Colombia vs Peru: Age dependency breakdown
Colombia
13.4%
in 2023
Peru
13.5%
in 2023
Colombia rank
115th
Peru rank
114th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Colombia
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 13.5% against 13.4% in Colombia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.
Colombia ranks 115th and Peru ranks 114th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.8% | 6.6% | 0.8% | Peru |
| 1960s | 5.6% | 7.7% | 2.0% | Peru |
| 1970s | 5.8% | 8.3% | 2.5% | Peru |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 6.8% | 0.6% | Peru |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 6.4% | 0.4% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 9.0% | 1.2% | Peru |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 12.4% | 2.2% | Peru |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 13.3% | 0.6% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Colombia or Peru?
- Peru, at 13.5% against 13.4% in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Colombia and Peru?
- 0.1%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Peru?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Peru rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Colombia ranks 115th and Peru ranks 114th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).