Colombia vs French Polynesia: Age dependency ratio
Colombia
43.3%
in 2025
French Polynesia
43.7%
in 2025
Colombia rank
192nd
French Polynesia rank
189th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Colombia
- French Polynesia
How they compare
French Polynesia currently reports 43.7% against 43.3% in Colombia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 192nd and French Polynesia ranks 189th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and French Polynesia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | French Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.2% | 91.4% | 7.7% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 87.7% | 86.2% | 1.5% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 71.5% | 71.1% | 0.4% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 63.0% | 63.1% | 0.1% | French Polynesia |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 51.7% | 3.3% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 45.9% | 0.6% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 43.0% | 43.8% | 0.8% | French Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Colombia or French Polynesia?
- French Polynesia, at 43.7% against 43.3% in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Colombia and French Polynesia?
- 0.4%, with French Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and French Polynesia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and French Polynesia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Colombia ranks 192nd and French Polynesia ranks 189th of 217 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.