Colombia vs Tunisia: Age dependency ratio, old
Colombia
14.6%
in 2025
Tunisia
14.9%
in 2025
Colombia rank
101st
Tunisia rank
99th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Colombia
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 14.9% against 14.6% in Colombia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tunisia ahead.
Colombia ranks 101st and Tunisia ranks 99th of 218 countries.
Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 7.3% | 1.7% | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 5.8% | 6.7% | 1.0% | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 6.9% | 0.6% | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 7.7% | 0.8% | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 9.0% | 1.2% | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 10.3% | 0.1% | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 13.6% | 0.4% | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Colombia or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 14.9% against 14.6% in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Colombia and Tunisia?
- 0.3%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Tunisia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Tunisia rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Colombia ranks 101st and Tunisia ranks 99th 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.