Colombia vs Malaysia: Age dependency ratio, young
Colombia
28.6%
in 2025
Malaysia
30.2%
in 2025
Colombia rank
125th
Malaysia rank
122nd
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Colombia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 30.2% against 28.6% in Colombia, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 125th and Malaysia ranks 122nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.5% | 89.7% | 3.9% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 81.9% | 76.6% | 5.3% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 65.3% | 65.6% | 0.3% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 56.2% | 59.5% | 3.2% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 49.3% | 2.0% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 38.3% | 1.9% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 32.3% | 2.5% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Colombia or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 30.2% against 28.6% in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Colombia and Malaysia?
- 1.6%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Malaysia rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Colombia ranks 125th and Malaysia ranks 122nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% 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, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.