Gender in Colombia

259 indicators covering gender for Colombia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,499 2030 down 4.3% 42nd
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3937 % change on previous year 2030 up 39.8% 84th
Population 45,238 2030 up 14.1% 27th
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 45,238 2030 up 14.1% 27th
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year 2030 down 50.2% 108th
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 339,895 2025 down 0.0% 43rd
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 354,522 2025 down 0.1% 42nd
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 343,649 2025 down 0.3% 41st
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 358,222 2025 down 0.4% 42nd
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 346,714 2025 down 0.4% 41st
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 361,329 2025 down 0.6% 42nd
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 349,634 2025 down 0.4% 40th
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 364,332 2025 down 0.6% 41st
Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 351,357 2025 down 1.5% 40th
Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 366,061 2025 down 1.7% 40th
Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 351,740 2025 down 3.9% 40th
Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 366,338 2025 down 4.2% 40th
Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 36.8 2027 up 8.3% 108th
Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.777 2025 down 2.0% 86th
Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.658 2025 down 3.8% 103rd
Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.773 2025 down 6.2% 79th
Women's Political Participation Index 0.924 2025 up 3.5% 91st
Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.777 2025 down 2.0% 86th
Key features of women's political empowerment 0.777 2025 down 2.0% 86th
Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year 2025 down 463.6% 150th
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.777 2025 down 2.0% 86th
Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 20th
Prevalence of obesity, female 30.7% 2024 up 28.4% 74th
Prevalence of obesity, male 18.7% 2024 up 29.2% 110th
Life expectancy at age 60, female 24.07 years 2024 up 4.9% 63rd
Life expectancy at age 60, male 16.58 years 2024 down 17.0% 152nd
Share of women who are obese 30.7% 2024 up 28.4% 77th
Share of women who are overweight or obese 64.4% 2024 up 9.9% 69th
Share of overweight men vs. women 57.5% 2024 up 12.3% 98th
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 89.2% 2024 up 1.9% 77th
Share of women who are married or in a union 13.7% 2018 up 0.6% 48th
Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th
Population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 3.0% 103rd
Population, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year 2024 up 20.5% 94th
Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 37.1% 135th
Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 185.88 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 up 14.7% 91st
Women, Business and the Law Index 84.38 index (0–100) 2023 up 7.1% 75th
Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Equal access to financial services for women and men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 94th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 18.4% 114th
Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Population, per square kilometre 47.16 units per square kilometre 2023 up 13.4% 128th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0008 units per person 2025 up 6.0% 72nd
Labor force, female 11.27 million 2025 up 12.6% 26th
Labor force, female, per capita 0.211 units per person 2025 down 1.0% 80th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 index 2025 down 0.6% 55th