Fertility Rate: Colombia
Colombia's fertility rate is currently 1.634 births per woman as of 2024. # Colombia Fertility Rate Colombia's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.634 births per woman
-0.7% y/y
Peak (1960)
6.735 births per woman
Low (2024)
1.634 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Colombia
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Colombia
Analysis# Colombia Fertility Rate
Colombia's fertility rate stands at 1.634 births per woman in 2024, representing a historic low for the country. This figure marks a dramatic 75.7% decline from the 1960 peak of 6.735 births per woman, when families were significantly larger. The current rate aligns closely with replacement-level fertility and reflects Colombia's transition toward smaller family sizes over six decades.
The decline accelerated notably between 1960 and the early 2000s, with the steepest drops occurring during the country's economic development and improved access to family planning. Recent years show a continued downward trajectory, with the rate declining from 1.771 in 2015 to 1.634 by 2024. Colombia's sustained fertility decline suggests an aging population ahead, with potential implications for workforce dynamics and social services in coming decades.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.634 births per woman | -0.67% |
| 2023 | 1.645 births per woman | -1.08% |
| 2022 | 1.663 births per woman | -1.01% |
| 2021 | 1.68 births per woman | -0.83% |
| 2020 | 1.694 births per woman | -0.94% |
| 2019 | 1.71 births per woman | -0.29% |
| 2018 | 1.715 births per woman | -0.12% |
| 2017 | 1.717 births per woman | -0.12% |
| 2016 | 1.719 births per woman | -2.94% |
| 2015 | 1.771 births per woman | -2.80% |
| 2014 | 1.822 births per woman | -2.04% |
| 2013 | 1.86 births per woman | -2.05% |
| 2012 | 1.899 births per woman | -2.01% |
| 2011 | 1.938 births per woman | -3.58% |
| 2010 | 2.01 births per woman | -4.10% |
| 2009 | 2.096 births per woman | -2.74% |
| 2008 | 2.155 births per woman | -1.82% |
| 2007 | 2.195 births per woman | -2.05% |
| 2006 | 2.241 births per woman | -2.94% |
| 2005 | 2.309 births per woman | -3.15% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.384 births per woman | -2.69% |
| 2003 | 2.45 births per woman | -1.57% |
| 2002 | 2.489 births per woman | -1.31% |
| 2001 | 2.522 births per woman | -2.02% |
| 2000 | 2.574 births per woman | -2.39% |
| 1999 | 2.637 births per woman | -2.94% |
| 1998 | 2.717 births per woman | -0.95% |
| 1997 | 2.743 births per woman | -0.90% |
| 1996 | 2.768 births per woman | -2.88% |
| 1995 | 2.85 births per woman | -2.96% |
| 1994 | 2.937 births per woman | -1.38% |
| 1993 | 2.978 births per woman | -0.17% |
| 1992 | 2.983 births per woman | +0.03% |
| 1991 | 2.982 births per woman | -0.43% |
| 1990 | 2.995 births per woman | -0.56% |
| 1989 | 3.012 births per woman | -0.89% |
| 1988 | 3.039 births per woman | -1.55% |
| 1987 | 3.087 births per woman | -1.91% |
| 1986 | 3.147 births per woman | -2.42% |
| 1985 | 3.225 births per woman | -3.73% |
| 1984 | 3.35 births per woman | -4.31% |
| 1983 | 3.501 births per woman | -3.23% |
| 1982 | 3.618 births per woman | -2.37% |
| 1981 | 3.706 births per woman | -2.42% |
| 1980 | 3.798 births per woman | -2.31% |
| 1979 | 3.888 births per woman | -2.75% |
| 1978 | 3.998 births per woman | -3.96% |
| 1977 | 4.163 births per woman | -2.85% |
| 1976 | 4.285 births per woman | -2.57% |
| 1975 | 4.398 births per woman | -2.85% |
| 1974 | 4.527 births per woman | -3.27% |
| 1973 | 4.68 births per woman | -3.64% |
| 1972 | 4.857 births per woman | -3.95% |
| 1971 | 5.057 births per woman | -4.15% |
| 1970 | 5.276 births per woman | -4.18% |
| 1969 | 5.506 births per woman | -4.03% |
| 1968 | 5.737 births per woman | -3.69% |
| 1967 | 5.957 births per woman | -3.28% |
| 1966 | 6.159 births per woman | -2.75% |
| 1965 | 6.333 births per woman | -2.19% |
| 1964 | 6.475 births per woman | -1.66% |
| 1963 | 6.584 births per woman | -1.19% |
| 1962 | 6.663 births per woman | -0.73% |
| 1961 | 6.712 births per woman | -0.34% |
| 1960 | 6.735 births per woman | — |
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