Fertility & birth rates in Colombia and Tuvalu

Fertility rate in Colombia vs Tuvalu 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 3.21 in Tuvalu in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Colombia vs Tuvalu 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	Tuvalu
1960	6.74	5.15
1961	6.71	5.09
1962	6.66	5
1963	6.58	4.91
1964	6.48	4.83
1965	6.33	4.73
1966	6.16	4.64
1967	5.96	4.49
1968	5.74	4.36
1969	5.51	4.23
1970	5.28	4.08
1971	5.06	3.94
1972	4.86	3.81
1973	4.68	3.71
1974	4.53	3.63
1975	4.4	3.58
1976	4.29	3.55
1977	4.16	3.56
1978	4	3.59
1979	3.89	3.65
1980	3.8	3.73
1981	3.71	3.8
1982	3.62	3.88
1983	3.5	3.91
1984	3.35	3.95
1985	3.23	3.97
1986	3.15	3.97
1987	3.09	3.94
1988	3.04	3.88
1989	3.01	3.8
1990	3	3.75
1991	2.98	3.79
1992	2.98	3.86
1993	2.98	3.92
1994	2.94	3.92
1995	2.85	3.96
1996	2.77	3.95
1997	2.74	3.95
1998	2.72	3.95
1999	2.64	3.92
2000	2.57	3.84
2001	2.52	3.75
2002	2.49	3.64
2003	2.45	3.58
2004	2.38	3.55
2005	2.31	3.55
2006	2.24	3.53
2007	2.19	3.45
2008	2.15	3.42
2009	2.1	3.43
2010	2.01	3.44
2011	1.94	3.46
2012	1.9	3.47
2013	1.86	3.39
2014	1.82	3.33
2015	1.77	3.31
2016	1.72	3.3
2017	1.72	3.3
2018	1.72	3.33
2019	1.71	3.33
2020	1.69	3.31
2021	1.68	3.28
2022	1.66	3.24
2023	1.65	3.21
2024	1.63	3.17
2025	1.62	3.14
2026	1.6	3.1
2027	1.6	3.06
2028	1.59	3.03
2029	1.59	3
2030	1.58	2.97
2031	1.58	2.94
2032	1.57	2.91
2033	1.57	2.88
2034	1.57	2.84
2035	1.57	2.82
2036	1.57	2.79
2037	1.57	2.77
2038	1.57	2.74
2039	1.57	2.72
2040	1.57	2.69
2041	1.57	2.67
2042	1.57	2.65
2043	1.57	2.63
2044	1.57	2.61
2045	1.57	2.58
2046	1.57	2.57
2047	1.58	2.54
2048	1.58	2.52
2049	1.58	2.5
2050	1.58	2.48

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Colombia	Tuvalu
1960	46.8%	41%
1961	47%	42.1%
1962	47.1%	43.1%
1963	47.2%	43.9%
1964	47.3%	44.1%
1965	47.2%	43.9%
1966	47.1%	43.9%
1967	46.9%	44.1%
1968	46.7%	44.3%
1969	46.4%	43.9%
1970	46%	43.2%
1971	45.6%	42.3%
1972	45.1%	41.3%
1973	44.6%	40.2%
1974	44%	39.4%
1975	43.4%	38.9%
1976	42.8%	38.1%
1977	42.2%	37%
1978	41.5%	35.5%
1979	40.9%	34.5%
1980	40.3%	34%
1981	39.7%	33.4%
1982	39.1%	32.8%
1983	38.6%	32.1%
1984	38.1%	31.6%
1985	37.6%	31.7%
1986	37.2%	32.3%
1987	36.9%	32.9%
1988	36.5%	33.5%
1989	36.2%	34.1%
1990	35.9%	34.5%
1991	35.6%	35%
1992	35.3%	35.4%
1993	35%	35.9%
1994	34.7%	36.1%
1995	34.4%	36.2%
1996	34%	36.3%
1997	33.7%	36.3%
1998	33.3%	36.3%
1999	32.9%	36.2%
2000	32.5%	36.3%
2001	32.1%	36.3%
2002	31.7%	36.3%
2003	31.3%	36%
2004	30.9%	35.5%
2005	30.4%	35%
2006	29.9%	34.5%
2007	29.3%	34%
2008	28.7%	33.5%
2009	28.1%	33.1%
2010	27.5%	32.8%
2011	26.9%	32.6%
2012	26.3%	32.5%
2013	25.7%	32.4%
2014	25.1%	32.1%
2015	24.5%	31.9%
2016	23.9%	31.8%
2017	23.3%	31.6%
2018	22.7%	31.6%
2019	22.1%	31.7%
2020	21.7%	31.7%
2021	21.3%	31.6%
2022	21%	32%
2023	20.6%	32.6%
2024	20.3%	32.9%
2025	20%	33%
2026	19.7%	32.9%
2027	19.5%	32.7%
2028	19.3%	32.3%
2029	19.1%	31.8%
2030	18.8%	31.2%
2031	18.6%	30.6%
2032	18.4%	29.9%
2033	18.2%	29.3%
2034	18%	28.7%
2035	17.7%	28.2%
2036	17.4%	27.8%
2037	17.2%	27.5%
2038	16.9%	27.1%
2039	16.7%	26.9%
2040	16.4%	26.9%
2041	16.2%	26.9%
2042	16%	26.9%
2043	15.7%	27%
2044	15.5%	27.1%
2045	15.4%	27.3%
2046	15.2%	27.4%
2047	15%	27.6%
2048	14.8%	27.7%
2049	14.7%	27.8%
2050	14.6%	27.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.3% of the population in Colombia and 32.9% in Tuvalu in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 34.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Colombia and Tuvalu compared.

Natural population change in Colombia vs Tuvalu by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.85% in Colombia and +1.48% in Tuvalu. 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	Tuvalu
1960	529,316	126
1961	545,627	120
1962	559,985	113
1963	572,355	106
1964	581,435	98
1965	587,677	93
1966	590,855	91
1967	591,649	92
1968	589,407	97
1969	586,559	102
1970	583,396	102
1971	582,011	101
1972	581,361	94
1973	583,608	101
1974	589,035	102
1975	598,580	108
1976	612,265	117
1977	622,814	128
1978	626,378	141
1979	635,747	158
1980	649,872	173
1981	662,195	186
1982	675,339	198
1983	674,767	206
1984	666,315	212
1985	625,379	215
1986	659,701	219
1987	659,429	219
1988	663,796	215
1989	674,102	208
1990	682,409	204
1991	690,266	203
1992	697,763	196
1993	709,287	202
1994	708,660	195
1995	694,968	191
1996	682,547	182
1997	686,073	177
1998	687,704	172
1999	668,576	166
2000	652,176	159
2001	642,933	151
2002	640,840	141
2003	642,144	136
2004	628,424	132
2005	610,618	131
2006	594,388	129
2007	583,115	125
2008	576,654	125
2009	559,017	130
2010	533,657	136
2011	511,524	142
2012	503,285	148
2013	489,069	148
2014	470,916	149
2015	446,778	153
2016	425,087	157
2017	426,538	163
2018	433,622	169
2019	441,087	166
2020	378,965	161
2021	311,122	151
2022	406,143	150
2023	422,598	137

Maternal mortality chart: Colombia vs Tuvalu

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 170 deaths in Tuvalu.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Colombia	Tuvalu
1985	143	230
1986	123	226
1987	120	252
1988	113	300
1989	106	296
1990	102	291
1991	99	289
1992	97	312
1993	94	286
1994	93	284
1995	91	281
1996	89	277
1997	90	249
1998	92	245
1999	96	242
2000	95	237
2001	94	235
2002	91	234
2003	87	210
2004	84	209
2005	82	230
2006	81	226
2007	80	222
2008	78	219
2009	77	215
2010	76	213
2011	75	169
2012	73	168
2013	72	168
2014	71	168
2015	70	169
2016	69	170
2017	68	171
2018	67	153
2019	66	155
2020	94	206
2021	147	157
2022	74	220
2023	59	170

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.2% in Colombia and 1.99% in Tuvalu. 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	Tuvalu
1960	13.4%	17.7%
1961	13%	17%
1962	12.6%	16.3%
1963	12.2%	15.6%
1964	11.8%	14.9%
1965	11.5%	14.2%
1966	11.1%	13.6%
1967	10.8%	12.9%
1968	10.4%	12.3%
1969	10.1%	11.7%
1970	9.72%	11.1%
1971	9.36%	10.5%
1972	8.99%	9.93%
1973	8.6%	9.37%
1974	8.2%	8.81%
1975	7.8%	8.31%
1976	7.39%	7.84%
1977	6.98%	7.43%
1978	6.58%	7.08%
1979	6.2%	6.76%
1980	5.84%	6.49%
1981	5.5%	6.26%
1982	5.17%	6.06%
1983	4.88%	5.9%
1984	4.62%	5.76%
1985	4.89%	5.66%
1986	4.17%	5.59%
1987	3.99%	5.53%
1988	3.84%	5.47%
1989	3.7%	5.42%
1990	3.57%	5.37%
1991	3.45%	5.31%
1992	3.33%	5.24%
1993	3.21%	5.15%
1994	3.1%	5.05%
1995	2.99%	4.94%
1996	2.88%	4.81%
1997	2.78%	4.67%
1998	2.68%	4.52%
1999	2.59%	4.39%
2000	2.51%	4.26%
2001	2.43%	4.16%
2002	2.35%	4.07%
2003	2.28%	3.98%
2004	2.22%	3.89%
2005	2.15%	3.8%
2006	2.09%	3.68%
2007	2.02%	3.56%
2008	1.96%	3.42%
2009	1.89%	3.28%
2010	1.83%	3.14%
2011	1.77%	3.02%
2012	1.72%	2.91%
2013	1.66%	2.8%
2014	1.61%	2.71%
2015	1.56%	2.61%
2016	1.51%	2.52%
2017	1.46%	2.43%
2018	1.41%	2.35%
2019	1.37%	2.27%
2020	1.32%	2.19%
2021	1.28%	2.12%
2022	1.24%	2.05%
2023	1.2%	1.99%