Population, age 12, female in Colombia

Colombia: Population, age 12, female was 436,748 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
436,748
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
24th
of 191 countries
All-time high
452,428
in 2006
All-time low
396,253
in 1990
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 12, female in Colombia, 1990–2015

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1990200220151990: 396.3k1991: 401.2k1992: 404.4k1993: 406.3k1994: 407.9k1995: 410.1k1996: 412.7k1997: 415.5k1998: 418.8k1999: 422.5k2000: 426.9k2001: 432.1k2002: 438.0k2003: 443.7k2004: 448.4k2005: 451.4k2006: 452.4k2007: 451.6k2008: 449.7k2009: 447.4k2010: 445.4k2011: 444.0k2012: 442.9k2013: 441.8k2015: 436.7k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 12, female in Colombia stood at 436,748.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 12, female in Colombia peaked at 452,428 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 396,253, in 1990.

Colombia ranks 24th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Population, age 12, female in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 12, female in Colombia, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 396,253 —
1991 401,234 +1.3%
1992 404,379 +0.8%
1993 406,286 +0.5%
1994 407,937 +0.4%
1995 410,059 +0.5%
1996 412,668 +0.6%
1997 415,514 +0.7%
1998 418,754 +0.8%
1999 422,547 +0.9%
2000 426,949 +1.0%
2001 432,137 +1.2%
2002 437,956 +1.3%
2003 443,700 +1.3%
2004 448,414 +1.1%
2005 451,431 +0.7%
2006 452,428 +0.2%
2007 451,648 -0.2%
2008 449,673 -0.4%
2009 447,377 -0.5%
2010 445,385 -0.4%
2011 443,980 -0.3%
2012 442,947 -0.2%
2013 441,821 -0.3%
2015 436,748 -1.1%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 436,748 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 47,458, 9.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 436,748 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38,676, 11.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 409,563 396,253 422,547 10
2000s 444,171 426,949 452,428 10
2010s 442,176 436,748 445,385 5

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 21 Uganda 524,928 compare
  2. 22 Sudan 515,117 compare
  3. 23 South Africa 511,838 compare
  4. 25 Afghanistan 436,205 compare
  5. 26 Thailand 426,205 compare
  6. 27 Iraq 404,288 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 12, female in Colombia?
Population, age 12, female in Colombia was 436,748 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 12, female recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 452,428 in 2006.
What is the lowest population, age 12, female recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 396,253 in 1990.
How does Colombia rank for population, age 12, female?
Colombia ranks 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 12, female rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 12, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 12, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.