Fertility & birth rates in Colombia and South Korea

Fertility rate in Colombia vs South 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 0.72 in South Korea in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Colombia vs South 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	South Korea
1960	6.74	5.99
1961	6.71	5.8
1962	6.66	5.56
1963	6.58	5.33
1964	6.48	5.07
1965	6.33	4.89
1966	6.16	4.78
1967	5.96	4.62
1968	5.74	4.51
1969	5.51	4.45
1970	5.28	4.53
1971	5.06	4.54
1972	4.86	4.12
1973	4.68	4.07
1974	4.53	3.77
1975	4.4	3.43
1976	4.29	3
1977	4.16	2.99
1978	4	2.64
1979	3.89	2.9
1980	3.8	2.82
1981	3.71	2.57
1982	3.62	2.39
1983	3.5	2.06
1984	3.35	1.74
1985	3.23	1.66
1986	3.15	1.58
1987	3.09	1.53
1988	3.04	1.55
1989	3.01	1.56
1990	3	1.57
1991	2.98	1.71
1992	2.98	1.76
1993	2.98	1.65
1994	2.94	1.66
1995	2.85	1.63
1996	2.77	1.57
1997	2.74	1.54
1998	2.72	1.46
1999	2.64	1.43
2000	2.57	1.48
2001	2.52	1.31
2002	2.49	1.18
2003	2.45	1.19
2004	2.38	1.16
2005	2.31	1.09
2006	2.24	1.13
2007	2.19	1.26
2008	2.15	1.19
2009	2.1	1.15
2010	2.01	1.23
2011	1.94	1.24
2012	1.9	1.3
2013	1.86	1.19
2014	1.82	1.21
2015	1.77	1.24
2016	1.72	1.17
2017	1.72	1.05
2018	1.72	0.98
2019	1.71	0.92
2020	1.69	0.84
2021	1.68	0.81
2022	1.66	0.78
2023	1.65	0.72
2024	1.63	0.73
2025	1.62	0.75
2026	1.6	0.76
2027	1.6	0.78
2028	1.59	0.79
2029	1.59	0.8
2030	1.58	0.82
2031	1.58	0.83
2032	1.57	0.84
2033	1.57	0.85
2034	1.57	0.86
2035	1.57	0.88
2036	1.57	0.89
2037	1.57	0.9
2038	1.57	0.91
2039	1.57	0.92
2040	1.57	0.93
2041	1.57	0.95
2042	1.57	0.96
2043	1.57	0.96
2044	1.57	0.97
2045	1.57	0.98
2046	1.57	0.99
2047	1.58	1
2048	1.58	1.01
2049	1.58	1.02
2050	1.58	1.03

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Colombia	South Korea
1960	46.8%	41.3%
1961	47%	41.8%
1962	47.1%	42.3%
1963	47.2%	42.7%
1964	47.3%	43.1%
1965	47.2%	43.3%
1966	47.1%	43.5%
1967	46.9%	43.3%
1968	46.7%	43.1%
1969	46.4%	42.7%
1970	46%	42.1%
1971	45.6%	41.5%
1972	45.1%	41%
1973	44.6%	40.3%
1974	44%	39.5%
1975	43.4%	38.5%
1976	42.8%	37.5%
1977	42.2%	36.5%
1978	41.5%	35.6%
1979	40.9%	34.8%
1980	40.3%	34%
1981	39.7%	33.3%
1982	39.1%	32.7%
1983	38.6%	32%
1984	38.1%	31.2%
1985	37.6%	30.2%
1986	37.2%	29.2%
1987	36.9%	28.2%
1988	36.5%	27.3%
1989	36.2%	26.5%
1990	35.9%	25.8%
1991	35.6%	25.2%
1992	35.3%	24.7%
1993	35%	24.2%
1994	34.7%	23.7%
1995	34.4%	23.1%
1996	34%	22.5%
1997	33.7%	22%
1998	33.3%	21.6%
1999	32.9%	21.2%
2000	32.5%	21%
2001	32.1%	20.8%
2002	31.7%	20.5%
2003	31.3%	20.1%
2004	30.9%	19.7%
2005	30.4%	19.2%
2006	29.9%	18.7%
2007	29.3%	18.1%
2008	28.7%	17.5%
2009	28.1%	16.9%
2010	27.5%	16.4%
2011	26.9%	15.8%
2012	26.3%	15.2%
2013	25.7%	14.7%
2014	25.1%	14.2%
2015	24.5%	13.8%
2016	23.9%	13.4%
2017	23.3%	13%
2018	22.7%	12.7%
2019	22.1%	12.4%
2020	21.7%	12.1%
2021	21.3%	11.8%
2022	21%	11.4%
2023	20.6%	11%
2024	20.3%	10.6%
2025	20%	10.2%
2026	19.7%	9.82%
2027	19.5%	9.42%
2028	19.3%	9.06%
2029	19.1%	8.75%
2030	18.8%	8.43%
2031	18.6%	8.15%
2032	18.4%	7.94%
2033	18.2%	7.79%
2034	18%	7.7%
2035	17.7%	7.66%
2036	17.4%	7.65%
2037	17.2%	7.66%
2038	16.9%	7.68%
2039	16.7%	7.71%
2040	16.4%	7.73%
2041	16.2%	7.75%
2042	16%	7.76%
2043	15.7%	7.77%
2044	15.5%	7.78%
2045	15.4%	7.79%
2046	15.2%	7.8%
2047	15%	7.81%
2048	14.8%	7.82%
2049	14.7%	7.82%
2050	14.6%	7.83%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.3% of the population in Colombia and 10.6% in South Korea in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 25.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Colombia and South Korea compared.

Natural population change in Colombia vs South Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.85% in Colombia and +0.06% in South 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	South Korea
1960	529,316	728,010
1961	545,627	730,173
1962	559,985	712,590
1963	572,355	685,824
1964	581,435	655,501
1965	587,677	641,090
1966	590,855	623,534
1967	591,649	692,169
1968	589,407	684,487
1969	586,559	694,227
1970	583,396	747,987
1971	582,011	789,185
1972	581,361	740,469
1973	583,608	699,115
1974	589,035	673,030
1975	598,580	603,300
1976	612,265	530,558
1977	622,814	578,947
1978	626,378	499,084
1979	635,747	623,068
1980	649,872	583,294
1981	662,195	631,189
1982	675,339	605,626
1983	674,767	514,844
1984	666,315	436,384
1985	625,379	416,219
1986	659,701	395,651
1987	659,429	378,758
1988	663,796	399,297
1989	674,102	403,266
1990	682,409	411,546
1991	690,266	467,594
1992	697,763	494,352
1993	709,287	477,302
1994	708,660	473,200
1995	694,968	468,967
1996	682,547	446,142
1997	686,073	422,773
1998	687,704	393,436
1999	668,576	368,272
2000	652,176	390,167
2001	642,933	312,643
2002	640,840	247,752
2003	642,144	244,251
2004	628,424	225,988
2005	610,618	187,920
2006	594,388	203,441
2007	583,115	248,286
2008	576,654	215,841
2009	559,017	197,231
2010	533,657	213,083
2011	511,524	214,728
2012	503,285	215,859
2013	489,069	166,415
2014	470,916	167,464
2015	446,778	163,248
2016	425,087	122,923
2017	426,538	71,907
2018	433,622	30,951
2019	441,087	10,353
2020	378,965	-31,101
2021	311,122	-56,947
2022	406,143	-124,014
2023	422,598	-77,569

Maternal mortality chart: Colombia vs South 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 4 deaths in South Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Colombia	South Korea
1985	143	38
1986	123	35
1987	120	34
1988	113	31
1989	106	29
1990	102	28
1991	99	28
1992	97	26
1993	94	24
1994	93	23
1995	91	22
1996	89	20
1997	90	19
1998	92	18
1999	96	17
2000	95	15
2001	94	14
2002	91	13
2003	87	13
2004	84	12
2005	82	11
2006	81	10
2007	80	10
2008	78	9
2009	77	9
2010	76	8
2011	75	8
2012	73	8
2013	72	7
2014	71	7
2015	70	6
2016	69	6
2017	68	6
2018	67	5
2019	66	5
2020	94	12
2021	147	5
2022	74	7
2023	59	4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.2% in Colombia and 0.28% in South 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	South Korea
1960	13.4%	11.2%
1961	13%	10.6%
1962	12.6%	10.1%
1963	12.2%	9.67%
1964	11.8%	9.18%
1965	11.5%	8.68%
1966	11.1%	8.16%
1967	10.8%	7.62%
1968	10.4%	7.1%
1969	10.1%	6.59%
1970	9.72%	6.12%
1971	9.36%	5.71%
1972	8.99%	5.36%
1973	8.6%	5.07%
1974	8.2%	4.82%
1975	7.8%	4.61%
1976	7.39%	4.42%
1977	6.98%	4.23%
1978	6.58%	4.04%
1979	6.2%	3.84%
1980	5.84%	3.63%
1981	5.5%	3.4%
1982	5.17%	3.17%
1983	4.88%	2.93%
1984	4.62%	2.7%
1985	4.89%	2.46%
1986	4.17%	2.25%
1987	3.99%	2.05%
1988	3.84%	1.87%
1989	3.7%	1.71%
1990	3.57%	1.57%
1991	3.45%	1.44%
1992	3.33%	1.33%
1993	3.21%	1.23%
1994	3.1%	1.14%
1995	2.99%	1.05%
1996	2.88%	0.98%
1997	2.78%	0.91%
1998	2.68%	0.85%
1999	2.59%	0.8%
2000	2.51%	0.75%
2001	2.43%	0.71%
2002	2.35%	0.68%
2003	2.28%	0.64%
2004	2.22%	0.6%
2005	2.15%	0.56%
2006	2.09%	0.52%
2007	2.02%	0.48%
2008	1.96%	0.45%
2009	1.89%	0.43%
2010	1.83%	0.41%
2011	1.77%	0.4%
2012	1.72%	0.38%
2013	1.66%	0.37%
2014	1.61%	0.36%
2015	1.56%	0.35%
2016	1.51%	0.34%
2017	1.46%	0.33%
2018	1.41%	0.32%
2019	1.37%	0.31%
2020	1.32%	0.3%
2021	1.28%	0.29%
2022	1.24%	0.28%
2023	1.2%	0.28%