Colombia vs United States of America: Fertility rate, total
Colombia
1.63 births per woman
in 2024
United States of America
1.63 births per woman
in 2024
Colombia rank
132nd
United States of America rank
133rd
Fertility rate, total over time
- Colombia
- United States of America
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.63 births per woman against 1.63 births per woman in United States of America, a difference of 0 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 132nd and United States of America ranks 133rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.29 births per woman | 3.04 births per woman | 3.25 births per woman | Colombia |
| 1970s | 4.51 births per woman | 1.93 births per woman | 2.58 births per woman | Colombia |
| 1980s | 3.35 births per woman | 1.86 births per woman | 1.49 births per woman | Colombia |
| 1990s | 2.86 births per woman | 2.01 births per woman | 0.8448 births per woman | Colombia |
| 2000s | 2.34 births per woman | 2.06 births per woman | 0.285 births per woman | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.82 births per woman | 1.83 births per woman | 0.013 births per woman | United States of America |
| 2020s | 1.66 births per woman | 1.64 births per woman | 0.0222 births per woman | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Colombia or United States of America?
- Colombia, at 1.63 births per woman against 1.63 births per woman in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Colombia and United States of America?
- 0 births per woman, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United States of America?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and United States of America rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Colombia ranks 132nd and United States of America ranks 133rd 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.