Average age, rural in Colombia

Colombia: Average age, rural was 30.6 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
30.6
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
58th
of 96 countries
All-time high
30.6
in 2021
All-time low
26.07
in 1996
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Average age, rural in Colombia, 1996–2021

01020301996200820211996: 26.11999: 272000: 26.62001: 26.42002: 26.82003: 26.92004: 272005: 27.22008: 27.82009: 28.12010: 28.22011: 28.52012: 28.72013: 28.92014: 29.12015: 29.42016: 29.62017: 29.82018: 302019: 30.22020: 30.42021: 30.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age, rural in Colombia is 30.6, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, rural in Colombia peaked at 30.6 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.07, in 1996.

Colombia ranks 58th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Average age, rural in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Average age, rural in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1996 26.07 —
1999 26.96 +3.4%
2000 26.55 -1.5%
2001 26.38 -0.7%
2002 26.77 +1.5%
2003 26.88 +0.4%
2004 27.05 +0.6%
2005 27.18 +0.5%
2008 27.83 +2.4%
2009 28.05 +0.8%
2010 28.24 +0.7%
2011 28.46 +0.8%
2012 28.73 +0.9%
2013 28.92 +0.7%
2014 29.14 +0.8%
2015 29.39 +0.8%
2016 29.59 +0.7%
2017 29.8 +0.7%
2018 29.97 +0.6%
2019 30.21 +0.8%
2020 30.4 +0.6%
2021 30.6 +0.7%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 30.6 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.03, 93% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 30.6 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.6, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 26.52 26.07 26.96 2
2000s 27.09 26.38 28.05 8
2010s 29.25 28.24 30.21 10
2020s 30.5 30.4 30.6 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 55 Mexico 31.41 compare
  2. 56 Panama 30.75 compare
  3. 57 El Salvador 30.64 compare
  4. 59 Dominican Republic 30.39 compare
  5. 60 India 29.96 compare
  6. 61 Ecuador 29.89 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, rural in Colombia?
Average age, rural in Colombia was 30.6 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, rural recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 30.6 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age, rural recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 26.07 in 1996.
How does Colombia rank for average age, rural?
Colombia ranks 58th out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age, rural rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,344 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed