Colombia vs Vietnam: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Colombia
14.6%
in 2025
Vietnam
14.0%
in 2025
Colombia rank
101st
Vietnam rank
104th
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) over time
- Colombia
- Vietnam
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 14.6% against 14.0% in Vietnam, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Vietnam ahead.
Colombia ranks 101st and Vietnam ranks 104th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 9.7% | 4.1% | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 5.8% | 9.9% | 4.1% | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 9.8% | 3.5% | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 9.6% | 2.8% | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 9.3% | 1.6% | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 9.3% | 0.9% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 12.5% | 0.7% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Colombia or Vietnam?
- Colombia, at 14.6% against 14.0% in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Colombia and Vietnam?
- 0.6%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Vietnam?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Vietnam rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Colombia ranks 101st and Vietnam ranks 104th 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.