Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.102 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Colombia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.102 units per person for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.102 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.028 units per person, in 1965.
Colombia ranks 97th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0285 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0283 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0282 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0281 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.028 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.028 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.028 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0281 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0282 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0284 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0286 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.029 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0293 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0298 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0302 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0308 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0315 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0322 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.033 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0337 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0343 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0349 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0355 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.036 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0365 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0368 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0372 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0377 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0382 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0387 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0392 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0398 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0404 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0409 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0415 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.042 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0426 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0433 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.044 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0448 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0455 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0463 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.047 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0479 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0488 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0499 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0512 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0527 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0545 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0564 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0584 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0606 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0629 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0654 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0682 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0711 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0739 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0765 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0791 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0819 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0846 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0871 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0901 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0938 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0978 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 0.102 units per person | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0282 units per person | 0.028 units per person | 0.0285 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0308 units per person | 0.0286 units per person | 0.0337 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0366 units per person | 0.0343 units per person | 0.0387 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0419 units per person | 0.0392 units per person | 0.0448 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.05 units per person | 0.0455 units per person | 0.0564 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0698 units per person | 0.0584 units per person | 0.0819 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0926 units per person | 0.0846 units per person | 0.102 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 94 Kosovo 0.1051 units per person compare
- 94 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.1051 units per person compare
- 96 Lebanon 0.1044 units per person compare
- 98 British Virgin Islands 0.1011 units per person compare
- 99 Venezuela 0.1002 units per person compare
- 100 Saint Lucia 0.0996 units per person compare
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 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.359 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0979 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.102 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Colombia?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Colombia was 0.102 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.102 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.028 units per person in 1965.
- How does Colombia rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 97th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 65 and above, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.