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March 20, 2026
Dane warns of a sharp drop in births in Colombia: the lowest in 10 years
Colombia is undergoing a silent but profound change in its population dynamics. The most recent report from the National Administrative Department of Statistics (Dane) reveals that 433,678 births were registered in 2025, a figure that marks a 4.5% drop compared to the previous year and the lowest level in the last ten years.
TL;DR
- Colombia registered 433,678 births in 2025, a 4.5% decrease from the previous year and the lowest in a decade.
- The birth rate decline accelerated significantly after the pandemic, with a -12.0% drop in 2024.
- The total fertility rate is now 1.0 child per woman, below the 2.1 needed for population stability.
- Fertility is shifting away from younger age groups (15-24 years) towards older women, with declining rates among adolescents.
- While overall birth rates are falling, regional variations exist, and efforts are underway to improve ethnic-racial identification in birth statistics.