Population ages 15-64 in Colombia
Colombia: Population ages 15-64 was 69.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Colombia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 69.8% for population ages 15-64 in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Colombia peaked at 70.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 1964.
That places Colombia 26th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.4% | — |
| 1961 | 50.2% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 50.1% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 50.0% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 49.9% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 50.1% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 50.2% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 50.5% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 50.8% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 51.1% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 51.5% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 52.0% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 52.5% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 53.0% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 53.5% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 54.1% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 54.6% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 55.2% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 55.7% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 56.3% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 56.8% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 57.3% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 57.8% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 58.2% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 58.7% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 59.0% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 59.4% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 59.7% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 59.9% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 60.2% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 60.5% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 60.7% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 60.9% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 61.1% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 61.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 61.7% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 62.0% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 62.3% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 62.7% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 63.0% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 63.3% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 63.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 63.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 64.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 64.6% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 65.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 65.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 66.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 66.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 67.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 67.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 67.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 68.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 68.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 68.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 69.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 69.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 69.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 69.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 69.9% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 69.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.2% | 49.9% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.3% | 51.1% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.3% | 56.3% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.3% | 60.2% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.5% | 63.0% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 66.7% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 69.8% | 70.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 23 Palau 70.2% compare
- 24 Antigua and Barbuda 70.2% compare
- 25 Saint Kitts and Nevis 69.9% compare
- 27 China 69.7% compare
- 28 Azerbaijan 69.6% compare
- 29 French Polynesia 69.6% compare
More education data for Colombia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.42 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.90 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.17 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Colombia?
- Population ages 15-64 in Colombia was 69.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 1964.
- How does Colombia rank for population ages 15-64?
- Colombia ranks 26th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.