Colombia vs Tunisia: Old-age dependency ratio
Colombia
13.4%
in 2023
Tunisia
13.8%
in 2023
Colombia rank
115th
Tunisia rank
112th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Colombia
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 13.8% against 13.4% in Colombia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tunisia ahead.
Colombia ranks 115th and Tunisia ranks 112th of 236 countries.
Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.8% | 7.6% | 1.7% | Tunisia |
| 1960s | 5.6% | 7.3% | 1.7% | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 5.8% | 6.7% | 1.0% | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 6.9% | 0.6% | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 7.7% | 0.8% | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 9.0% | 1.2% | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 10.3% | 0.1% | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 13.1% | 0.4% | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Colombia or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 13.8% against 13.4% in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Colombia and Tunisia?
- 0.4%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Tunisia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Tunisia rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Colombia ranks 115th and Tunisia ranks 112th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Old-age dependency ratio. 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).