Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Colombia

Share of population aged 65 and over in Colombia in 2025 — 10.2%. Ranked 97 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 7.3 pp.

2025 10.2% +0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 97of 217
Period maximum 10.2%2025
Period minimum 2.8%1965

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Colombia, 1960–202505101519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2.9%1962: 2.8%1964: 2.8%1966: 2.8%1968: 2.8%1970: 2.9%1972: 2.9%1974: 3%1976: 3.1%1978: 3.3%1980: 3.4%1982: 3.5%1984: 3.6%1986: 3.7%1988: 3.8%1990: 3.9%1992: 4%1994: 4.1%1996: 4.3%1998: 4.4%2000: 4.6%2002: 4.7%2004: 4.9%2006: 5.1%2008: 5.5%2010: 5.8%2012: 6.3%2014: 6.8%2016: 7.4%2018: 7.9%2020: 8.5%2022: 9%2024: 9.8%2025: 10.2%
Change over the period: +7.3 pp Annual average: 0.11 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Colombia

Colombia 10.2%
World 10.4%
South America computed 11%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 10.2 +0.4 pp
2024 9.8 +0.4 pp
2023 9.4 +0.4 pp
2022 9 +0.3 pp
2021 8.7 +0.2 pp
2020 8.5 +0.3 pp
2019 8.2 +0.3 pp
2018 7.9 +0.3 pp
2017 7.7 +0.3 pp
2016 7.4 +0.3 pp
2015 7.1 +0.3 pp
2014 6.8 +0.3 pp
2013 6.5 +0.3 pp
2012 6.3 +0.2 pp
2011 6.1 +0.2 pp
2010 5.8 +0.2 pp
2009 5.6 +0.2 pp
2008 5.5 +0.2 pp
2007 5.3 +0.2 pp
2006 5.1 +0.1 pp
2005 5 +0.1 pp
2004 4.9 +0.1 pp
2003 4.8 +0.1 pp
2002 4.7 +0.1 pp
2001 4.6 +0.1 pp
2000 4.6 +0.1 pp
1999 4.5 +0.1 pp
1998 4.4 +0.1 pp
1997 4.3 +0.1 pp
1996 4.3 +0.1 pp
1995 4.2 +0.1 pp
1994 4.1 +0.1 pp
1993 4.1 +0.1 pp
1992 4 +0.1 pp
1991 4 +0.1 pp
1990 3.9 +0.1 pp
1989 3.9 +0.1 pp
1988 3.8 +0 pp
1987 3.8 +0 pp
1986 3.7 +0 pp
1985 3.7 +0 pp
1984 3.6 +0 pp
1983 3.6 +0.1 pp
1982 3.5 +0.1 pp
1981 3.5 +0.1 pp
1980 3.4 +0.1 pp
1979 3.4 +0.1 pp
1978 3.3 +0.1 pp
1977 3.2 +0.1 pp
1976 3.1 +0.1 pp
1975 3.1 +0.1 pp
1974 3 +0 pp
1973 3 +0 pp
1972 2.9 +0 pp
1971 2.9 +0 pp
1970 2.9 +0 pp
1969 2.8 +0 pp
1968 2.8 +0 pp
1967 2.8 +0 pp
1966 2.8 +0 pp
1965 2.8 −0 pp
1964 2.8 −0 pp
1963 2.8 −0 pp
1962 2.8 −0 pp
1961 2.8 −0 pp
1960 2.9

About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.