Fertility & birth rates in Colombia and Uganda

Fertility rate in Colombia vs Uganda 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 4.28 in Uganda in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Colombia vs Uganda 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	Uganda
1960	6.74	6.91
1961	6.71	6.93
1962	6.66	6.96
1963	6.58	6.98
1964	6.48	7.01
1965	6.33	7.04
1966	6.16	7.07
1967	5.96	7.1
1968	5.74	7.13
1969	5.51	7.12
1970	5.28	7.15
1971	5.06	7.18
1972	4.86	7.19
1973	4.68	7.19
1974	4.53	7.19
1975	4.4	7.2
1976	4.29	7.19
1977	4.16	7.18
1978	4	7.16
1979	3.89	7.14
1980	3.8	7.11
1981	3.71	7.12
1982	3.62	7.11
1983	3.5	7.07
1984	3.35	7.02
1985	3.23	7.04
1986	3.15	7.08
1987	3.09	7.12
1988	3.04	7.1
1989	3.01	7.05
1990	3	7.01
1991	2.98	6.94
1992	2.98	6.91
1993	2.98	6.89
1994	2.94	6.9
1995	2.85	6.87
1996	2.77	6.84
1997	2.74	6.86
1998	2.72	6.84
1999	2.64	6.83
2000	2.57	6.79
2001	2.52	6.76
2002	2.49	6.74
2003	2.45	6.67
2004	2.38	6.61
2005	2.31	6.53
2006	2.24	6.43
2007	2.19	6.33
2008	2.15	6.2
2009	2.1	6.12
2010	2.01	6.02
2011	1.94	5.89
2012	1.9	5.73
2013	1.86	5.56
2014	1.82	5.41
2015	1.77	5.25
2016	1.72	5.11
2017	1.72	4.99
2018	1.72	4.87
2019	1.71	4.74
2020	1.69	4.62
2021	1.68	4.51
2022	1.66	4.39
2023	1.65	4.28
2024	1.63	4.16
2025	1.62	4.06
2026	1.6	3.97
2027	1.6	3.87
2028	1.59	3.79
2029	1.59	3.69
2030	1.58	3.61
2031	1.58	3.53
2032	1.57	3.45
2033	1.57	3.38
2034	1.57	3.31
2035	1.57	3.25
2036	1.57	3.19
2037	1.57	3.14
2038	1.57	3.09
2039	1.57	3.04
2040	1.57	2.99
2041	1.57	2.94
2042	1.57	2.9
2043	1.57	2.86
2044	1.57	2.82
2045	1.57	2.78
2046	1.57	2.74
2047	1.58	2.71
2048	1.58	2.67
2049	1.58	2.64
2050	1.58	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Colombia	Uganda
1960	46.8%	46.3%
1961	47%	46.6%
1962	47.1%	46.8%
1963	47.2%	46.9%
1964	47.3%	46.8%
1965	47.2%	46.7%
1966	47.1%	46.6%
1967	46.9%	46.6%
1968	46.7%	46.5%
1969	46.4%	46.5%
1970	46%	46.5%
1971	45.6%	46.7%
1972	45.1%	46.9%
1973	44.6%	47.1%
1974	44%	47.3%
1975	43.4%	47.4%
1976	42.8%	47.5%
1977	42.2%	47.5%
1978	41.5%	47.6%
1979	40.9%	47.7%
1980	40.3%	47.9%
1981	39.7%	48%
1982	39.1%	48%
1983	38.6%	48.1%
1984	38.1%	48%
1985	37.6%	48%
1986	37.2%	48%
1987	36.9%	48%
1988	36.5%	48.1%
1989	36.2%	48.1%
1990	35.9%	48.2%
1991	35.6%	48.3%
1992	35.3%	48.4%
1993	35%	48.5%
1994	34.7%	48.6%
1995	34.4%	49.1%
1996	34%	49.4%
1997	33.7%	49.7%
1998	33.3%	49.9%
1999	32.9%	50%
2000	32.5%	50.1%
2001	32.1%	50.1%
2002	31.7%	50.1%
2003	31.3%	50.1%
2004	30.9%	50.1%
2005	30.4%	50.1%
2006	29.9%	50%
2007	29.3%	50%
2008	28.7%	49.8%
2009	28.1%	49.7%
2010	27.5%	49.5%
2011	26.9%	49.3%
2012	26.3%	49.1%
2013	25.7%	48.8%
2014	25.1%	48.5%
2015	24.5%	48.1%
2016	23.9%	47.5%
2017	23.3%	46.9%
2018	22.7%	46.3%
2019	22.1%	45.8%
2020	21.7%	45.2%
2021	21.3%	44.7%
2022	21%	44.3%
2023	20.6%	43.9%
2024	20.3%	43.5%
2025	20%	43.1%
2026	19.7%	42.7%
2027	19.5%	42.2%
2028	19.3%	41.8%
2029	19.1%	41.3%
2030	18.8%	40.9%
2031	18.6%	40.5%
2032	18.4%	40%
2033	18.2%	39.5%
2034	18%	39%
2035	17.7%	38.4%
2036	17.4%	37.8%
2037	17.2%	37.3%
2038	16.9%	36.7%
2039	16.7%	36.1%
2040	16.4%	35.6%
2041	16.2%	35.1%
2042	16%	34.6%
2043	15.7%	34.1%
2044	15.5%	33.6%
2045	15.4%	33.1%
2046	15.2%	32.7%
2047	15%	32.3%
2048	14.8%	31.8%
2049	14.7%	31.5%
2050	14.6%	31.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.3% of the population in Colombia and 43.5% in Uganda in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 48.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Colombia and Uganda compared.

Natural population change in Colombia vs Uganda by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.85% in Colombia and +3.17% in Uganda. 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	Uganda
1960	529,316	225,080
1961	545,627	232,894
1962	559,985	241,513
1963	572,355	250,885
1964	581,435	260,733
1965	587,677	271,830
1966	590,855	282,225
1967	591,649	296,692
1968	589,407	309,725
1969	586,559	320,486
1970	583,396	333,202
1971	582,011	328,294
1972	581,361	335,935
1973	583,608	340,780
1974	589,035	345,773
1975	598,580	354,278
1976	612,265	359,458
1977	622,814	365,216
1978	626,378	371,930
1979	635,747	381,626
1980	649,872	370,287
1981	662,195	380,028
1982	675,339	390,820
1983	674,767	404,940
1984	666,315	421,241
1985	625,379	462,534
1986	659,701	487,693
1987	659,429	527,397
1988	663,796	547,759
1989	674,102	565,367
1990	682,409	587,291
1991	690,266	602,740
1992	697,763	627,139
1993	709,287	650,032
1994	708,660	675,092
1995	694,968	697,218
1996	682,547	699,707
1997	686,073	727,523
1998	687,704	741,175
1999	668,576	775,166
2000	652,176	803,069
2001	642,933	836,751
2002	640,840	868,756
2003	642,144	901,374
2004	628,424	938,623
2005	610,618	969,096
2006	594,388	999,958
2007	583,115	1,029,893
2008	576,654	1,055,935
2009	559,017	1,090,600
2010	533,657	1,121,564
2011	511,524	1,147,263
2012	503,285	1,167,473
2013	489,069	1,184,250
2014	470,916	1,201,599
2015	446,778	1,224,839
2016	425,087	1,249,565
2017	426,538	1,290,658
2018	433,622	1,332,600
2019	441,087	1,367,044
2020	378,965	1,397,288
2021	311,122	1,423,377
2022	406,143	1,455,576
2023	422,598	1,477,166

Maternal mortality chart: Colombia vs Uganda

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 Uganda.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Colombia	Uganda
1985	143	842
1986	123	781
1987	120	709
1988	113	655
1989	106	609
1990	102	575
1991	99	549
1992	97	530
1993	94	515
1994	93	507
1995	91	514
1996	89	513
1997	90	522
1998	92	523
1999	96	504
2000	95	475
2001	94	440
2002	91	416
2003	87	395
2004	84	384
2005	82	417
2006	81	409
2007	80	345
2008	78	324
2009	77	322
2010	76	304
2011	75	295
2012	73	285
2013	72	308
2014	71	311
2015	70	299
2016	69	272
2017	68	246
2018	67	232
2019	66	219
2020	94	209
2021	147	216
2022	74	184
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 3.88% in Uganda. 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	Uganda
1960	13.4%	22.3%
1961	13%	21.9%
1962	12.6%	21.6%
1963	12.2%	21.3%
1964	11.8%	20.9%
1965	11.5%	20.6%
1966	11.1%	20.3%
1967	10.8%	19.9%
1968	10.4%	19.7%
1969	10.1%	19.4%
1970	9.72%	19.3%
1971	9.36%	19.3%
1972	8.99%	19.4%
1973	8.6%	19.6%
1974	8.2%	19.9%
1975	7.8%	20.3%
1976	7.39%	20.7%
1977	6.98%	21.2%
1978	6.58%	21.6%
1979	6.2%	21.8%
1980	5.84%	22%
1981	5.5%	21.9%
1982	5.17%	21.4%
1983	4.88%	20.9%
1984	4.62%	20.3%
1985	4.89%	19.9%
1986	4.17%	19.5%
1987	3.99%	19.2%
1988	3.84%	18.9%
1989	3.7%	18.7%
1990	3.57%	18.3%
1991	3.45%	17.9%
1992	3.33%	17.4%
1993	3.21%	17%
1994	3.1%	16.7%
1995	2.99%	16.5%
1996	2.88%	16.2%
1997	2.78%	16%
1998	2.68%	15.6%
1999	2.59%	15.2%
2000	2.51%	14.6%
2001	2.43%	13.9%
2002	2.35%	13.1%
2003	2.28%	12.3%
2004	2.22%	11.5%
2005	2.15%	10.7%
2006	2.09%	9.97%
2007	2.02%	9.3%
2008	1.96%	8.69%
2009	1.89%	8.14%
2010	1.83%	7.61%
2011	1.77%	7.1%
2012	1.72%	6.67%
2013	1.66%	6.24%
2014	1.61%	5.91%
2015	1.56%	5.58%
2016	1.51%	5.25%
2017	1.46%	4.98%
2018	1.41%	4.74%
2019	1.37%	4.53%
2020	1.32%	4.35%
2021	1.28%	4.18%
2022	1.24%	4.05%
2023	1.2%	3.88%