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Median age in Colombia

Colombia: Median age was 31.61 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
31.61 years
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
123rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
31.61 years
in 2023
All-time low
15.21 years
in 1965
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Colombia, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Colombia is 31.61 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Colombia peaked at 31.61 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.21 years, in 1965.

That places Colombia 123rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age in Colombia, year by year

Year years Change
1950 16.91 years —
1951 16.8 years -0.6%
1952 16.68 years -0.7%
1953 16.53 years -0.9%
1954 16.37 years -1.0%
1955 16.2 years -1.0%
1956 16.04 years -1.0%
1957 15.88 years -1.0%
1958 15.72 years -1.0%
1959 15.58 years -0.9%
1960 15.47 years -0.7%
1961 15.38 years -0.6%
1962 15.31 years -0.5%
1963 15.26 years -0.4%
1964 15.22 years -0.3%
1965 15.21 years -0.0%
1966 15.25 years +0.2%
1967 15.31 years +0.4%
1968 15.4 years +0.6%
1969 15.52 years +0.8%
1970 15.66 years +0.9%
1971 15.82 years +1.0%
1972 16.01 years +1.2%
1973 16.21 years +1.3%
1974 16.43 years +1.4%
1975 16.66 years +1.4%
1976 16.89 years +1.4%
1977 17.13 years +1.4%
1978 17.39 years +1.5%
1979 17.66 years +1.5%
1980 17.93 years +1.6%
1981 18.21 years +1.6%
1982 18.49 years +1.5%
1983 18.78 years +1.6%
1984 19.08 years +1.6%
1985 19.39 years +1.6%
1986 19.68 years +1.5%
1987 19.97 years +1.5%
1988 20.26 years +1.4%
1989 20.54 years +1.4%
1990 20.81 years +1.3%
1991 21.06 years +1.2%
1992 21.3 years +1.1%
1993 21.52 years +1.0%
1994 21.73 years +1.0%
1995 21.95 years +1.0%
1996 22.18 years +1.0%
1997 22.41 years +1.1%
1998 22.65 years +1.1%
1999 22.9 years +1.1%
2000 23.16 years +1.1%
2001 23.43 years +1.2%
2002 23.71 years +1.2%
2003 24 years +1.2%
2004 24.3 years +1.2%
2005 24.62 years +1.3%
2006 24.95 years +1.4%
2007 25.31 years +1.4%
2008 25.69 years +1.5%
2009 26.07 years +1.5%
2010 26.46 years +1.5%
2011 26.87 years +1.5%
2012 27.29 years +1.6%
2013 27.71 years +1.6%
2014 28.14 years +1.5%
2015 28.57 years +1.5%
2016 28.98 years +1.5%
2017 29.37 years +1.3%
2018 29.73 years +1.2%
2019 30.08 years +1.2%
2020 30.45 years +1.2%
2021 30.8 years +1.2%
2022 31.18 years +1.2%
2023 31.61 years +1.4%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 31.61 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.94 years, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 31.61 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.82 years, 93% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 16.27 years 15.58 years 16.91 years 10
1960s 15.33 years 15.21 years 15.52 years 10
1970s 16.59 years 15.66 years 17.66 years 10
1980s 19.23 years 17.93 years 20.54 years 10
1990s 21.85 years 20.81 years 22.9 years 10
2000s 24.52 years 23.16 years 26.07 years 10
2010s 28.32 years 26.46 years 30.08 years 10
2020s 31.01 years 30.45 years 31.61 years 4

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 120 Western Sahara 32.04 years compare
  2. 121 Brunei 31.76 years compare
  3. 122 Jamaica 31.67 years compare
  4. 124 United Arab Emirates 31.23 years compare
  5. 125 Maldives 31.12 years compare
  6. 126 Guam 31.12 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Colombia?
Median age in Colombia was 31.61 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 31.61 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 15.21 years in 1965.
How does Colombia rank for median age?
Colombia ranks 123rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
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

Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.