Fertility & birth rates in Colombia and United Kingdom

Fertility rate in Colombia vs United Kingdom 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 1.56 in the United Kingdom in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Colombia vs the United Kingdom 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	United Kingdom
1960	6.74	2.69
1961	6.71	2.78
1962	6.66	2.86
1963	6.58	2.88
1964	6.48	2.93
1965	6.33	2.86
1966	6.16	2.78
1967	5.96	2.68
1968	5.74	2.6
1969	5.51	2.51
1970	5.28	2.44
1971	5.06	2.41
1972	4.86	2.2
1973	4.68	2.04
1974	4.53	1.92
1975	4.4	1.81
1976	4.29	1.74
1977	4.16	1.69
1978	4	1.75
1979	3.89	1.86
1980	3.8	1.9
1981	3.71	1.82
1982	3.62	1.78
1983	3.5	1.77
1984	3.35	1.77
1985	3.23	1.79
1986	3.15	1.78
1987	3.09	1.81
1988	3.04	1.82
1989	3.01	1.79
1990	3	1.83
1991	2.98	1.82
1992	2.98	1.79
1993	2.98	1.76
1994	2.94	1.74
1995	2.85	1.71
1996	2.77	1.73
1997	2.74	1.72
1998	2.72	1.71
1999	2.64	1.68
2000	2.57	1.64
2001	2.52	1.63
2002	2.49	1.63
2003	2.45	1.7
2004	2.38	1.75
2005	2.31	1.76
2006	2.24	1.82
2007	2.19	1.86
2008	2.15	1.91
2009	2.1	1.89
2010	2.01	1.92
2011	1.94	1.91
2012	1.9	1.92
2013	1.86	1.83
2014	1.82	1.81
2015	1.77	1.8
2016	1.72	1.79
2017	1.72	1.74
2018	1.72	1.68
2019	1.71	1.63
2020	1.69	1.57
2021	1.68	1.58
2022	1.66	1.56
2023	1.65	1.56
2024	1.63	1.55
2025	1.62	1.54
2026	1.6	1.53
2027	1.6	1.53
2028	1.59	1.53
2029	1.59	1.52
2030	1.58	1.52
2031	1.58	1.52
2032	1.57	1.53
2033	1.57	1.53
2034	1.57	1.53
2035	1.57	1.53
2036	1.57	1.53
2037	1.57	1.53
2038	1.57	1.53
2039	1.57	1.53
2040	1.57	1.53
2041	1.57	1.54
2042	1.57	1.54
2043	1.57	1.54
2044	1.57	1.54
2045	1.57	1.54
2046	1.57	1.54
2047	1.58	1.54
2048	1.58	1.54
2049	1.58	1.55
2050	1.58	1.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Colombia	United Kingdom
1960	46.8%	23.3%
1961	47%	23.3%
1962	47.1%	23.2%
1963	47.2%	23.2%
1964	47.3%	23.3%
1965	47.2%	23.4%
1966	47.1%	23.5%
1967	46.9%	23.7%
1968	46.7%	23.9%
1969	46.4%	24%
1970	46%	24.1%
1971	45.6%	24.1%
1972	45.1%	24%
1973	44.6%	23.9%
1974	44%	23.6%
1975	43.4%	23.3%
1976	42.8%	22.9%
1977	42.2%	22.4%
1978	41.5%	21.9%
1979	40.9%	21.4%
1980	40.3%	21%
1981	39.7%	20.6%
1982	39.1%	20.2%
1983	38.6%	19.8%
1984	38.1%	19.5%
1985	37.6%	19.3%
1986	37.2%	19.1%
1987	36.9%	18.9%
1988	36.5%	18.9%
1989	36.2%	19.1%
1990	35.9%	19.1%
1991	35.6%	19.3%
1992	35.3%	19.4%
1993	35%	19.5%
1994	34.7%	19.6%
1995	34.4%	19.5%
1996	34%	19.4%
1997	33.7%	19.3%
1998	33.3%	19.3%
1999	32.9%	19.2%
2000	32.5%	18.9%
2001	32.1%	18.7%
2002	31.7%	18.5%
2003	31.3%	18.4%
2004	30.9%	18.3%
2005	30.4%	18.2%
2006	29.9%	18%
2007	29.3%	17.9%
2008	28.7%	17.8%
2009	28.1%	17.8%
2010	27.5%	17.8%
2011	26.9%	17.7%
2012	26.3%	17.8%
2013	25.7%	17.8%
2014	25.1%	17.8%
2015	24.5%	17.9%
2016	23.9%	18%
2017	23.3%	18%
2018	22.7%	18.1%
2019	22.1%	18%
2020	21.7%	18%
2021	21.3%	17.8%
2022	21%	17.6%
2023	20.6%	17.4%
2024	20.3%	17.2%
2025	20%	17%
2026	19.7%	16.7%
2027	19.5%	16.5%
2028	19.3%	16.2%
2029	19.1%	16%
2030	18.8%	15.7%
2031	18.6%	15.5%
2032	18.4%	15.3%
2033	18.2%	15.2%
2034	18%	15.1%
2035	17.7%	15%
2036	17.4%	14.9%
2037	17.2%	14.9%
2038	16.9%	14.8%
2039	16.7%	14.8%
2040	16.4%	14.8%
2041	16.2%	14.8%
2042	16%	14.8%
2043	15.7%	14.9%
2044	15.5%	14.9%
2045	15.4%	14.9%
2046	15.2%	15%
2047	15%	15%
2048	14.8%	15%
2049	14.7%	15%
2050	14.6%	15.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.3% of the population in Colombia and 17.2% in the United Kingdom in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 19.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Colombia and the United Kingdom compared.

Natural population change in Colombia vs United Kingdom by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.85% in Colombia and +0.16% in the United Kingdom. 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	United Kingdom
1960	529,316	314,400
1961	545,627	311,519
1962	559,985	340,800
1963	572,355	337,995
1964	581,435	405,000
1965	587,677	364,132
1966	590,855	333,356
1967	591,649	346,145
1968	589,407	292,622
1969	586,559	260,577
1970	583,396	244,918
1971	582,011	257,123
1972	581,361	162,650
1973	583,608	112,389
1974	589,035	67,476
1975	598,580	33,735
1976	612,265	-5,621
1977	622,814	0
1978	626,378	16,859
1979	635,747	61,872
1980	649,872	95,734
1981	662,195	73,234
1982	675,339	56,314
1983	674,767	61,966
1984	666,315	84,633
1985	625,379	79,170
1986	659,701	90,690
1987	659,429	136,325
1988	663,796	136,628
1989	674,102	119,861
1990	682,409	154,569
1991	690,266	143,562
1992	697,763	149,709
1993	709,287	103,893
1994	708,660	127,304
1995	694,968	87,028
1996	682,547	98,884
1997	686,073	99,138
1998	687,704	87,730
1999	668,576	64,551
2000	652,176	70,671
2001	642,933	65,032
2002	640,840	65,308
2003	642,144	89,471
2004	628,424	131,974
2005	610,618	144,963
2006	594,388	176,455
2007	583,115	196,232
2008	576,654	216,325
2009	559,017	230,422
2010	533,657	251,066
2011	511,524	259,361
2012	503,285	248,473
2013	489,069	198,830
2014	470,916	206,784
2015	446,778	175,738
2016	425,087	177,139
2017	426,538	145,125
2018	433,622	119,321
2019	441,087	108,342
2020	378,965	-4,272
2021	311,122	30,612
2022	406,143	39,751
2023	422,598	34,589

Maternal mortality chart: Colombia vs United Kingdom

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 8 deaths in the United Kingdom.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Colombia	United Kingdom
1985	143	2
1986	123	2
1987	120	3
1988	113	4
1989	106	5
1990	102	6
1991	99	7
1992	97	7
1993	94	8
1994	93	9
1995	91	9
1996	89	8
1997	90	9
1998	92	10
1999	96	11
2000	95	12
2001	94	13
2002	91	13
2003	87	14
2004	84	13
2005	82	12
2006	81	12
2007	80	11
2008	78	11
2009	77	11
2010	76	10
2011	75	10
2012	73	9
2013	72	9
2014	71	9
2015	70	9
2016	69	9
2017	68	9
2018	67	9
2019	66	9
2020	94	14
2021	147	13
2022	74	15
2023	59	8

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.2% in Colombia and 0.45% in the United Kingdom. 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	United Kingdom
1960	13.4%	2.66%
1961	13%	2.61%
1962	12.6%	2.56%
1963	12.2%	2.49%
1964	11.8%	2.42%
1965	11.5%	2.34%
1966	11.1%	2.28%
1967	10.8%	2.22%
1968	10.4%	2.18%
1969	10.1%	2.14%
1970	9.72%	2.1%
1971	9.36%	2.06%
1972	8.99%	2%
1973	8.6%	1.94%
1974	8.2%	1.87%
1975	7.8%	1.8%
1976	7.39%	1.72%
1977	6.98%	1.64%
1978	6.58%	1.57%
1979	6.2%	1.49%
1980	5.84%	1.41%
1981	5.5%	1.34%
1982	5.17%	1.27%
1983	4.88%	1.22%
1984	4.62%	1.17%
1985	4.89%	1.14%
1986	4.17%	1.11%
1987	3.99%	1.08%
1988	3.84%	1.04%
1989	3.7%	0.99%
1990	3.57%	0.93%
1991	3.45%	0.87%
1992	3.33%	0.82%
1993	3.21%	0.77%
1994	3.1%	0.74%
1995	2.99%	0.72%
1996	2.88%	0.7%
1997	2.78%	0.69%
1998	2.68%	0.68%
1999	2.59%	0.67%
2000	2.51%	0.65%
2001	2.43%	0.64%
2002	2.35%	0.63%
2003	2.28%	0.63%
2004	2.22%	0.61%
2005	2.15%	0.6%
2006	2.09%	0.59%
2007	2.02%	0.58%
2008	1.96%	0.56%
2009	1.89%	0.54%
2010	1.83%	0.52%
2011	1.77%	0.5%
2012	1.72%	0.48%
2013	1.66%	0.46%
2014	1.61%	0.45%
2015	1.56%	0.45%
2016	1.51%	0.44%
2017	1.46%	0.44%
2018	1.41%	0.44%
2019	1.37%	0.44%
2020	1.32%	0.44%
2021	1.28%	0.44%
2022	1.24%	0.45%
2023	1.2%	0.45%