77	246
2010	76	240
2011	75	234
2012	73	227
2013	72	220
2014	71	211
2015	70	202
2016	69	193
2017	68	184
2018	67	178
2019	66	173
2020	94	178
2021	147	193
2022	74	160
2023	59	155

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.2% in Colombia and 5.85% in Pakistan. 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	Pakistan
1960	13.4%	25%
1961	13%	24.1%
1962	12.6%	23.3%
1963	12.2%	22.5%
1964	11.8%	21.8%
1965	11.5%	21.2%
1966	11.1%	20.6%
1967	10.8%	20.2%
1968	10.4%	19.7%
1969	10.1%	19.4%
1970	9.72%	19%
1971	9.36%	18.7%
1972	8.99%	18.4%
1973	8.6%	18.1%
1974	8.2%	17.8%
1975	7.8%	17.6%
1976	7.39%	17.4%
1977	6.98%	17.1%
1978	6.58%	16.9%
1979	6.2%	16.7%
1980	5.84%	16.5%
1981	5.5%	16.3%
1982	5.17%	16.1%
1983	4.88%	15.8%
1984	4.62%	15.6%
1985	4.89%	15.3%
1986	4.17%	15%
1987	3.99%	14.8%
1988	3.84%	14.5%
1989	3.7%	14.2%
1990	3.57%	14%
1991	3.45%	13.7%
1992	3.33%	13.4%
1993	3.21%	13.1%
1994	3.1%	12.8%
1995	2.99%	12.5%
1996	2.88%	12.1%
1997	2.78%	11.8%
1998	2.68%	11.5%
1999	2.59%	11.1%
2000	2.51%	10.8%
2001	2.43%	10.5%
2002	2.35%	10.3%
2003	2.28%	10.1%
2004	2.22%	9.85%
2005	2.15%	9.65%
2006	2.09%	9.47%
2007	2.02%	9.29%
2008	1.96%	9.1%
2009	1.89%	8.91%
2010	1.83%	8.71%
2011	1.77%	8.49%
2012	1.72%	8.27%
2013	1.66%	8.04%
2014	1.61%	7.8%
2015	1.56%	7.56%
2016	1.51%	7.33%
2017	1.46%	7.1%
2018	1.41%	6.88%
2019	1.37%	6.67%
2020	1.32%	6.46%
2021	1.28%	6.25%
2022	1.24%	6.05%
2023	1.2%	5.85%