Colombia vs United States of America: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Colombia
1.63 live births per woman
in 2024
United States of America
1.62 live births per woman
in 2024
Colombia rank
147th
United States of America rank
148th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Colombia
- United States of America
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.63 live births per woman against 1.62 live births per woman in United States of America, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 147th and United States of America ranks 148th of 236 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.59 live births per woman | 3.47 live births per woman | 3.11 live births per woman | Colombia |
| 1960s | 6.29 live births per woman | 3.1 live births per woman | 3.19 live births per woman | Colombia |
| 1970s | 4.51 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 2.54 live births per woman | Colombia |
| 1980s | 3.35 live births per woman | 1.88 live births per woman | 1.47 live births per woman | Colombia |
| 1990s | 2.86 live births per woman | 2 live births per woman | 0.8571 live births per woman | Colombia |
| 2000s | 2.34 live births per woman | 2.04 live births per woman | 0.3052 live births per woman | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.82 live births per woman | 1.81 live births per woman | 0.0028 live births per woman | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.66 live births per woman | 1.63 live births per woman | 0.031 live births per woman | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Colombia or United States of America?
- Colombia, at 1.63 live births per woman against 1.62 live births per woman in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Colombia and United States of America?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United States of America?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and United States of America rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Colombia ranks 147th and United States of America ranks 148th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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.