Fertility & birth rates in Colombia and Zambia

Fertility rate in Colombia vs Zambia 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 4.1 in Zambia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Colombia vs Zambia 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	Zambia
1960	6.74	6.95
1961	6.71	6.98
1962	6.66	7.01
1963	6.58	7.06
1964	6.48	7.09
1965	6.33	7.12
1966	6.16	7.14
1967	5.96	7.15
1968	5.74	7.18
1969	5.51	7.18
1970	5.28	7.22
1971	5.06	7.26
1972	4.86	7.3
1973	4.68	7.34
1974	4.53	7.36
1975	4.4	7.42
1976	4.29	7.39
1977	4.16	7.35
1978	4	7.29
1979	3.89	7.22
1980	3.8	7.14
1981	3.71	7.07
1982	3.62	7.04
1983	3.5	7.01
1984	3.35	6.97
1985	3.23	6.93
1986	3.15	6.87
1987	3.09	6.8
1988	3.04	6.7
1989	3.01	6.64
1990	3	6.57
1991	2.98	6.46
1992	2.98	6.35
1993	2.98	6.3
1994	2.94	6.26
1995	2.85	6.23
1996	2.77	6.18
1997	2.74	6.12
1998	2.72	6.07
1999	2.64	6
2000	2.57	5.92
2001	2.52	5.85
2002	2.49	5.77
2003	2.45	5.71
2004	2.38	5.7
2005	2.31	5.7
2006	2.24	5.68
2007	2.19	5.61
2008	2.15	5.53
2009	2.1	5.45
2010	2.01	5.36
2011	1.94	5.26
2012	1.9	5.14
2013	1.86	5.01
2014	1.82	4.89
2015	1.77	4.78
2016	1.72	4.67
2017	1.72	4.57
2018	1.72	4.49
2019	1.71	4.42
2020	1.69	4.32
2021	1.68	4.25
2022	1.66	4.18
2023	1.65	4.1
2024	1.63	4.04
2025	1.62	3.97
2026	1.6	3.91
2027	1.6	3.85
2028	1.59	3.77
2029	1.59	3.72
2030	1.58	3.67
2031	1.58	3.61
2032	1.57	3.56
2033	1.57	3.5
2034	1.57	3.45
2035	1.57	3.4
2036	1.57	3.35
2037	1.57	3.3
2038	1.57	3.25
2039	1.57	3.19
2040	1.57	3.15
2041	1.57	3.11
2042	1.57	3.07
2043	1.57	3.03
2044	1.57	3
2045	1.57	2.96
2046	1.57	2.93
2047	1.58	2.9
2048	1.58	2.87
2049	1.58	2.84
2050	1.58	2.81

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Colombia	Zambia
1960	46.8%	46%
1961	47%	46.2%
1962	47.1%	46.3%
1963	47.2%	46.5%
1964	47.3%	46.7%
1965	47.2%	46.9%
1966	47.1%	46.9%
1967	46.9%	47%
1968	46.7%	47.1%
1969	46.4%	47.2%
1970	46%	47.4%
1971	45.6%	47.7%
1972	45.1%	48%
1973	44.6%	48.3%
1974	44%	48.6%
1975	43.4%	48.8%
1976	42.8%	49.1%
1977	42.2%	49.2%
1978	41.5%	49.4%
1979	40.9%	49.5%
1980	40.3%	49.5%
1981	39.7%	49.4%
1982	39.1%	49.3%
1983	38.6%	49.1%
1984	38.1%	49%
1985	37.6%	48.9%
1986	37.2%	48.8%
1987	36.9%	48.7%
1988	36.5%	48.6%
1989	36.2%	48.5%
1990	35.9%	48.4%
1991	35.6%	48.3%
1992	35.3%	48.2%
1993	35%	48.2%
1994	34.7%	48.2%
1995	34.4%	48.2%
1996	34%	48.2%
1997	33.7%	48.2%
1998	33.3%	48.2%
1999	32.9%	48.1%
2000	32.5%	48%
2001	32.1%	47.8%
2002	31.7%	47.6%
2003	31.3%	47.4%
2004	30.9%	47.3%
2005	30.4%	47.1%
2006	29.9%	47%
2007	29.3%	46.8%
2008	28.7%	46.6%
2009	28.1%	46.4%
2010	27.5%	46.3%
2011	26.9%	46.1%
2012	26.3%	45.9%
2013	25.7%	45.7%
2014	25.1%	45.5%
2015	24.5%	45.2%
2016	23.9%	44.9%
2017	23.3%	44.5%
2018	22.7%	44.1%
2019	22.1%	43.8%
2020	21.7%	43.3%
2021	21.3%	42.9%
2022	21%	42.4%
2023	20.6%	42%
2024	20.3%	41.5%
2025	20%	41%
2026	19.7%	40.5%
2027	19.5%	40%
2028	19.3%	39.6%
2029	19.1%	39.2%
2030	18.8%	38.8%
2031	18.6%	38.5%
2032	18.4%	38.1%
2033	18.2%	37.8%
2034	18%	37.5%
2035	17.7%	37.1%
2036	17.4%	36.8%
2037	17.2%	36.5%
2038	16.9%	36.1%
2039	16.7%	35.8%
2040	16.4%	35.4%
2041	16.2%	35.1%
2042	16%	34.7%
2043	15.7%	34.4%
2044	15.5%	34%
2045	15.4%	33.7%
2046	15.2%	33.3%
2047	15%	33%
2048	14.8%	32.6%
2049	14.7%	32.3%
2050	14.6%	32%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.3% of the population in Colombia and 41.5% in Zambia in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 48.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Colombia and Zambia compared.

Natural population change in Colombia vs Zambia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.85% in Colombia and +2.87% in Zambia. 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	Zambia
1960	529,316	102,335
1961	545,627	106,318
1962	559,985	110,173
1963	572,355	114,555
1964	581,435	117,197
1965	587,677	122,814
1966	590,855	127,164
1967	591,649	131,938
1968	589,407	137,315
1969	586,559	142,660
1970	583,396	149,380
1971	582,011	155,249
1972	581,361	161,648
1973	583,608	168,258
1974	589,035	174,484
1975	598,580	182,258
1976	612,265	186,762
1977	622,814	191,557
1978	626,378	194,933
1979	635,747	197,578
1980	649,872	198,817
1981	662,195	202,822
1982	675,339	207,621
1983	674,767	212,712
1984	666,315	216,695
1985	625,379	221,351
1986	659,701	224,768
1987	659,429	227,813
1988	663,796	230,118
1989	674,102	233,429
1990	682,409	235,835
1991	690,266	237,957
1992	697,763	239,953
1993	709,287	245,917
1994	708,660	252,023
1995	694,968	257,897
1996	682,547	262,468
1997	686,073	268,198
1998	687,704	275,568
1999	668,576	283,297
2000	652,176	293,186
2001	642,933	302,682
2002	640,840	316,041
2003	642,144	331,189
2004	628,424	349,352
2005	610,618	368,756
2006	594,388	387,891
2007	583,115	403,729
2008	576,654	419,560
2009	559,017	434,458
2010	533,657	448,337
2011	511,524	459,743
2012	503,285	469,406
2013	489,069	476,846
2014	470,916	483,663
2015	446,778	491,021
2016	425,087	497,521
2017	426,538	504,630
2018	433,622	515,644
2019	441,087	528,089
2020	378,965	536,484
2021	311,122	535,629
2022	406,143	563,456
2023	422,598	577,660

Maternal mortality chart: Colombia vs Zambia

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 85 deaths in Zambia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Colombia	Zambia
1985	143	596
1986	123	619
1987	120	630
1988	113	635
1989	106	635
1990	102	625
1991	99	611
1992	97	581
1993	94	532
1994	93	507
1995	91	466
1996	89	433
1997	90	403
1998	92	392
1999	96	378
2000	95	340
2001	94	306
2002	91	274
2003	87	250
2004	84	260
2005	82	264
2006	81	262
2007	80	324
2008	78	394
2009	77	406
2010	76	332
2011	75	291
2012	73	256
2013	72	213
2014	71	174
2015	70	154
2016	69	158
2017	68	141
2018	67	117
2019	66	103
2020	94	99
2021	147	140
2022	74	89
2023	59	85

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.2% in Colombia and 4.47% in Zambia. 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	Zambia
1960	13.4%	20.5%
1961	13%	20.1%
1962	12.6%	19.8%
1963	12.2%	19.5%
1964	11.8%	19.2%
1965	11.5%	19%
1966	11.1%	18.9%
1967	10.8%	18.7%
1968	10.4%	18.5%
1969	10.1%	18.3%
1970	9.72%	17.9%
1971	9.36%	17.4%
1972	8.99%	16.9%
1973	8.6%	16.3%
1974	8.2%	15.9%
1975	7.8%	15.5%
1976	7.39%	15.4%
1977	6.98%	15.3%
1978	6.58%	15.3%
1979	6.2%	15.4%
1980	5.84%	15.5%
1981	5.5%	15.6%
1982	5.17%	15.7%
1983	4.88%	15.9%
1984	4.62%	16.2%
1985	4.89%	16.6%
1986	4.17%	17%
1987	3.99%	17.3%
1988	3.84%	17.7%
1989	3.7%	17.9%
1990	3.57%	18.1%
1991	3.45%	18.1%
1992	3.33%	18.1%
1993	3.21%	17.9%
1994	3.1%	17.7%
1995	2.99%	17.3%
1996	2.88%	17%
1997	2.78%	16.7%
1998	2.68%	16.3%
1999	2.59%	15.9%
2000	2.51%	15.3%
2001	2.43%	14.4%
2002	2.35%	13.4%
2003	2.28%	12.4%
2004	2.22%	11.4%
2005	2.15%	10.5%
2006	2.09%	9.71%
2007	2.02%	9.14%
2008	1.96%	8.62%
2009	1.89%	8%
2010	1.83%	7.57%
2011	1.77%	7.31%
2012	1.72%	7.04%
2013	1.66%	6.72%
2014	1.61%	6.38%
2015	1.56%	6.15%
2016	1.51%	5.9%
2017	1.46%	5.61%
2018	1.41%	5.52%
2019	1.37%	5.41%
2020	1.32%	5.24%
2021	1.28%	4.92%
2022	1.24%	4.67%
2023	1.2%	4.47%