Colombia vs South Africa: Population ages 65-69, female
Colombia
1.11 million
in 2025
South Africa
1.03 million
in 2025
Colombia rank
27th
South Africa rank
28th
Population ages 65-69, female over time
- Colombia
- South Africa
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.11 million against 1.03 million in South Africa, a difference of 80,420.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Colombia ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 28th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 121,502 | 146,441 | 24,939 | South Africa |
| 1970s | 165,204 | 213,637 | 48,433 | South Africa |
| 1980s | 223,539 | 306,931 | 83,392 | South Africa |
| 1990s | 304,600 | 427,628 | 123,028 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 416,414 | 556,093 | 139,679 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 672,703 | 638,034 | 34,669 | Colombia |
| 2020s | 992,041 | 941,570 | 50,471 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65-69, female, Colombia or South Africa?
- Colombia, at 1.11 million against 1.03 million in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65-69, female between Colombia and South Africa?
- 80,420, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and South Africa rank globally for population ages 65-69, female?
- Colombia ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 28th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 65-69, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 65 to 69.