Fertility & birth rates in Colombia and Tajikistan

Fertility rate in Colombia vs Tajikistan 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 3.07 in Tajikistan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Colombia vs Tajikistan 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	Tajikistan
1960	6.74	6.24
1961	6.71	6.35
1962	6.66	6.48
1963	6.58	6.62
1964	6.48	6.68
1965	6.33	6.74
1966	6.16	6.82
1967	5.96	6.89
1968	5.74	6.91
1969	5.51	6.91
1970	5.28	6.91
1971	5.06	6.91
1972	4.86	6.89
1973	4.68	6.84
1974	4.53	6.77
1975	4.4	6.69
1976	4.29	6.6
1977	4.16	6.49
1978	4	6.4
1979	3.89	6.31
1980	3.8	6.21
1981	3.71	6.12
1982	3.62	6.03
1983	3.5	5.98
1984	3.35	5.96
1985	3.23	5.94
1986	3.15	5.91
1987	3.09	5.84
1988	3.04	5.75
1989	3.01	5.61
1990	3	5.46
1991	2.98	5.28
1992	2.98	5.06
1993	2.98	4.92
1994	2.94	4.79
1995	2.85	4.66
1996	2.77	3.94
1997	2.74	4.06
1998	2.72	4.07
1999	2.64	3.85
2000	2.57	3.49
2001	2.52	3.49
2002	2.49	3.47
2003	2.45	3.42
2004	2.38	3.51
2005	2.31	3.4
2006	2.24	3.34
2007	2.19	3.37
2008	2.15	3.39
2009	2.1	3.43
2010	2.01	3.46
2011	1.94	3.46
2012	1.9	3.42
2013	1.86	3.43
2014	1.82	3.46
2015	1.77	3.46
2016	1.72	3.38
2017	1.72	3.29
2018	1.72	3.29
2019	1.71	3.28
2020	1.69	3.21
2021	1.68	3.17
2022	1.66	3.13
2023	1.65	3.07
2024	1.63	3.04
2025	1.62	2.99
2026	1.6	2.96
2027	1.6	2.93
2028	1.59	2.89
2029	1.59	2.86
2030	1.58	2.83
2031	1.58	2.8
2032	1.57	2.76
2033	1.57	2.73
2034	1.57	2.7
2035	1.57	2.68
2036	1.57	2.65
2037	1.57	2.63
2038	1.57	2.6
2039	1.57	2.58
2040	1.57	2.55
2041	1.57	2.53
2042	1.57	2.51
2043	1.57	2.49
2044	1.57	2.46
2045	1.57	2.44
2046	1.57	2.42
2047	1.58	2.4
2048	1.58	2.38
2049	1.58	2.37
2050	1.58	2.35

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Colombia	Tajikistan
1960	46.8%	40.2%
1961	47%	41.4%
1962	47.1%	42.5%
1963	47.2%	43.4%
1964	47.3%	44.1%
1965	47.2%	44.4%
1966	47.1%	44.6%
1967	46.9%	44.7%
1968	46.7%	44.7%
1969	46.4%	44.6%
1970	46%	44.6%
1971	45.6%	44.5%
1972	45.1%	44.4%
1973	44.6%	44.3%
1974	44%	44.2%
1975	43.4%	44%
1976	42.8%	43.8%
1977	42.2%	43.6%
1978	41.5%	43.4%
1979	40.9%	43.2%
1980	40.3%	43.2%
1981	39.7%	43.2%
1982	39.1%	43.2%
1983	38.6%	43.3%
1984	38.1%	43.3%
1985	37.6%	43.3%
1986	37.2%	43.1%
1987	36.9%	43.1%
1988	36.5%	43.2%
1989	36.2%	43.4%
1990	35.9%	43.7%
1991	35.6%	44%
1992	35.3%	44.3%
1993	35%	44.6%
1994	34.7%	44.8%
1995	34.4%	44.9%
1996	34%	44.7%
1997	33.7%	44.3%
1998	33.3%	43.7%
1999	32.9%	43%
2000	32.5%	42.3%
2001	32.1%	41.5%
2002	31.7%	40.7%
2003	31.3%	39.9%
2004	30.9%	39.3%
2005	30.4%	38.6%
2006	29.9%	38%
2007	29.3%	37.6%
2008	28.7%	37.3%
2009	28.1%	37%
2010	27.5%	36.8%
2011	26.9%	36.7%
2012	26.3%	36.7%
2013	25.7%	36.5%
2014	25.1%	36.4%
2015	24.5%	36.3%
2016	23.9%	36.3%
2017	23.3%	36.2%
2018	22.7%	36.2%
2019	22.1%	36.3%
2020	21.7%	36.4%
2021	21.3%	36.6%
2022	21%	36.6%
2023	20.6%	36.5%
2024	20.3%	36.3%
2025	20%	35.9%
2026	19.7%	35.4%
2027	19.5%	35%
2028	19.3%	34.5%
2029	19.1%	33.9%
2030	18.8%	33.2%
2031	18.6%	32.5%
2032	18.4%	32%
2033	18.2%	31.6%
2034	18%	31.2%
2035	17.7%	30.8%
2036	17.4%	30.4%
2037	17.2%	30.1%
2038	16.9%	29.8%
2039	16.7%	29.6%
2040	16.4%	29.4%
2041	16.2%	29.2%
2042	16%	29.1%
2043	15.7%	29%
2044	15.5%	28.9%
2045	15.4%	28.7%
2046	15.2%	28.6%
2047	15%	28.4%
2048	14.8%	28.1%
2049	14.7%	27.9%
2050	14.6%	27.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.3% of the population in Colombia and 36.3% in Tajikistan in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 43.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Colombia and Tajikistan compared.

Natural population change in Colombia vs Tajikistan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.85% in Colombia and +2.42% in Tajikistan. 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	Tajikistan
1960	529,316	65,415
1961	545,627	68,182
1962	559,985	70,700
1963	572,355	73,065
1964	581,435	74,030
1965	587,677	75,139
1966	590,855	76,702
1967	591,649	78,733
1968	589,407	80,698
1969	586,559	82,931
1970	583,396	85,645
1971	582,011	88,618
1972	581,361	91,677
1973	583,608	94,523
1974	589,035	97,481
1975	598,580	100,604
1976	612,265	103,777
1977	622,814	106,920
1978	626,378	110,564
1979	635,747	114,496
1980	649,872	117,888
1981	662,195	121,418
1982	675,339	127,838
1983	674,767	133,280
1984	666,315	139,145
1985	625,379	145,720
1986	659,701	155,987
1987	659,429	163,611
1988	663,796	172,805
1989	674,102	179,212
1990	682,409	178,429
1991	690,266	177,585
1992	697,763	163,652
1993	709,287	157,975
1994	708,660	167,590
1995	694,968	168,934
1996	682,547	138,287
1997	686,073	149,825
1998	687,704	153,508
1999	668,576	147,622
2000	652,176	136,549
2001	642,933	142,276
2002	640,840	146,492
2003	642,144	150,391
2004	628,424	161,201
2005	610,618	160,189
2006	594,388	164,046
2007	583,115	173,200
2008	576,654	182,337
2009	559,017	192,851
2010	533,657	201,389
2011	511,524	208,429
2012	503,285	213,078
2013	489,069	220,693
2014	470,916	227,304
2015	446,778	230,903
2016	425,087	228,547
2017	426,538	224,396
2018	433,622	228,597
2019	441,087	231,817
2020	378,965	219,467
2021	311,122	222,850
2022	406,143	228,336
2023	422,598	223,828

Maternal mortality chart: Colombia vs Tajikistan

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 14 deaths in Tajikistan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Colombia	Tajikistan
1985	143	98
1986	123	91
1987	120	91
1988	113	83
1989	106	85
1990	102	80
1991	99	79
1992	97	84
1993	94	84
1994	93	85
1995	91	81
1996	89	82
1997	90	76
1998	92	72
1999	96	64
2000	95	58
2001	94	58
2002	91	48
2003	87	39
2004	84	36
2005	82	36
2006	81	35
2007	80	30
2008	78	29
2009	77	29
2010	76	26
2011	75	25
2012	73	23
2013	72	21
2014	71	21
2015	70	20
2016	69	20
2017	68	17
2018	67	16
2019	66	16
2020	94	25
2021	147	25
2022	74	14
2023	59	14

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.2% in Colombia and 2.73% in Tajikistan. 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	Tajikistan
1960	13.4%	-
1961	13%	-
1962	12.6%	-
1963	12.2%	-
1964	11.8%	-
1965	11.5%	-
1966	11.1%	-
1967	10.8%	-
1968	10.4%	-
1969	10.1%	-
1970	9.72%	-
1971	9.36%	-
1972	8.99%	15.5%
1973	8.6%	15%
1974	8.2%	14.4%
1975	7.8%	14%
1976	7.39%	13.5%
1977	6.98%	13.2%
1978	6.58%	13%
1979	6.2%	12.8%
1980	5.84%	12.7%
1981	5.5%	12.6%
1982	5.17%	12.5%
1983	4.88%	12.3%
1984	4.62%	12%
1985	4.89%	11.6%
1986	4.17%	11.1%
1987	3.99%	10.5%
1988	3.84%	10.1%
1989	3.7%	9.88%
1990	3.57%	9.92%
1991	3.45%	10.2%
1992	3.33%	10.6%
1993	3.21%	10.9%
1994	3.1%	11%
1995	2.99%	10.8%
1996	2.88%	10.4%
1997	2.78%	9.86%
1998	2.68%	9.26%
1999	2.59%	8.62%
2000	2.51%	7.97%
2001	2.43%	7.34%
2002	2.35%	6.75%
2003	2.28%	6.18%
2004	2.22%	5.67%
2005	2.15%	5.22%
2006	2.09%	4.82%
2007	2.02%	4.47%
2008	1.96%	4.17%
2009	1.89%	3.92%
2010	1.83%	3.7%
2011	1.77%	3.52%
2012	1.72%	3.36%
2013	1.66%	3.23%
2014	1.61%	3.12%
2015	1.56%	3.02%
2016	1.51%	2.94%
2017	1.46%	2.88%
2018	1.41%	2.83%
2019	1.37%	2.81%
2020	1.32%	2.8%
2021	1.28%	2.79%
2022	1.24%	2.77%
2023	1.2%	2.73%