Colombia vs Panama: Age dependency ratio, old
Colombia
14.6%
in 2025
Panama
14.7%
in 2025
Colombia rank
101st
Panama rank
100th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Colombia
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 14.7% against 14.6% in Colombia, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 101st and Panama ranks 100th of 218 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 6.4% | 0.8% | Panama |
| 1970s | 5.8% | 6.6% | 0.8% | Panama |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 7.0% | 0.7% | Panama |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 7.5% | 0.6% | Panama |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 8.6% | 0.9% | Panama |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 11.0% | 0.8% | Panama |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 13.6% | 0.4% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Colombia or Panama?
- Panama, at 14.7% against 14.6% in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Colombia and Panama?
- 0.1%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Panama?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Panama rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Colombia ranks 101st and Panama ranks 100th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.