Fertility & birth rates in Colombia and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate in Colombia vs United Arab Emirates 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 1.2 in the United Arab Emirates in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Colombia vs the United Arab Emirates 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	UAE
1960	6.74	6.5
1961	6.71	6.49
1962	6.66	6.49
1963	6.58	6.5
1964	6.48	6.49
1965	6.33	6.5
1966	6.16	6.5
1967	5.96	6.51
1968	5.74	6.53
1969	5.51	6.52
1970	5.28	6.52
1971	5.06	6.52
1972	4.86	6.5
1973	4.68	6.46
1974	4.53	6.41
1975	4.4	6.35
1976	4.29	6.29
1977	4.16	6.22
1978	4	6.15
1979	3.89	6.06
1980	3.8	5.95
1981	3.71	5.81
1982	3.62	5.66
1983	3.5	5.48
1984	3.35	5.3
1985	3.23	5.13
1986	3.15	5
1987	3.09	4.88
1988	3.04	4.77
1989	3.01	4.65
1990	3	4.51
1991	2.98	4.25
1992	2.98	4.09
1993	2.98	3.82
1994	2.94	3.76
1995	2.85	3.28
1996	2.77	3.06
1997	2.74	2.83
1998	2.72	2.77
1999	2.64	2.79
2000	2.57	2.73
2001	2.52	2.62
2002	2.49	2.54
2003	2.45	2.49
2004	2.38	2.38
2005	2.31	2.23
2006	2.24	1.96
2007	2.19	1.79
2008	2.15	1.52
2009	2.1	1.58
2010	2.01	1.57
2011	1.94	1.54
2012	1.9	1.53
2013	1.86	1.53
2014	1.82	1.48
2015	1.77	1.42
2016	1.72	1.37
2017	1.72	1.35
2018	1.72	1.29
2019	1.71	1.25
2020	1.69	1.29
2021	1.68	1.16
2022	1.66	1.15
2023	1.65	1.2
2024	1.63	1.21
2025	1.62	1.21
2026	1.6	1.21
2027	1.6	1.21
2028	1.59	1.22
2029	1.59	1.22
2030	1.58	1.23
2031	1.58	1.23
2032	1.57	1.24
2033	1.57	1.25
2034	1.57	1.25
2035	1.57	1.26
2036	1.57	1.26
2037	1.57	1.27
2038	1.57	1.28
2039	1.57	1.28
2040	1.57	1.28
2041	1.57	1.29
2042	1.57	1.29
2043	1.57	1.3
2044	1.57	1.3
2045	1.57	1.31
2046	1.57	1.31
2047	1.58	1.31
2048	1.58	1.32
2049	1.58	1.32
2050	1.58	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Colombia	UAE
1960	46.8%	37.8%
1961	47%	36.7%
1962	47.1%	35.8%
1963	47.2%	35.1%
1964	47.3%	34.5%
1965	47.2%	33.9%
1966	47.1%	33.2%
1967	46.9%	32.1%
1968	46.7%	31.2%
1969	46.4%	30.6%
1970	46%	29.8%
1971	45.6%	29%
1972	45.1%	28.3%
1973	44.6%	27.8%
1974	44%	27.4%
1975	43.4%	27.2%
1976	42.8%	26.9%
1977	42.2%	26.8%
1978	41.5%	26.9%
1979	40.9%	27.1%
1980	40.3%	27.4%
1981	39.7%	28%
1982	39.1%	28.8%
1983	38.6%	29.5%
1984	38.1%	30.2%
1985	37.6%	30.7%
1986	37.2%	31.2%
1987	36.9%	31.2%
1988	36.5%	30.9%
1989	36.2%	30.3%
1990	35.9%	29.6%
1991	35.6%	28.8%
1992	35.3%	28.1%
1993	35%	27.4%
1994	34.7%	26.7%
1995	34.4%	25.9%
1996	34%	25.2%
1997	33.7%	24.3%
1998	33.3%	23.1%
1999	32.9%	22%
2000	32.5%	20.8%
2001	32.1%	19.8%
2002	31.7%	18.9%
2003	31.3%	18.3%
2004	30.9%	17.8%
2005	30.4%	17.5%
2006	29.9%	17.2%
2007	29.3%	17%
2008	28.7%	16.9%
2009	28.1%	16.9%
2010	27.5%	16.9%
2011	26.9%	16.8%
2012	26.3%	16.8%
2013	25.7%	16.8%
2014	25.1%	16.8%
2015	24.5%	16.8%
2016	23.9%	16.8%
2017	23.3%	16.8%
2018	22.7%	16.7%
2019	22.1%	16.6%
2020	21.7%	16.6%
2021	21.3%	16.5%
2022	21%	16.5%
2023	20.6%	16.3%
2024	20.3%	16.1%
2025	20%	16%
2026	19.7%	15.9%
2027	19.5%	15.9%
2028	19.3%	15.9%
2029	19.1%	15.9%
2030	18.8%	16%
2031	18.6%	16.1%
2032	18.4%	16.3%
2033	18.2%	16.5%
2034	18%	16.7%
2035	17.7%	16.9%
2036	17.4%	17.1%
2037	17.2%	17.3%
2038	16.9%	17.5%
2039	16.7%	17.7%
2040	16.4%	17.9%
2041	16.2%	18%
2042	16%	18.1%
2043	15.7%	18.2%
2044	15.5%	18.3%
2045	15.4%	18.3%
2046	15.2%	18.3%
2047	15%	18.3%
2048	14.8%	18.3%
2049	14.7%	18.2%
2050	14.6%	18.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.3% of the population in Colombia and 16.1% in the United Arab Emirates in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 29.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Colombia and the United Arab Emirates compared.

Natural population change in Colombia vs United Arab Emirates by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.85% in Colombia and +0.93% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	529,316	3,418
1961	545,627	3,657
1962	559,985	3,901
1963	572,355	4,157
1964	581,435	4,410
1965	587,677	4,675
1966	590,855	4,955
1967	591,649	5,264
1968	589,407	5,588
1969	586,559	6,138
1970	583,396	6,922
1971	582,011	7,839
1972	581,361	8,818
1973	583,608	9,822
1974	589,035	10,835
1975	598,580	11,859
1976	612,265	12,876
1977	622,814	15,787
1978	626,378	18,879
1979	635,747	21,987
1980	649,872	25,005
1981	662,195	27,560
1982	675,339	29,585
1983	674,767	31,480
1984	666,315	33,250
1985	625,379	34,855
1986	659,701	36,829
1987	659,429	37,741
1988	663,796	38,861
1989	674,102	40,148
1990	682,409	41,339
1991	690,266	41,409
1992	697,763	42,119
1993	709,287	41,324
1994	708,660	42,976
1995	694,968	38,685
1996	682,547	37,886
1997	686,073	38,207
1998	687,704	41,176
1999	668,576	46,198
2000	652,176	49,993
2001	642,933	52,789
2002	640,840	55,922
2003	642,144	59,118
2004	628,424	60,344
2005	610,618	60,046
2006	594,388	54,338
2007	583,115	55,048
2008	576,654	55,426
2009	559,017	66,521
2010	533,657	69,907
2011	511,524	73,496
2012	503,285	78,682
2013	489,069	82,977
2014	470,916	84,277
2015	446,778	85,044
2016	425,087	87,028
2017	426,538	89,382
2018	433,622	86,840
2019	441,087	86,296
2020	378,965	87,871
2021	311,122	76,802
2022	406,143	81,758
2023	422,598	92,698

Maternal mortality chart: Colombia vs United Arab Emirates

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 3 deaths in the United Arab Emirates.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Colombia	UAE
1985	143	19
1986	123	19
1987	120	19
1988	113	19
1989	106	19
1990	102	19
1991	99	19
1992	97	19
1993	94	19
1994	93	19
1995	91	18
1996	89	16
1997	90	14
1998	92	12
1999	96	10
2000	95	8
2001	94	7
2002	91	5
2003	87	5
2004	84	4
2005	82	4
2006	81	3
2007	80	3
2008	78	3
2009	77	3
2010	76	3
2011	75	4
2012	73	4
2013	72	4
2014	71	3
2015	70	3
2016	69	3
2017	68	3
2018	67	3
2019	66	3
2020	94	6
2021	147	6
2022	74	2
2023	59	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.2% in Colombia and 0.5% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	13.4%	20.1%
1961	13%	19%
1962	12.6%	18%
1963	12.2%	16.9%
1964	11.8%	15.8%
1965	11.5%	14.8%
1966	11.1%	13.7%
1967	10.8%	12.6%
1968	10.4%	11.6%
1969	10.1%	10.6%
1970	9.72%	9.62%
1971	9.36%	8.72%
1972	8.99%	7.89%
1973	8.6%	7.12%
1974	8.2%	6.43%
1975	7.8%	5.8%
1976	7.39%	5.23%
1977	6.98%	4.7%
1978	6.58%	4.22%
1979	6.2%	3.78%
1980	5.84%	3.4%
1981	5.5%	3.06%
1982	5.17%	2.77%
1983	4.88%	2.52%
1984	4.62%	2.31%
1985	4.89%	2.12%
1986	4.17%	1.97%
1987	3.99%	1.83%
1988	3.84%	1.71%
1989	3.7%	1.61%
1990	3.57%	1.51%
1991	3.45%	1.43%
1992	3.33%	1.37%
1993	3.21%	1.31%
1994	3.1%	1.26%
1995	2.99%	1.21%
1996	2.88%	1.18%
1997	2.78%	1.15%
1998	2.68%	1.12%
1999	2.59%	1.09%
2000	2.51%	1.07%
2001	2.43%	1.05%
2002	2.35%	1.03%
2003	2.28%	1.01%
2004	2.22%	1%
2005	2.15%	0.98%
2006	2.09%	0.96%
2007	2.02%	0.94%
2008	1.96%	0.92%
2009	1.89%	0.9%
2010	1.83%	0.88%
2011	1.77%	0.86%
2012	1.72%	0.84%
2013	1.66%	0.82%
2014	1.61%	0.79%
2015	1.56%	0.77%
2016	1.51%	0.73%
2017	1.46%	0.7%
2018	1.41%	0.67%
2019	1.37%	0.63%
2020	1.32%	0.6%
2021	1.28%	0.56%
2022	1.24%	0.53%
2023	1.2%	0.5%