Colombia - Age dependency ratio

Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)

The latest value for Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) in Colombia was 52.34 as of 2010. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 99.96 in 1965 and 52.34 in 2010.

Definition: Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates from various sources including census reports, the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices, household surveys conducted by national agencies, and Macro International.

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Year Value
1960 97.77
1961 98.59
1962 99.22
1963 99.66
1964 99.91
1965 99.96
1966 99.82
1967 99.48
1968 98.94
1969 98.15
1970 97.11
1971 95.83
1972 94.34
1973 92.72
1974 91.02
1975 89.30
1976 87.59
1977 85.90
1978 84.22
1979 82.51
1980 80.78
1981 79.02
1982 77.26
1983 75.60
1984 74.12
1985 72.88
1986 71.88
1987 71.09
1988 70.41
1989 69.74
1990 69.02
1991 68.23
1992 67.40
1993 66.53
1994 65.63
1995 64.73
1996 63.82
1997 62.90
1998 61.97
1999 61.05
2000 60.13
2001 59.23
2002 58.36
2003 57.50
2004 56.66
2005 55.84
2006 55.05
2007 54.29
2008 53.57
2009 52.92
2010 52.34

Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)

The value for Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) in Colombia was 8.56 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8.56 in 2010 and a minimum value of 6.34 in 1960.

Definition: Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates from various sources including census reports, the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices, household surveys conducted by national agencies, and Macro International.

See also:

Year Value
1960 6.34
1961 6.41
1962 6.48
1963 6.54
1964 6.61
1965 6.67
1966 6.72
1967 6.77
1968 6.82
1969 6.86
1970 6.90
1971 6.94
1972 6.97
1973 7.00
1974 7.03
1975 7.05
1976 7.07
1977 7.08
1978 7.08
1979 7.08
1980 7.08
1981 7.06
1982 7.04
1983 7.02
1984 7.02
1985 7.03
1986 7.06
1987 7.11
1988 7.17
1989 7.22
1990 7.26
1991 7.30
1992 7.32
1993 7.34
1994 7.37
1995 7.39
1996 7.42
1997 7.45
1998 7.49
1999 7.53
2000 7.58
2001 7.63
2002 7.69
2003 7.75
2004 7.83
2005 7.91
2006 8.00
2007 8.10
2008 8.23
2009 8.38
2010 8.56

Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)

The value for Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) in Colombia was 43.78 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 93.30 in 1964 and a minimum value of 43.78 in 2010.

Definition: Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates from various sources including census reports, the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices, household surveys conducted by national agencies, and Macro International.

See also:

Year Value
1960 91.44
1961 92.18
1962 92.74
1963 93.12
1964 93.30
1965 93.29
1966 93.10
1967 92.71
1968 92.12
1969 91.29
1970 90.21
1971 88.89
1972 87.37
1973 85.71
1974 83.99
1975 82.25
1976 80.52
1977 78.82
1978 77.13
1979 75.43
1980 73.71
1981 71.96
1982 70.22
1983 68.57
1984 67.10
1985 65.85
1986 64.82
1987 63.98
1988 63.24
1989 62.52
1990 61.75
1991 60.93
1992 60.07
1993 59.18
1994 58.27
1995 57.34
1996 56.40
1997 55.44
1998 54.48
1999 53.51
2000 52.55
2001 51.61
2002 50.67
2003 49.74
2004 48.83
2005 47.93
2006 47.05
2007 46.18
2008 45.34
2009 44.54
2010 43.78

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population