Colombia vs France: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Colombia
1.63 live births per woman
in 2024
France
1.64 live births per woman
in 2024
Colombia rank
147th
France rank
146th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Colombia
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 1.64 live births per woman against 1.63 live births per woman in Colombia, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 147th and France ranks 146th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.59 live births per woman | 2.75 live births per woman | 3.84 live births per woman | Colombia |
| 1960s | 6.29 live births per woman | 2.75 live births per woman | 3.54 live births per woman | Colombia |
| 1970s | 4.51 live births per woman | 2.12 live births per woman | 2.39 live births per woman | Colombia |
| 1980s | 3.35 live births per woman | 1.85 live births per woman | 1.5 live births per woman | Colombia |
| 1990s | 2.86 live births per woman | 1.74 live births per woman | 1.12 live births per woman | Colombia |
| 2000s | 2.34 live births per woman | 1.92 live births per woman | 0.4205 live births per woman | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.82 live births per woman | 1.93 live births per woman | 0.1129 live births per woman | France |
| 2020s | 1.66 live births per woman | 1.72 live births per woman | 0.0606 live births per woman | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Colombia or France?
- France, at 1.64 live births per woman against 1.63 live births per woman in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Colombia and France?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and France?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and France rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Colombia ranks 147th and France ranks 146th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.