Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Colombia

Population aged 65 and over in Colombia in 2025 — 5,449,470 people. Ranked 28 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,124.1%.

2025 5.45M people +5.38% vs 2024
World rank 28of 217
Period maximum 5.45M people2025
Period minimum 445,176 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Colombia, 1960–202502M4M6M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 445,176 people1962: 467,984 people1964: 494,280 people1966: 524,229 people1968: 558,081 people1970: 596,242 people1972: 640,176 people1974: 690,698 people1976: 751,168 people1978: 823,065 people1980: 896,589 people1982: 970,355 people1984: 1,044,814 people1986: 1,111,496 people1988: 1,188,933 people1990: 1,273,072 people1992: 1,363,434 people1994: 1,456,771 people1996: 1,553,997 people1998: 1,663,950 people2000: 1,779,070 people2002: 1,896,512 people2004: 2,028,406 people2006: 2,185,364 people2008: 2,385,239 people2010: 2,615,833 people2012: 2,877,258 people2014: 3,175,202 people2016: 3,504,957 people2018: 3,879,479 people2020: 4,285,386 people2022: 4,659,807 people2024: 5,171,459 people2025: 5,449,470 people
Change over the period: +5M (+1,124.12%) Average annual rate: 3.93 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Colombia 5.45M people
World 855M people
South America computed 48.13M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 333M people
Population aged 65 and over — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 5.45M +278,011 +5.38%
2024 5.17M +266,127 +5.43%
2023 4.91M +245,525 +5.27%
2022 4.66M +199,500 +4.47%
2021 4.46M +174,921 +4.08%
2020 4.29M +197,761 +4.84%
2019 4.09M +208,146 +5.37%
2018 3.88M +196,255 +5.33%
2017 3.68M +178,267 +5.09%
2016 3.5M +165,804 +4.97%
2015 3.34M +163,951 +5.16%
2014 3.18M +154,751 +5.12%
2013 3.02M +143,193 +4.98%
2012 2.88M +135,590 +4.95%
2011 2.74M +125,835 +4.81%
2010 2.62M +117,807 +4.72%
2009 2.5M +112,787 +4.73%
2008 2.39M +105,011 +4.61%
2007 2.28M +94,864 +4.34%
2006 2.19M +83,421 +3.97%
2005 2.1M +73,537 +3.63%
2004 2.03M +68,430 +3.49%
2003 1.96M +63,464 +3.35%
2002 1.9M +59,719 +3.25%
2001 1.84M +57,723 +3.24%
2000 1.78M +57,268 +3.33%
1999 1.72M +57,852 +3.48%
1998 1.66M +56,742 +3.53%
1997 1.61M +53,211 +3.42%
1996 1.55M +49,559 +3.29%
1995 1.5M +47,667 +3.27%
1994 1.46M +47,012 +3.33%
1993 1.41M +46,325 +3.4%
1992 1.36M +45,636 +3.46%
1991 1.32M +44,726 +3.51%
1990 1.27M +43,122 +3.51%
1989 1.23M +41,017 +3.45%
1988 1.19M +39,234 +3.41%
1987 1.15M +38,203 +3.44%
1986 1.11M +33,672 +3.12%
1985 1.08M +33,010 +3.16%
1984 1.04M +36,946 +3.67%
1983 1.01M +37,513 +3.87%
1982 970,355 +37,169 +3.98%
1981 933,186 +36,597 +4.08%
1980 896,589 +36,500 +4.24%
1979 860,089 +37,024 +4.5%
1978 823,065 +37,017 +4.71%
1977 786,048 +34,880 +4.64%
1976 751,168 +31,634 +4.4%
1975 719,534 +28,836 +4.17%
1974 690,698 +26,409 +3.98%
1973 664,289 +24,113 +3.77%
1972 640,176 +22,590 +3.66%
1971 617,586 +21,344 +3.58%
1970 596,242 +19,816 +3.44%
1969 576,426 +18,345 +3.29%
1968 558,081 +17,373 +3.21%
1967 540,708 +16,479 +3.14%
1966 524,229 +15,442 +3.04%
1965 508,787 +14,507 +2.93%
1964 494,280 +13,611 +2.83%
1963 480,669 +12,685 +2.71%
1962 467,984 +11,809 +2.59%
1961 456,175 +10,999 +2.47%
1960 445,176

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

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