Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Colombia

Colombia: Number of 1-year-olds, by sex was 347,549 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
347,549 people
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
40th
of 236 countries
All-time high
435,881 people
in 1995
All-time low
217,846 people
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Colombia, 1950–2023

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Colombia stood at 347,549 people.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Colombia peaked at 435,881 people in 1995 and was at its lowest, 217,846 people, in 1950.

Colombia ranks 40th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Colombia, 1950 to 2023.
Year people Change
1950 217,846 people
1951 228,034 people +4.7%
1952 235,199 people +3.1%
1953 243,005 people +3.3%
1954 251,353 people +3.4%
1955 259,661 people +3.3%
1956 268,038 people +3.2%
1957 276,694 people +3.2%
1958 285,505 people +3.2%
1959 294,339 people +3.1%
1960 302,976 people +2.9%
1961 311,370 people +2.8%
1962 319,483 people +2.6%
1963 326,962 people +2.3%
1964 333,495 people +2.0%
1965 338,803 people +1.6%
1966 342,734 people +1.2%
1967 345,188 people +0.7%
1968 346,404 people +0.4%
1969 346,418 people +0.0%
1970 345,418 people -0.3%
1971 344,147 people -0.4%
1972 343,079 people -0.3%
1973 342,510 people -0.2%
1974 343,036 people +0.2%
1975 345,017 people +0.6%
1976 348,666 people +1.1%
1977 354,261 people +1.6%
1978 360,286 people +1.7%
1979 364,053 people +1.0%
1980 368,127 people +1.1%
1981 374,964 people +1.9%
1982 382,105 people +1.9%
1983 388,784 people +1.7%
1984 392,942 people +1.1%
1985 392,524 people -0.1%
1986 390,796 people -0.4%
1987 392,133 people +0.3%
1988 395,861 people +1.0%
1989 400,073 people +1.1%
1990 405,578 people +1.4%
1991 412,012 people +1.6%
1992 418,558 people +1.6%
1993 425,446 people +1.6%
1994 432,341 people +1.6%
1995 435,881 people +0.8%
1996 432,903 people -0.7%
1997 426,798 people -1.4%
1998 424,861 people -0.5%
1999 426,726 people +0.4%
2000 424,490 people -0.5%
2001 418,995 people -1.3%
2002 414,890 people -1.0%
2003 412,856 people -0.5%
2004 411,575 people -0.3%
2005 407,289 people -1.0%
2006 399,531 people -1.9%
2007 391,639 people -2.0%
2008 386,411 people -1.3%
2009 383,469 people -0.8%
2010 379,098 people -1.1%
2011 370,156 people -2.4%
2012 359,779 people -2.8%
2013 353,281 people -1.8%
2014 349,178 people -1.2%
2015 344,673 people -1.3%
2016 339,160 people -1.6%
2017 333,454 people -1.7%
2018 333,882 people +0.1%
2019 340,015 people +1.8%
2020 345,654 people +1.7%
2021 348,433 people +0.8%
2022 348,673 people +0.1%
2023 347,549 people -0.3%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 347,549 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41,663 people, 8.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 347,549 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12,700 people, 27.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 255,967 people 217,846 people 294,339 people 10
1960s 331,383 people 302,976 people 346,418 people 10
1970s 349,047 people 342,510 people 364,053 people 10
1980s 387,831 people 368,127 people 400,073 people 10
1990s 424,110 people 405,578 people 435,881 people 10
2000s 405,114 people 383,469 people 424,490 people 10
2010s 350,268 people 333,454 people 379,098 people 10
2020s 347,577 people 345,654 people 348,673 people 4

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 37 Japan 390,411 people compare
  2. 38 Germany 376,750 people compare
  3. 39 Chad 361,969 people compare
  4. 41 Somalia 345,166 people compare
  5. 42 United Kingdom 340,416 people compare
  6. 43 France 339,783 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Colombia?
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Colombia was 347,549 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 435,881 people in 1995.
What is the lowest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 217,846 people in 1950.
How does Colombia rank for number of 1-year-olds, by sex?
Colombia ranks 40th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of 1-year-olds, by sex rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Number of 1-year-olds, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 1.