Life expectancy in Colombia
Colombia: Life expectancy was 77.72 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
77.72 years
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
81st
of 236 countries
All-time high
77.72 years
in 2023
All-time low
29 years
in 1900
Years of data
82
1900–2023
Life expectancy in Colombia, 1900–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in Colombia is 77.72 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 82 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Colombia peaked at 77.72 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29 years, in 1900.
Colombia ranks 81st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 82 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Colombia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 29 years | — |
| 1910 | 31 years | +6.9% |
| 1918 | 31.99 years | +3.2% |
| 1920 | 32 years | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 34 years | +6.2% |
| 1938 | 36.6 years | +7.6% |
| 1940 | 38 years | +3.8% |
| 1944 | 41.85 years | +10.1% |
| 1950 | 48.28 years | +15.4% |
| 1951 | 48.96 years | +1.4% |
| 1952 | 49.81 years | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 50.61 years | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 51.28 years | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 51.93 years | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 52.52 years | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 54.08 years | +3.0% |
| 1958 | 54.72 years | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 55.86 years | +2.1% |
| 1960 | 56.61 years | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 57.2 years | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 57.74 years | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 58.3 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 58.77 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 59.25 years | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 59.71 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 60.15 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 60.57 years | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 61.03 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 61.46 years | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 62.01 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 62.53 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 62.99 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 63.5 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 64.01 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 64.64 years | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 65.24 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 65.83 years | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 66.16 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 66.69 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 67.19 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 67.86 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 68.12 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 68.31 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 65.36 years | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 68.3 years | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 68.17 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 68.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 68.62 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 68.7 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 68.77 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 68.76 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 69.08 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 69.42 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 69.81 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 70.21 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 70.63 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 70.92 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 70.91 years | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 70.91 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 71.19 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 71.54 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 72.31 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 72.76 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 73.16 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 73.5 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 73.75 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 74.21 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 74.53 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 74.88 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 75.18 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 75.61 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 75.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 75.95 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 76.07 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 76.23 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 76.42 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 76.58 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 76.79 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 74.76 years | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 72.7 years | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 76.51 years | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 77.72 years | +1.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 77.72 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 77.72 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.34 years, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 29 years | 29 years | 29 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 31.49 years | 31 years | 31.99 years | 2 |
| 1920s | 32 years | 32 years | 32 years | 1 |
| 1930s | 35.3 years | 34 years | 36.6 years | 2 |
| 1940s | 39.93 years | 38 years | 41.85 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 51.81 years | 48.28 years | 55.86 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 58.93 years | 56.61 years | 61.03 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.84 years | 61.46 years | 66.16 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.69 years | 65.36 years | 68.62 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.72 years | 68.7 years | 70.92 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.78 years | 70.91 years | 74.53 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.95 years | 74.88 years | 76.79 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.42 years | 72.7 years | 77.72 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,505 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 698 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3706 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0324 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Colombia?
- Life expectancy in Colombia was 77.72 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.72 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 years in 1900.
- How does Colombia rank for life expectancy?
- Colombia ranks 81st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.