Colombia vs Panama: Old-age dependency ratio

Colombia

13.4%

in 2023

Panama

13.8%

in 2023

Colombia rank

115th

Panama rank

113th

Old-age dependency ratio over time

Panama currently reports 13.8% against 13.4% in Colombia, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 115th and Panama ranks 113th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Old-age dependency ratio
Unit: %
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).