Fertility & birth rates in Colombia and Singapore

Fertility rate in Colombia vs Singapore 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 0.97 in Singapore in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Colombia vs Singapore 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	Singapore
1960	6.74	5.76
1961	6.71	5.41
1962	6.66	5.21
1963	6.58	5.16
1964	6.48	4.97
1965	6.33	4.66
1966	6.16	4.46
1967	5.96	3.91
1968	5.74	3.53
1969	5.51	3.22
1970	5.28	3.07
1971	5.06	3.02
1972	4.86	3.04
1973	4.68	2.79
1974	4.53	2.35
1975	4.4	2.07
1976	4.29	2.11
1977	4.16	1.82
1978	4	1.79
1979	3.89	1.79
1980	3.8	1.82
1981	3.71	1.78
1982	3.62	1.74
1983	3.5	1.61
1984	3.35	1.62
1985	3.23	1.61
1986	3.15	1.43
1987	3.09	1.62
1988	3.04	1.96
1989	3.01	1.75
1990	3	1.83
1991	2.98	1.73
1992	2.98	1.72
1993	2.98	1.74
1994	2.94	1.71
1995	2.85	1.67
1996	2.77	1.66
1997	2.74	1.61
1998	2.72	1.48
1999	2.64	1.47
2000	2.57	1.6
2001	2.52	1.41
2002	2.49	1.37
2003	2.45	1.27
2004	2.38	1.26
2005	2.31	1.26
2006	2.24	1.28
2007	2.19	1.29
2008	2.15	1.28
2009	2.1	1.22
2010	2.01	1.15
2011	1.94	1.2
2012	1.9	1.29
2013	1.86	1.19
2014	1.82	1.25
2015	1.77	1.24
2016	1.72	1.2
2017	1.72	1.16
2018	1.72	1.14
2019	1.71	1.14
2020	1.69	1.1
2021	1.68	1.12
2022	1.66	1.04
2023	1.65	0.97
2024	1.63	0.98
2025	1.62	0.99
2026	1.6	1
2027	1.6	1.01
2028	1.59	1.02
2029	1.59	1.03
2030	1.58	1.03
2031	1.58	1.04
2032	1.57	1.05
2033	1.57	1.06
2034	1.57	1.07
2035	1.57	1.07
2036	1.57	1.08
2037	1.57	1.09
2038	1.57	1.1
2039	1.57	1.1
2040	1.57	1.11
2041	1.57	1.12
2042	1.57	1.13
2043	1.57	1.13
2044	1.57	1.14
2045	1.57	1.15
2046	1.57	1.16
2047	1.58	1.17
2048	1.58	1.17
2049	1.58	1.18
2050	1.58	1.19

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Colombia	Singapore
1960	46.8%	44.7%
1961	47%	44.8%
1962	47.1%	44.7%
1963	47.2%	44.4%
1964	47.3%	43.8%
1965	47.2%	43.2%
1966	47.1%	42.5%
1967	46.9%	41.7%
1968	46.7%	40.8%
1969	46.4%	39.8%
1970	46%	38.7%
1971	45.6%	37.5%
1972	45.1%	36.2%
1973	44.6%	35%
1974	44%	33.7%
1975	43.4%	32.5%
1976	42.8%	31.2%
1977	42.2%	30%
1978	41.5%	28.8%
1979	40.9%	27.6%
1980	40.3%	26.4%
1981	39.7%	25.2%
1982	39.1%	24.2%
1983	38.6%	23.7%
1984	38.1%	23.3%
1985	37.6%	23.1%
1986	37.2%	22.9%
1987	36.9%	22.4%
1988	36.5%	22%
1989	36.2%	21.7%
1990	35.9%	21.4%
1991	35.6%	21.2%
1992	35.3%	21.1%
1993	35%	21%
1994	34.7%	20.7%
1995	34.4%	20.4%
1996	34%	20%
1997	33.7%	19.5%
1998	33.3%	19.2%
1999	32.9%	19%
2000	32.5%	18.8%
2001	32.1%	18.6%
2002	31.7%	18.4%
2003	31.3%	18.2%
2004	30.9%	17.8%
2005	30.4%	17.2%
2006	29.9%	16.6%
2007	29.3%	15.8%
2008	28.7%	15.1%
2009	28.1%	14.6%
2010	27.5%	14.1%
2011	26.9%	13.7%
2012	26.3%	13.4%
2013	25.7%	13.1%
2014	25.1%	12.9%
2015	24.5%	12.7%
2016	23.9%	12.5%
2017	23.3%	12.4%
2018	22.7%	12.3%
2019	22.1%	12.2%
2020	21.7%	12.2%
2021	21.3%	12.2%
2022	21%	12%
2023	20.6%	11.8%
2024	20.3%	11.7%
2025	20%	11.7%
2026	19.7%	11.7%
2027	19.5%	11.8%
2028	19.3%	11.9%
2029	19.1%	12%
2030	18.8%	12%
2031	18.6%	12%
2032	18.4%	12.1%
2033	18.2%	12.1%
2034	18%	12.1%
2035	17.7%	12.1%
2036	17.4%	12.1%
2037	17.2%	12.1%
2038	16.9%	12%
2039	16.7%	11.8%
2040	16.4%	11.7%
2041	16.2%	11.5%
2042	16%	11.2%
2043	15.7%	11%
2044	15.5%	10.7%
2045	15.4%	10.4%
2046	15.2%	10.1%
2047	15%	9.87%
2048	14.8%	9.6%
2049	14.7%	9.35%
2050	14.6%	9.12%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.3% of the population in Colombia and 11.7% in Singapore in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 21.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Colombia and Singapore compared.

Natural population change in Colombia vs Singapore by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.85% in Colombia and +0.35% in Singapore. 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	Singapore
1960	529,316	51,533
1961	545,627	49,880
1962	559,985	48,830
1963	572,355	49,542
1964	581,435	47,697
1965	587,677	45,474
1966	590,855	44,298
1967	591,649	40,145
1968	589,407	36,216
1969	586,559	34,314
1970	583,396	35,059
1971	582,011	35,708
1972	581,361	38,098
1973	583,608	36,404
1974	589,035	31,664
1975	598,580	28,509
1976	612,265	31,189
1977	622,814	26,508
1978	626,378	27,537
1979	635,747	28,363
1980	649,872	30,657
1981	662,195	32,167
1982	675,339	33,346
1983	674,767	30,296
1984	666,315	31,967
1985	625,379	32,010
1986	659,701	27,880
1987	659,429	33,020
1988	663,796	42,407
1989	674,102	36,929
1990	682,409	41,136
1991	690,266	39,188
1992	697,763	39,091
1993	709,287	40,425
1994	708,660	39,319
1995	694,968	38,065
1996	682,547	38,542
1997	686,073	37,960
1998	687,704	33,381
1999	668,576	32,857
2000	652,176	37,057
2001	642,933	31,035
2002	640,840	29,231
2003	642,144	24,689
2004	628,424	24,583
2005	610,618	24,741
2006	594,388	25,968
2007	583,115	26,614
2008	576,654	28,068
2009	559,017	27,930
2010	533,657	24,876
2011	511,524	25,919
2012	503,285	29,750
2013	489,069	25,376
2014	470,916	27,896
2015	446,778	27,121
2016	425,087	25,794
2017	426,538	21,888
2018	433,622	21,427
2019	441,087	21,674
2020	378,965	18,763
2021	311,122	15,270
2022	406,143	9,019
2023	422,598	7,101

Maternal mortality chart: Colombia vs Singapore

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 6 deaths in Singapore.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Colombia	Singapore
1985	143	18
1986	123	18
1987	120	18
1988	113	18
1989	106	18
1990	102	17
1991	99	16
1992	97	16
1993	94	16
1994	93	16
1995	91	17
1996	89	17
1997	90	17
1998	92	17
1999	96	17
2000	95	17
2001	94	16
2002	91	16
2003	87	15
2004	84	14
2005	82	14
2006	81	13
2007	80	12
2008	78	11
2009	77	10
2010	76	10
2011	75	10
2012	73	10
2013	72	9
2014	71	9
2015	70	8
2016	69	8
2017	68	8
2018	67	8
2019	66	7
2020	94	13
2021	147	20
2022	74	34
2023	59	6

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.2% in Colombia and 0.21% in Singapore. 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	Singapore
1960	13.4%	4.76%
1961	13%	4.37%
1962	12.6%	4.05%
1963	12.2%	3.81%
1964	11.8%	3.64%
1965	11.5%	3.5%
1966	11.1%	3.34%
1967	10.8%	3.18%
1968	10.4%	3.01%
1969	10.1%	2.86%
1970	9.72%	2.71%
1971	9.36%	2.56%
1972	8.99%	2.39%
1973	8.6%	2.18%
1974	8.2%	1.95%
1975	7.8%	1.75%
1976	7.39%	1.62%
1977	6.98%	1.54%
1978	6.58%	1.51%
1979	6.2%	1.49%
1980	5.84%	1.46%
1981	5.5%	1.4%
1982	5.17%	1.32%
1983	4.88%	1.23%
1984	4.62%	1.16%
1985	4.89%	1.09%
1986	4.17%	1.03%
1987	3.99%	0.97%
1988	3.84%	0.91%
1989	3.7%	0.84%
1990	3.57%	0.77%
1991	3.45%	0.7%
1992	3.33%	0.63%
1993	3.21%	0.58%
1994	3.1%	0.54%
1995	2.99%	0.51%
1996	2.88%	0.48%
1997	2.78%	0.46%
1998	2.68%	0.44%
1999	2.59%	0.41%
2000	2.51%	0.38%
2001	2.43%	0.36%
2002	2.35%	0.34%
2003	2.28%	0.32%
2004	2.22%	0.31%
2005	2.15%	0.3%
2006	2.09%	0.29%
2007	2.02%	0.29%
2008	1.96%	0.28%
2009	1.89%	0.28%
2010	1.83%	0.28%
2011	1.77%	0.28%
2012	1.72%	0.28%
2013	1.66%	0.28%
2014	1.61%	0.27%
2015	1.56%	0.27%
2016	1.51%	0.27%
2017	1.46%	0.26%
2018	1.41%	0.25%
2019	1.37%	0.24%
2020	1.32%	0.23%
2021	1.28%	0.22%
2022	1.24%	0.22%
2023	1.2%	0.21%