Fertility & birth rates in Colombia and Sri Lanka

Fertility rate in Colombia vs Sri Lanka 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 1.97 in Sri Lanka in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Colombia vs Sri Lanka 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	Sri Lanka
1960	6.74	5.35
1961	6.71	5.24
1962	6.66	5.18
1963	6.58	5.12
1964	6.48	5.06
1965	6.33	4.93
1966	6.16	4.83
1967	5.96	4.79
1968	5.74	4.66
1969	5.51	4.5
1970	5.28	4.39
1971	5.06	4.27
1972	4.86	4.16
1973	4.68	4
1974	4.53	3.86
1975	4.4	3.82
1976	4.29	3.78
1977	4.16	3.74
1978	4	3.81
1979	3.89	3.82
1980	3.8	3.73
1981	3.71	3.65
1982	3.62	3.32
1983	3.5	3.11
1984	3.35	3.01
1985	3.23	2.9
1986	3.15	2.74
1987	3.09	2.64
1988	3.04	2.57
1989	3.01	2.58
1990	3	2.54
1991	2.98	2.51
1992	2.98	2.49
1993	2.98	2.44
1994	2.94	2.4
1995	2.85	2.35
1996	2.77	2.29
1997	2.74	2.22
1998	2.72	2.14
1999	2.64	2.14
2000	2.57	2.21
2001	2.52	2.28
2002	2.49	2.31
2003	2.45	2.3
2004	2.38	2.27
2005	2.31	2.26
2006	2.24	2.29
2007	2.19	2.3
2008	2.15	2.23
2009	2.1	2.18
2010	2.01	2.13
2011	1.94	2.14
2012	1.9	2.17
2013	1.86	2.18
2014	1.82	2.13
2015	1.77	2.09
2016	1.72	2.06
2017	1.72	2.04
2018	1.72	2.03
2019	1.71	2.02
2020	1.69	2.01
2021	1.68	2
2022	1.66	1.98
2023	1.65	1.97
2024	1.63	1.95
2025	1.62	1.94
2026	1.6	1.93
2027	1.6	1.91
2028	1.59	1.9
2029	1.59	1.89
2030	1.58	1.88
2031	1.58	1.87
2032	1.57	1.86
2033	1.57	1.85
2034	1.57	1.85
2035	1.57	1.84
2036	1.57	1.83
2037	1.57	1.83
2038	1.57	1.82
2039	1.57	1.81
2040	1.57	1.81
2041	1.57	1.8
2042	1.57	1.8
2043	1.57	1.8
2044	1.57	1.79
2045	1.57	1.79
2046	1.57	1.79
2047	1.58	1.78
2048	1.58	1.78
2049	1.58	1.77
2050	1.58	1.77

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Colombia	Sri Lanka
1960	46.8%	41%
1961	47%	40.9%
1962	47.1%	40.8%
1963	47.2%	40.7%
1964	47.3%	40.6%
1965	47.2%	40.5%
1966	47.1%	40.4%
1967	46.9%	40.3%
1968	46.7%	40.1%
1969	46.4%	39.9%
1970	46%	39.7%
1971	45.6%	39.5%
1972	45.1%	39.2%
1973	44.6%	38.8%
1974	44%	38.4%
1975	43.4%	38%
1976	42.8%	37.6%
1977	42.2%	37.2%
1978	41.5%	36.9%
1979	40.9%	36.7%
1980	40.3%	36.4%
1981	39.7%	36.2%
1982	39.1%	36%
1983	38.6%	35.8%
1984	38.1%	35.5%
1985	37.6%	35.2%
1986	37.2%	34.6%
1987	36.9%	34%
1988	36.5%	33.5%
1989	36.2%	33%
1990	35.9%	32.5%
1991	35.6%	32.1%
1992	35.3%	31.4%
1993	35%	30.6%
1994	34.7%	29.9%
1995	34.4%	29.2%
1996	34%	28.6%
1997	33.7%	28.2%
1998	33.3%	27.8%
1999	32.9%	27.4%
2000	32.5%	27%
2001	32.1%	26.6%
2002	31.7%	26.3%
2003	31.3%	26.1%
2004	30.9%	26%
2005	30.4%	25.8%
2006	29.9%	25.7%
2007	29.3%	25.7%
2008	28.7%	25.6%
2009	28.1%	25.5%
2010	27.5%	25.4%
2011	26.9%	25.3%
2012	26.3%	25.2%
2013	25.7%	25%
2014	25.1%	24.9%
2015	24.5%	24.7%
2016	23.9%	24.5%
2017	23.3%	24.2%
2018	22.7%	24%
2019	22.1%	23.7%
2020	21.7%	23.3%
2021	21.3%	23%
2022	21%	22.7%
2023	20.6%	22.4%
2024	20.3%	22%
2025	20%	21.7%
2026	19.7%	21.4%
2027	19.5%	21.1%
2028	19.3%	20.8%
2029	19.1%	20.5%
2030	18.8%	20.2%
2031	18.6%	20%
2032	18.4%	19.8%
2033	18.2%	19.6%
2034	18%	19.4%
2035	17.7%	19.2%
2036	17.4%	19.1%
2037	17.2%	18.9%
2038	16.9%	18.8%
2039	16.7%	18.7%
2040	16.4%	18.6%
2041	16.2%	18.4%
2042	16%	18.3%
2043	15.7%	18.2%
2044	15.5%	18.1%
2045	15.4%	18%
2046	15.2%	17.9%
2047	15%	17.7%
2048	14.8%	17.6%
2049	14.7%	17.5%
2050	14.6%	17.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.3% of the population in Colombia and 22% in Sri Lanka in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 32.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Colombia and Sri Lanka compared.

Natural population change in Colombia vs Sri Lanka by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.85% in Colombia and +0.75% in Sri Lanka. 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	Sri Lanka
1960	529,316	247,631
1961	545,627	251,087
1962	559,985	256,719
1963	572,355	262,880
1964	581,435	269,584
1965	587,677	272,422
1966	590,855	275,549
1967	591,649	284,738
1968	589,407	286,642
1969	586,559	286,218
1970	583,396	286,719
1971	582,011	281,200
1972	581,361	282,494
1973	583,608	278,577
1974	589,035	275,521
1975	598,580	282,496
1976	612,265	291,816
1977	622,814	300,038
1978	626,378	317,055
1979	635,747	329,791
1980	649,872	328,155
1981	662,195	328,096
1982	675,339	300,030
1983	674,767	277,768
1984	666,315	263,175
1985	625,379	247,836
1986	659,701	233,782
1987	659,429	226,414
1988	663,796	219,184
1989	674,102	212,401
1990	682,409	224,454
1991	690,266	218,117
1992	697,763	222,230
1993	709,287	226,257
1994	708,660	228,904
1995	694,968	221,957
1996	682,547	215,290
1997	686,073	208,193
1998	687,704	201,059
1999	668,576	206,876
2000	652,176	227,060
2001	642,933	244,377
2002	640,840	252,840
2003	642,144	252,008
2004	628,424	212,527
2005	610,618	248,683
2006	594,388	248,706
2007	583,115	248,287
2008	576,654	232,225
2009	559,017	200,175
2010	533,657	224,325
2011	511,524	224,461
2012	503,285	229,138
2013	489,069	221,021
2014	470,916	211,541
2015	446,778	201,815
2016	425,087	194,232
2017	426,538	187,993
2018	433,622	183,610
2019	441,087	172,243
2020	378,965	170,968
2021	311,122	121,858
2022	406,143	95,378
2023	422,598	66,111

Maternal mortality chart: Colombia vs Sri Lanka

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 18 deaths in Sri Lanka.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Colombia	Sri Lanka
1985	143	68
1986	123	66
1987	120	64
1988	113	62
1989	106	61
1990	102	59
1991	99	57
1992	97	54
1993	94	51
1994	93	49
1995	91	48
1996	89	47
1997	90	45
1998	92	43
1999	96	41
2000	95	39
2001	94	37
2002	91	36
2003	87	35
2004	84	37
2005	82	32
2006	81	32
2007	80	31
2008	78	30
2009	77	28
2010	76	26
2011	75	25
2012	73	24
2013	72	23
2014	71	23
2015	70	22
2016	69	22
2017	68	21
2018	67	21
2019	66	20
2020	94	23
2021	147	34
2022	74	22
2023	59	18

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.2% in Colombia and 0.61% in Sri Lanka. 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	Sri Lanka
1960	13.4%	9.41%
1961	13%	8.95%
1962	12.6%	8.66%
1963	12.2%	8.48%
1964	11.8%	8.3%
1965	11.5%	8.07%
1966	11.1%	7.81%
1967	10.8%	7.55%
1968	10.4%	7.32%
1969	10.1%	7.14%
1970	9.72%	7.02%
1971	9.36%	6.94%
1972	8.99%	6.86%
1973	8.6%	6.77%
1974	8.2%	6.62%
1975	7.8%	6.41%
1976	7.39%	6.12%
1977	6.98%	5.77%
1978	6.58%	5.38%
1979	6.2%	4.99%
1980	5.84%	4.63%
1981	5.5%	4.29%
1982	5.17%	3.98%
1983	4.88%	3.67%
1984	4.62%	3.35%
1985	4.89%	3.02%
1986	4.17%	2.74%
1987	3.99%	2.54%
1988	3.84%	2.41%
1989	3.7%	2.74%
1990	3.57%	2.33%
1991	3.45%	2.32%
1992	3.33%	2.29%
1993	3.21%	2.22%
1994	3.1%	2.14%
1995	2.99%	2.05%
1996	2.88%	1.95%
1997	2.78%	1.86%
1998	2.68%	1.76%
1999	2.59%	1.69%
2000	2.51%	1.63%
2001	2.43%	1.58%
2002	2.35%	1.55%
2003	2.28%	1.52%
2004	2.22%	2.88%
2005	2.15%	1.4%
2006	2.09%	1.33%
2007	2.02%	1.26%
2008	1.96%	1.2%
2009	1.89%	2.08%
2010	1.83%	1.12%
2011	1.77%	1.08%
2012	1.72%	1.03%
2013	1.66%	0.98%
2014	1.61%	0.92%
2015	1.56%	0.87%
2016	1.51%	0.83%
2017	1.46%	0.79%
2018	1.41%	0.76%
2019	1.37%	0.72%
2020	1.32%	0.69%
2021	1.28%	0.66%
2022	1.24%	0.64%
2023	1.2%	0.61%