What is birth rate vs. death rate in Colombia?

Birth rate vs. death rate in Colombia was 13.47 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Colombia?

The highest recorded value was 46.82 births per 1,000 people in 1954.

What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Colombia?

The lowest recorded value was 13.47 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Colombia rank for birth rate vs. death rate?

Colombia ranks 120th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Colombia?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Colombia data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate vs. death rate in Colombia

Name: Birth rate vs. death rate in Colombia
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
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Colombia: Birth rate vs. death rate was 13.47 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

13.47 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 1.9%

World rank

120th

of 236 countries

All-time high

46.82 births per 1,000 people

in 1954

All-time low

13.47 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate vs. death rate in Colombia, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for birth rate vs. death rate in Colombia is 13.47 births per 1,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate vs. death rate in Colombia peaked at 46.82 births per 1,000 people in 1954 and was at its lowest, 13.47 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

Colombia ranks 120th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	46.61 births per 1,000 people	46.21 births per 1,000 people	46.82 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	42.44 births per 1,000 people	37.65 births per 1,000 people	45.88 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	33.33 births per 1,000 people	31.24 births per 1,000 people	36.47 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	28.91 births per 1,000 people	27.05 births per 1,000 people	31.05 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	25.26 births per 1,000 people	22.89 births per 1,000 people	26.9 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	19.95 births per 1,000 people	17.66 births per 1,000 people	22.26 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	15.18 births per 1,000 people	14.18 births per 1,000 people	16.93 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	13.81 births per 1,000 people	13.47 births per 1,000 people	14.11 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Colombia

117 Reunion 13.72 births per 1,000 people compare
118 Seychelles 13.63 births per 1,000 people compare
119 Brunei 13.59 births per 1,000 people compare
121 Iran 12.95 births per 1,000 people compare
122 North Korea 12.95 births per 1,000 people compare
123 Northern Mariana Islands 12.92 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Colombia

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,505 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 698 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 101 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 101 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 453,199 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 447,234 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 446,682 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 439,167 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 441,652 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 432,518 (2025)

All data for Colombia →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate vs. death rate in Colombia?: Birth rate vs. death rate in Colombia was 13.47 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Colombia?: The highest recorded value was 46.82 births per 1,000 people in 1954.
What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Colombia?: The lowest recorded value was 13.47 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Colombia rank for birth rate vs. death rate?: Colombia ranks 120th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Colombia?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.