China vs Colombia: Age dependency ratio
China
43.5%
in 2025
Colombia
43.3%
in 2025
China rank
192nd
Colombia rank
193rd
Age dependency ratio over time
- China
- Colombia
How they compare
China currently reports 43.5% against 43.3% in Colombia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Colombia ahead.
China ranks 192nd and Colombia ranks 193rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Colombia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.4% | 99.2% | 18.8% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 77.9% | 87.7% | 9.8% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 58.6% | 71.5% | 12.9% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 50.1% | 63.0% | 13.0% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 55.0% | 14.3% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 46.6% | 6.9% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 44.3% | 43.0% | 1.3% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, China or Colombia?
- China, at 43.5% against 43.3% in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between China and Colombia?
- 0.2%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Colombia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and Colombia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- China ranks 192nd and Colombia ranks 193rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.