Fertility & birth rates in Colombia and Paraguay

Fertility rate in Colombia vs Paraguay 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 2.42 in Paraguay in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Colombia vs Paraguay 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	Paraguay
1960	6.74	6.5
1961	6.71	6.49
1962	6.66	6.47
1963	6.58	6.45
1964	6.48	6.42
1965	6.33	6.35
1966	6.16	6.23
1967	5.96	6.1
1968	5.74	5.97
1969	5.51	5.84
1970	5.28	5.72
1971	5.06	5.59
1972	4.86	5.46
1973	4.68	5.35
1974	4.53	5.27
1975	4.4	5.18
1976	4.29	5.12
1977	4.16	5.08
1978	4	5.04
1979	3.89	5.06
1980	3.8	5.1
1981	3.71	5.15
1982	3.62	5.13
1983	3.5	5.09
1984	3.35	5.04
1985	3.23	4.97
1986	3.15	4.93
1987	3.09	4.85
1988	3.04	4.77
1989	3.01	4.68
1990	3	4.57
1991	2.98	4.48
1992	2.98	4.4
1993	2.98	4.28
1994	2.94	4.2
1995	2.85	4.11
1996	2.77	4.01
1997	2.74	3.91
1998	2.72	3.8
1999	2.64	3.67
2000	2.57	3.51
2001	2.52	3.36
2002	2.49	3.23
2003	2.45	3.12
2004	2.38	3.05
2005	2.31	2.97
2006	2.24	2.89
2007	2.19	2.82
2008	2.15	2.79
2009	2.1	2.76
2010	2.01	2.7
2011	1.94	2.67
2012	1.9	2.66
2013	1.86	2.64
2014	1.82	2.65
2015	1.77	2.65
2016	1.72	2.62
2017	1.72	2.59
2018	1.72	2.56
2019	1.71	2.53
2020	1.69	2.5
2021	1.68	2.47
2022	1.66	2.44
2023	1.65	2.42
2024	1.63	2.42
2025	1.62	2.39
2026	1.6	2.37
2027	1.6	2.35
2028	1.59	2.33
2029	1.59	2.31
2030	1.58	2.29
2031	1.58	2.27
2032	1.57	2.26
2033	1.57	2.24
2034	1.57	2.22
2035	1.57	2.21
2036	1.57	2.19
2037	1.57	2.17
2038	1.57	2.16
2039	1.57	2.14
2040	1.57	2.13
2041	1.57	2.12
2042	1.57	2.11
2043	1.57	2.09
2044	1.57	2.08
2045	1.57	2.07
2046	1.57	2.06
2047	1.58	2.05
2048	1.58	2.04
2049	1.58	2.03
2050	1.58	2.02

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Colombia	Paraguay
1960	46.8%	46.3%
1961	47%	46.2%
1962	47.1%	46.1%
1963	47.2%	46%
1964	47.3%	46%
1965	47.2%	46%
1966	47.1%	46%
1967	46.9%	45.9%
1968	46.7%	45.8%
1969	46.4%	45.7%
1970	46%	45.5%
1971	45.6%	45.2%
1972	45.1%	45%
1973	44.6%	44.6%
1974	44%	44.2%
1975	43.4%	43.7%
1976	42.8%	43.3%
1977	42.2%	42.8%
1978	41.5%	42.4%
1979	40.9%	42%
1980	40.3%	41.6%
1981	39.7%	41.4%
1982	39.1%	41.2%
1983	38.6%	41.2%
1984	38.1%	41.2%
1985	37.6%	41.2%
1986	37.2%	41.3%
1987	36.9%	41.3%
1988	36.5%	41.4%
1989	36.2%	41.5%
1990	35.9%	41.5%
1991	35.6%	41.5%
1992	35.3%	41.5%
1993	35%	41.4%
1994	34.7%	41.3%
1995	34.4%	41.1%
1996	34%	40.8%
1997	33.7%	40.4%
1998	33.3%	40%
1999	32.9%	39.5%
2000	32.5%	39%
2001	32.1%	38.4%
2002	31.7%	37.9%
2003	31.3%	37.3%
2004	30.9%	36.6%
2005	30.4%	35.8%
2006	29.9%	35.1%
2007	29.3%	34.4%
2008	28.7%	33.8%
2009	28.1%	33.2%
2010	27.5%	32.5%
2011	26.9%	32%
2012	26.3%	31.4%
2013	25.7%	30.9%
2014	25.1%	30.5%
2015	24.5%	30.2%
2016	23.9%	29.9%
2017	23.3%	29.7%
2018	22.7%	29.5%
2019	22.1%	29.3%
2020	21.7%	29.1%
2021	21.3%	29%
2022	21%	28.9%
2023	20.6%	28.8%
2024	20.3%	28.6%
2025	20%	28.4%
2026	19.7%	28.1%
2027	19.5%	27.9%
2028	19.3%	27.6%
2029	19.1%	27.3%
2030	18.8%	26.9%
2031	18.6%	26.5%
2032	18.4%	26.1%
2033	18.2%	25.8%
2034	18%	25.4%
2035	17.7%	25%
2036	17.4%	24.7%
2037	17.2%	24.4%
2038	16.9%	24.1%
2039	16.7%	23.8%
2040	16.4%	23.5%
2041	16.2%	23.2%
2042	16%	23%
2043	15.7%	22.7%
2044	15.5%	22.5%
2045	15.4%	22.3%
2046	15.2%	22.1%
2047	15%	22%
2048	14.8%	21.8%
2049	14.7%	21.6%
2050	14.6%	21.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.3% of the population in Colombia and 28.6% in Paraguay in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 41.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Colombia and Paraguay compared.

Natural population change in Colombia vs Paraguay by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.85% in Colombia and +1.56% in Paraguay. 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	Paraguay
1960	529,316	60,009
1961	545,627	61,536
1962	559,985	63,079
1963	572,355	64,741
1964	581,435	65,681
1965	587,677	66,063
1966	590,855	66,002
1967	591,649	65,695
1968	589,407	65,575
1969	586,559	65,616
1970	583,396	65,905
1971	582,011	66,142
1972	581,361	66,625
1973	583,608	67,803
1974	589,035	69,059
1975	598,580	70,285
1976	612,265	71,973
1977	622,814	74,359
1978	626,378	76,691
1979	635,747	80,345
1980	649,872	84,568
1981	662,195	89,456
1982	675,339	92,917
1983	674,767	96,406
1984	666,315	99,937
1985	625,379	102,859
1986	659,701	105,776
1987	659,429	107,962
1988	663,796	110,348
1989	674,102	111,727
1990	682,409	112,864
1991	690,266	114,472
1992	697,763	115,442
1993	709,287	115,211
1994	708,660	115,662
1995	694,968	115,777
1996	682,547	115,623
1997	686,073	115,095
1998	687,704	114,122
1999	668,576	112,726
2000	652,176	109,979
2001	642,933	107,225
2002	640,840	104,658
2003	642,144	102,427
2004	628,424	101,896
2005	610,618	101,035
2006	594,388	99,808
2007	583,115	99,141
2008	576,654	99,821
2009	559,017	100,296
2010	533,657	99,456
2011	511,524	100,442
2012	503,285	102,508
2013	489,069	103,383
2014	470,916	105,585
2015	446,778	106,817
2016	425,087	106,804
2017	426,538	105,634
2018	433,622	104,908
2019	441,087	103,179
2020	378,965	98,667
2021	311,122	78,667
2022	406,143	94,627
2023	422,598	97,748

Maternal mortality chart: Colombia vs Paraguay

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 58 deaths in Paraguay.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Colombia	Paraguay
1985	143	237
1986	123	230
1987	120	225
1988	113	220
1989	106	209
1990	102	198
1991	99	192
1992	97	195
1993	94	197
1994	93	201
1995	91	202
1996	89	203
1997	90	205
1998	92	207
1999	96	207
2000	95	207
2001	94	207
2002	91	206
2003	87	203
2004	84	199
2005	82	194
2006	81	186
2007	80	177
2008	78	166
2009	77	152
2010	76	136
2011	75	120
2012	73	100
2013	72	84
2014	71	70
2015	70	64
2016	69	60
2017	68	58
2018	67	58
2019	66	58
2020	94	69
2021	147	140
2022	74	78
2023	59	58

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.2% in Colombia and 1.7% in Paraguay. 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	Paraguay
1960	13.4%	8.18%
1961	13%	8.11%
1962	12.6%	8.06%
1963	12.2%	8.02%
1964	11.8%	7.99%
1965	11.5%	7.96%
1966	11.1%	7.94%
1967	10.8%	7.91%
1968	10.4%	7.88%
1969	10.1%	7.84%
1970	9.72%	7.79%
1971	9.36%	7.73%
1972	8.99%	7.66%
1973	8.6%	7.57%
1974	8.2%	7.46%
1975	7.8%	7.34%
1976	7.39%	7.21%
1977	6.98%	7.06%
1978	6.58%	6.91%
1979	6.2%	6.74%
1980	5.84%	6.55%
1981	5.5%	6.35%
1982	5.17%	6.14%
1983	4.88%	5.92%
1984	4.62%	5.71%
1985	4.89%	5.5%
1986	4.17%	5.3%
1987	3.99%	5.1%
1988	3.84%	4.92%
1989	3.7%	4.73%
1990	3.57%	4.55%
1991	3.45%	4.38%
1992	3.33%	4.23%
1993	3.21%	4.08%
1994	3.1%	3.95%
1995	2.99%	3.83%
1996	2.88%	3.72%
1997	2.78%	3.62%
1998	2.68%	3.53%
1999	2.59%	3.45%
2000	2.51%	3.36%
2001	2.43%	3.29%
2002	2.35%	3.22%
2003	2.28%	3.14%
2004	2.22%	3.07%
2005	2.15%	2.99%
2006	2.09%	2.91%
2007	2.02%	2.83%
2008	1.96%	2.75%
2009	1.89%	2.67%
2010	1.83%	2.59%
2011	1.77%	2.51%
2012	1.72%	2.44%
2013	1.66%	2.37%
2014	1.61%	2.3%
2015	1.56%	2.22%
2016	1.51%	2.15%
2017	1.46%	2.08%
2018	1.41%	2.01%
2019	1.37%	1.94%
2020	1.32%	1.88%
2021	1.28%	1.82%
2022	1.24%	1.76%
2023	1.2%	1.7%