Colombia vs Congo - Kinshasa
Colombia vs Congo - Kinshasa: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.65 births per woman in Colombia and 6.05 births per woman in Congo - Kinshasa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 4.41 births per woman, or 3.68 times that in Colombia.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 1966, when it overtook Colombia.
- In 2023, Colombia ranked 137 and Congo - Kinshasa ranked 4 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Colombia at 1.6 births per woman and Congo - Kinshasa at 2.16 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Colombia | Congo - Kinshasa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.65 | 6.05 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.66 | 6.11 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.68 | 6.16 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.69 | 6.21 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 1.71 | 6.25 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1.71 | 6.3 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 1.72 | 6.35 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.72 | 6.39 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 1.77 | 6.44 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 1.82 | 6.48 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 1.86 | 6.53 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 1.9 | 6.56 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 1.94 | 6.58 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 2.01 | 6.59 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 2.1 | 6.59 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 2.16 | 6.58 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 2.2 | 6.56 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 2.24 | 6.55 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 2.31 | 6.53 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 2.38 | 6.53 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 2.45 | 6.55 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 2.49 | 6.61 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 2.52 | 6.66 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 2.57 | 6.7 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 2.64 | 6.69 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 2.72 | 6.7 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 2.74 | 6.69 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 2.77 | 6.67 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 2.85 | 6.68 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 2.94 | 6.64 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 2.98 | 6.64 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 2.98 | 6.64 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 2.98 | 6.65 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 3 | 6.65 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 3.01 | 6.65 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 3.04 | 6.66 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 3.09 | 6.65 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 3.15 | 6.63 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 3.23 | 6.61 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 3.35 | 6.59 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 3.5 | 6.56 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 3.62 | 6.54 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 3.71 | 6.52 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 3.8 | 6.5 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 3.89 | 6.48 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 4 | 6.46 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 4.16 | 6.45 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 4.29 | 6.44 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 4.4 | 6.42 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 4.53 | 6.4 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 4.68 | 6.39 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 4.86 | 6.37 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 5.06 | 6.34 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 5.28 | 6.33 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 5.51 | 6.3 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 5.74 | 6.29 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 5.96 | 6.27 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 6.16 | 6.24 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 6.33 | 6.21 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 6.48 | 6.19 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 6.58 | 6.16 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 6.66 | 6.14 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 6.71 | 6.12 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 6.74 | 6.11 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 6.74 | 6.07 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 6.72 | 6.04 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 6.7 | 6.01 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 6.66 | 5.99 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 6.63 | 5.98 | 5 |
| 1954 | 6.58 | 5.98 | 5 |
| 1953 | 6.54 | 5.98 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 6.49 | 5.97 | 5 |
| 1951 | 6.44 | 5.97 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 6.41 | 5.97 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Colombia | Congo - Kinshasa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.631.29–2 | 5.984.55–6.58 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.621.25–2.04 | 5.94.38–6.54 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.611.19–2.02 | 5.84.17–6.54 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.61.14–2.03 | 5.713.94–6.53 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.591.11–2.02 | 5.623.75–6.52 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.591.08–2.04 | 5.523.62–6.51 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.581.07–2.04 | 5.423.47–6.5 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.581.06–2.04 | 5.323.29–6.5 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.581.04–2.04 | 5.23.09–6.5 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.571.01–2.05 | 5.12.94–6.49 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.571.02–2.06 | 4.992.84–6.48 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.571–2.06 | 4.872.71–6.47 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.570.99–2.05 | 4.772.56–6.48 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.571–2.06 | 4.642.48–6.45 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.571–2.08 | 4.552.42–6.43 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.571–2.08 | 4.472.3–6.43 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.571–2.08 | 4.382.24–6.42 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.571–2.09 | 4.32.17–6.42 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.570.99–2.1 | 4.212.09–6.41 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.570.98–2.1 | 4.142.06–6.4 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.570.97–2.11 | 4.062.03–6.38 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.570.97–2.1 | 3.991.99–6.38 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.570.96–2.1 | 3.921.94–6.39 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.580.98–2.12 | 3.851.89–6.36 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.580.96–2.14 | 3.791.85–6.36 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.580.97–2.14 | 3.721.82–6.36 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.580.95–2.14 | 3.661.79–6.32 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.580.96–2.14 | 3.61.73–6.31 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.580.96–2.15 | 3.541.74–6.33 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.580.95–2.16 | 3.481.72–6.31 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.580.95–2.17 | 3.431.7–6.3 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.580.92–2.17 | 3.371.66–6.27 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.580.91–2.17 | 3.321.65–6.29 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.580.93–2.18 | 3.271.62–6.23 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.580.96–2.18 | 3.231.56–6.22 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.580.94–2.18 | 3.191.55–6.24 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.580.93–2.19 | 3.141.52–6.21 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.580.93–2.2 | 3.11.5–6.18 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.580.94–2.19 | 3.061.47–6.08 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.590.92–2.2 | 3.021.44–6.07 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.590.93–2.2 | 2.981.44–6.04 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.590.92–2.22 | 2.941.42–6 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.590.93–2.2 | 2.91.41–6.02 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.590.94–2.2 | 2.871.41–5.98 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.590.93–2.2 | 2.841.41–5.99 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.590.93–2.19 | 2.81.38–5.93 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.590.93–2.2 | 2.771.39–5.92 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.590.92–2.21 | 2.741.37–5.92 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.590.91–2.2 | 2.711.36–5.89 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.590.92–2.2 | 2.681.34–5.88 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.590.89–2.21 | 2.651.34–5.8 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.590.91–2.23 | 2.621.32–5.74 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.590.89–2.23 | 2.61.3–5.7 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.590.9–2.23 | 2.571.28–5.62 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.590.88–2.24 | 2.551.27–5.63 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.60.89–2.25 | 2.521.26–5.64 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.590.89–2.24 | 2.51.24–5.59 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.60.88–2.26 | 2.481.27–5.56 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.60.88–2.24 | 2.461.22–5.56 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.60.87–2.24 | 2.441.21–5.6 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.60.9–2.26 | 2.421.24–5.52 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.60.88–2.26 | 2.41.24–5.5 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.60.87–2.28 | 2.381.22–5.43 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.60.88–2.27 | 2.361.22–5.43 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.590.86–2.27 | 2.341.22–5.35 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.60.87–2.27 | 2.321.22–5.32 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.60.89–2.26 | 2.31.22–5.24 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.60.87–2.27 | 2.291.21–5.26 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.60.85–2.27 | 2.271.22–5.23 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.60.86–2.25 | 2.261.22–5.11 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.60.88–2.24 | 2.241.19–5.06 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.60.87–2.25 | 2.231.18–4.99 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.60.87–2.26 | 2.211.17–4.95 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.60.89–2.28 | 2.21.18–4.91 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.60.87–2.27 | 2.191.18–4.89 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.60.87–2.28 | 2.171.15–4.86 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.60.87–2.28 | 2.161.15–4.82 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Colombia vs Congo - Kinshasa
Health
- Life expectancyColombia: 77.7 years in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 61.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityColombia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024Congo - Kinshasa: 9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityColombia: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 49.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterColombia: 73.9% in 2022Congo - Kinshasa: 11.6% in 2022
- DepressionColombia: 2.2% in 2017Congo - Kinshasa: 3.96% in 2017
- Suicide rateColombia: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Congo - Kinshasa: 11.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationColombia: 52.3 million people in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 106 million people in 2023
- Population growthColombia: 1.1% a year in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 3.26% a year in 2023
- Urban populationColombia: 78.8% in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 45.1% in 2025
- Median ageColombia: 31.6 years in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 15.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overColombia: 9.4% in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 3.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateColombia: 3 per 1,000 people in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personColombia: $6,976 in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: $568 in 2025
- GDP growthColombia: 2.6% a year in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 8.5% a year in 2023
- InflationColombia: 5.1% a year in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 7.4% a year in 2025
- Government debtColombia: 59.9% of GDP in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 17.2% of GDP in 2023
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingColombia: 3.2% of GDP in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 1.38% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsColombia: $13.7B in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: $1.08B in 2025
- Military spending per personColombia: $273 in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: $11 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingColombia: 9.3% of government spending in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 8.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelColombia: 428,000 people in 2020Congo - Kinshasa: 134,000 people in 2020
- National powerColombia: 0.57% of world capability in 2022Congo - Kinshasa: 0.59% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersColombia: 1.7% of the labour force in 2020Congo - Kinshasa: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsColombia: 22 million TIV in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 44 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsColombia: 4 million TIV in 2020Congo - Kinshasa: 22 million TIV in 1997