Colombia

Median age in Colombia

Median age in Colombia: 16.9 years in 1950 and 31.6 years in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
31.6 years
Since 1950
+14.7 years
Rank, 2023
118 of 229
counting from the highest
World, 2023
30.4 years
Projected, 2100
51.8 years
UN projection (medium variant)

years · UN

Median age in ColombiaMedian age in Colombia: 16.9 years in 1950 and 31.6 years in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 51.8 years in 2100, between 43.9 years and 65.7 years (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 51.8 years in 2100, between 43.9 years and 65.7 years (95% prediction interval).
  • The highest was 31.6 years in 2023, the lowest 15.2 years in 1965.

Every year

years · UN

YearColombiaWorld
202331.630.4
202231.230.1
202130.829.8
202030.529.6
201930.129.3
201829.729
201729.428.8
20162928.5
201528.628.3
201428.128.1
201327.727.8
201227.327.6
201126.927.4
201026.527.2
200926.127
200825.726.7
200725.326.5
20062526.3
200524.626.1
200424.325.9
20032425.7
200223.725.5
200123.425.3
200023.225.1
199922.924.9
199822.724.7
199722.424.4
199622.224.2
19952224
199421.723.8
199321.523.5
199221.323.3
199121.123.1
199020.822.9
198920.522.8
198820.322.6
19872022.4
198619.722.2
198519.422
198419.121.9
198318.821.8
198218.521.7
198118.221.6
198017.921.5
197917.721.3
197817.421.1
197717.121
197616.920.8
197516.720.7
197416.420.5
197316.220.4
19721620.4
197115.820.3
197015.720.3
196915.520.3
196815.420.4
196715.320.5
196615.320.6
196515.220.8
196415.221
196315.321.2
196215.321.4
196115.421.4
196015.521.5
195915.621.5
195815.721.5
195715.921.6
19561621.7
195516.221.8
195416.421.9
195316.522
195216.722.1
195116.822.1
195016.922.2
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearColombiaWorld
202432.132–32.130.6
202532.532.3–32.730.9
20263332.7–33.231.1
202733.433–33.831.3
202833.933.4–34.431.6
202934.433.7–35.131.8
203034.934.1–35.732
203135.334.4–36.332.2
203235.834.8–36.932.4
203336.335.1–37.632.6
203436.735.5–38.232.8
203537.235.8–38.833
203637.736.2–39.533.2
203738.236.5–40.133.4
203838.636.9–40.733.6
203939.137.2–41.333.8
204039.537.5–41.934
20414037.9–42.534.2
204240.438.2–43.134.4
204340.938.5–43.834.6
204441.338.7–44.434.8
204541.739–4535
204642.139.3–45.535.2
204742.539.5–46.135.4
204842.939.8–46.735.6
204943.340–47.235.9
205043.740.2–47.836.1
20514440.4–48.336.3
205244.440.6–48.836.5
205344.740.8–49.436.7
205445.141–49.936.9
205545.441.1–50.437.1
205645.741.2–50.937.3
20574641.4–51.437.5
205846.241.5–51.837.6
205946.541.6–52.337.8
206046.841.7–52.737.9
20614741.8–53.138
206247.341.9–53.638.1
206347.542–5438.3
206447.742.1–54.538.4
206547.942.2–54.938.5
206648.142.3–55.338.6
206748.342.4–55.738.7
206848.642.5–5638.8
206948.842.7–56.438.9
20704942.8–56.839
207149.242.9–57.139.1
207249.443–57.539.2
207349.643.1–57.839.3
207449.843.2–58.239.4
20755043.3–58.639.5
207650.243.4–58.939.6
207750.343.5–59.239.7
207850.543.5–59.539.8
207950.643.6–59.840
208050.843.6–60.140.1
208150.943.7–60.440.2
20825143.7–60.740.3
208351.143.7–6140.4
208451.243.7–61.340.5
208551.343.8–61.740.6
208651.343.8–6240.7
208751.443.8–62.340.9
208851.443.8–62.641
208951.543.8–62.841.1
209051.543.8–63.141.2
209151.643.8–63.441.3
209251.643.8–63.741.4
209351.643.8–63.941.5
209451.743.7–64.241.6
209551.743.7–64.441.7
209651.743.7–64.741.8
209751.743.8–64.941.9
209851.843.8–65.242
209951.843.8–65.442
210051.843.9–65.742.1

Good to know

  • Half the people are older than this age and half are younger.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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