Brazil vs Colombia: Fertility rate, total
Brazil
1.61 births per woman
in 2024
Colombia
1.63 births per woman
in 2024
Brazil rank
134th
Colombia rank
132nd
Fertility rate, total over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.63 births per woman against 1.61 births per woman in Brazil, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Colombia ahead.
Brazil ranks 134th and Colombia ranks 132nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Colombia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.65 births per woman | 6.29 births per woman | 0.6321 births per woman | Colombia |
| 1970s | 4.5 births per woman | 4.51 births per woman | 0.0146 births per woman | Colombia |
| 1980s | 3.53 births per woman | 3.35 births per woman | 0.185 births per woman | Brazil |
| 1990s | 2.6 births per woman | 2.86 births per woman | 0.2617 births per woman | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1.98 births per woman | 2.34 births per woman | 0.364 births per woman | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.76 births per woman | 1.82 births per woman | 0.0603 births per woman | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.63 births per woman | 1.66 births per woman | 0.0326 births per woman | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Brazil or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 1.63 births per woman against 1.61 births per woman in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Brazil and Colombia?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Brazil ranks 134th and Colombia ranks 132nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.