Life expectancy at birth in Colombia
Colombia: Life expectancy at birth was 78.09 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
78.09
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
9th
of 36 countries
All-time high
78.09
in 2025
All-time low
48.28
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Life expectancy at birth in Colombia, 1950–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 78.09 for life expectancy at birth in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Colombia peaked at 78.09 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.28, in 1950.
That places Colombia 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 48.28 | — |
| 1951 | 48.96 | +1.4% |
| 1952 | 49.81 | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 50.61 | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 51.28 | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 51.93 | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 52.52 | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 54.08 | +3.0% |
| 1958 | 54.72 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 55.86 | +2.1% |
| 1960 | 56.61 | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 57.2 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 57.74 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 58.3 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 58.77 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 59.25 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 59.71 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 60.15 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 60.57 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 61.03 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 61.46 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 62.01 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 62.53 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 62.99 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 63.5 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 64.01 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 64.64 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 65.24 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 65.83 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 66.16 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 66.69 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 67.19 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 67.86 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 68.12 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 68.31 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 65.36 | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 68.3 | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 68.17 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 68.3 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 68.62 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 68.7 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 68.77 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 68.76 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 69.08 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 69.42 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 69.81 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 70.21 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 70.63 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 70.92 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 70.91 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 70.91 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 71.19 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 71.54 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 72.31 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 72.76 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 73.16 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 73.5 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 73.75 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 74.21 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 74.53 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 74.88 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 75.18 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 75.61 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 75.83 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 75.95 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 76.07 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 76.23 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 76.42 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 76.58 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 76.79 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 74.76 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 72.7 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 76.51 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 77.72 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 77.91 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 78.09 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51.81 | 48.28 | 55.86 | 10 |
| 1960s | 58.93 | 56.61 | 61.03 | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.84 | 61.46 | 66.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.69 | 65.36 | 68.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.72 | 68.7 | 70.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.78 | 70.91 | 74.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.95 | 74.88 | 76.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.28 | 72.7 | 78.09 | 6 |
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More health data for Colombia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3468 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,505 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 698 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.102 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5066 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Colombia?
- Life expectancy at birth in Colombia was 78.09 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.09 in 2025.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.28 in 1950.
- How does Colombia rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Colombia ranks 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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