Birth rates and death rates in Colombia
Colombia: Birth rates and death rates was 5.4 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rates and death rates in Colombia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for birth rates and death rates in Colombia is 5.4, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rates and death rates in Colombia peaked at 17.58 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 4.98, in 2012.
That places Colombia 200th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Birth rates and death rates in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 17.58 | — |
| 1951 | 17.07 | -2.9% |
| 1952 | 16.49 | -3.4% |
| 1953 | 15.95 | -3.3% |
| 1954 | 15.48 | -3.0% |
| 1955 | 15.01 | -3.0% |
| 1956 | 14.57 | -2.9% |
| 1957 | 13.6 | -6.6% |
| 1958 | 13.16 | -3.2% |
| 1959 | 12.45 | -5.4% |
| 1960 | 11.96 | -3.9% |
| 1961 | 11.56 | -3.4% |
| 1962 | 11.18 | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 10.79 | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 10.44 | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 10.09 | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 9.74 | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 9.4 | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 9.08 | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 8.74 | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 8.43 | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 8.1 | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 7.8 | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 7.55 | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 7.31 | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 7.09 | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 6.85 | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 6.64 | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 6.42 | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 6.32 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 6.16 | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 6.02 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 5.82 | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 5.76 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 5.71 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 6.89 | +20.6% |
| 1986 | 5.78 | -16.1% |
| 1987 | 5.88 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 5.89 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 5.83 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 5.86 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 5.9 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 5.96 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 5.89 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 5.8 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 5.7 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 5.59 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 5.48 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 5.43 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 5.5 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 5.57 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 5.53 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 5.46 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 5.24 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 5.15 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 5.08 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 5.04 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 5.07 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 5.01 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 5.03 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 5.01 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.02 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 4.98 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 5.03 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 5.14 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 5.25 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 5.31 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 5.32 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.35 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 5.38 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 6.62 | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 7.87 | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 5.88 | -25.3% |
| 2023 | 5.4 | -8.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 5.4 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.02, 77% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 5.4 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.46, 72% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Birth rates and death rates in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -25.3% | 7.87 | 5.88 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.13 | 12.45 | 17.58 | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.3 | 8.74 | 11.96 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.25 | 6.32 | 8.43 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.98 | 5.71 | 6.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.71 | 5.43 | 5.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.22 | 5.01 | 5.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.18 | 4.98 | 5.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.44 | 5.4 | 7.87 | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3468 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 698 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3706 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0324 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3776 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0338 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rates and death rates in Colombia?
- Birth rates and death rates in Colombia was 5.4 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rates and death rates recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.58 in 1950.
- What is the lowest birth rates and death rates recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.98 in 2012.
- How does Colombia rank for birth rates and death rates?
- Colombia ranks 200th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rates and death rates rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rates and death rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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