Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Colombia
Colombia: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education was 1.65 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.65 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
144th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.74 live births per woman
in 1959
All-time low
1.65 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Colombia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Colombia stood at 1.65 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Colombia peaked at 6.74 live births per woman in 1959 and was at its lowest, 1.65 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Colombia 144th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Colombia, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.41 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.44 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 6.49 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 6.54 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 6.58 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 6.62 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 6.66 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 6.7 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 6.72 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 6.74 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 6.74 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 6.71 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 6.66 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 6.58 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 6.47 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 6.33 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 6.16 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 5.96 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 5.74 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 5.51 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 5.28 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 5.06 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 4.86 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 4.68 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 4.53 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 4.4 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 4.29 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 4.16 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 4 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 3.89 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 3.8 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 3.71 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 3.62 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 3.5 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 3.35 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 3.23 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 3.15 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 3.09 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 3.04 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 3.01 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 3 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 2.98 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 2.98 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.98 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 2.94 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 2.85 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 2.77 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 2.74 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 2.72 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 2.64 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 2.57 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 2.52 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 2.49 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.45 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 2.38 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.31 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.24 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 2.19 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.15 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.1 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 2.01 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 1.94 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.9 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.86 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.82 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.77 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.72 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.72 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.72 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.71 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.69 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.68 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.66 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.65 live births per woman | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.59 live births per woman | 6.41 live births per woman | 6.74 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.29 live births per woman | 5.51 live births per woman | 6.74 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.51 live births per woman | 3.89 live births per woman | 5.28 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.35 live births per woman | 3.01 live births per woman | 3.8 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.86 live births per woman | 2.64 live births per woman | 3 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.34 live births per woman | 2.1 live births per woman | 2.57 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 live births per woman | 1.71 live births per woman | 2.01 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 live births per woman | 1.65 live births per woman | 1.69 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 141 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 1.69 live births per woman compare
- 142 Azerbaijan 1.67 live births per woman compare
- 143 New Zealand 1.67 live births per woman compare
- 145 France 1.64 live births per woman compare
- 146 Australia 1.64 live births per woman compare
- 147 Saint Helena 1.64 live births per woman compare
More education data for Colombia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 190,940 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 234,939 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 963,182 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 937,684 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.14 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.08 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Colombia?
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Colombia was 1.65 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.74 live births per woman in 1959.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.65 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education?
- Colombia ranks 144th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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 Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.