Population ages 70-74, female in Colombia

Colombia: Population ages 70-74, female was 3.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
3.0%
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
98th
of 218 countries
All-time high
3.0%
in 2025
All-time low
0.9%
in 1965
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 70-74, female in Colombia, 1960–2025

11.522.53196019922025

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.

Analysis

In 2025, population ages 70-74, female in Colombia stood at 3.0%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 70-74, female in Colombia peaked at 3.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1965.

Colombia ranks 98th of 218 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 70-74, female in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Population ages 70-74, female (% of female population) in Colombia, 1960 to 2025.
Year % of female population Change
1960 1.0%
1961 0.9% -0.6%
1962 0.9% -1.0%
1963 0.9% -1.1%
1964 0.9% -0.7%
1965 0.9% -0.2%
1966 0.9% +0.3%
1967 0.9% +0.8%
1968 0.9% +1.0%
1969 0.9% +0.9%
1970 1.0% +0.8%
1971 1.0% +0.8%
1972 1.0% +0.7%
1973 1.0% +0.7%
1974 1.0% +0.9%
1975 1.0% +1.2%
1976 1.0% +1.5%
1977 1.0% +1.4%
1978 1.0% +1.5%
1979 1.1% +1.7%
1980 1.1% +1.9%
1981 1.1% +2.2%
1982 1.1% +2.6%
1983 1.2% +2.5%
1984 1.2% +1.8%
1985 1.2% +0.8%
1986 1.2% +0.2%
1987 1.2% -0.4%
1988 1.2% -0.8%
1989 1.2% -0.5%
1990 1.2% +0.1%
1991 1.2% +0.7%
1992 1.2% +1.3%
1993 1.2% +1.8%
1994 1.2% +2.0%
1995 1.3% +2.1%
1996 1.3% +2.1%
1997 1.3% +2.0%
1998 1.3% +1.7%
1999 1.4% +1.5%
2000 1.4% +1.3%
2001 1.4% +1.2%
2002 1.4% +1.4%
2003 1.4% +1.6%
2004 1.5% +1.7%
2005 1.5% +1.7%
2006 1.5% +1.7%
2007 1.5% +1.7%
2008 1.6% +1.9%
2009 1.6% +2.4%
2010 1.7% +3.0%
2011 1.7% +3.6%
2012 1.8% +4.2%
2013 1.9% +4.6%
2014 2.0% +4.8%
2015 2.0% +4.8%
2016 2.1% +4.6%
2017 2.2% +4.0%
2018 2.3% +3.3%
2019 2.4% +3.5%
2020 2.5% +3.8%
2021 2.6% +3.5%
2022 2.7% +3.8%
2023 2.8% +4.5%
2024 2.9% +4.5%
2025 3.0% +4.3%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 3.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 3.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.1%, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 10
1970s 1.0% 1.0% 1.1% 10
1980s 1.2% 1.1% 1.2% 10
1990s 1.3% 1.2% 1.4% 10
2000s 1.5% 1.4% 1.6% 10
2010s 2.0% 1.7% 2.4% 10
2020s 2.7% 2.5% 3.0% 6

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 95 Tunisia 3.1% compare
  2. 96 Kazakhstan 3.1% compare
  3. 97 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 3.0% compare
  4. 99 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 3.0% compare
  5. 100 Viet Nam 3.0% compare
  6. 101 Greenland 3.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 70-74, female in Colombia?
Population ages 70-74, female in Colombia was 3.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population ages 70-74, female recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 70-74, female recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1965.
How does Colombia rank for population ages 70-74, female?
Colombia ranks 98th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 70-74, female rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 70-74, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population ages 70-74, female (% of female population)
Unit
% of female population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
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Female population between the ages 70 to 74 as a percentage of the total female population.