Life expectancy at birth, total in Colombia
Colombia: Life expectancy at birth, total was 77.91 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Colombia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Colombia stood at 77.91 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Colombia peaked at 77.91 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.61 years, in 1960.
That places Colombia 72nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.93 years | 56.61 years | 61.03 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.84 years | 61.47 years | 66.16 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.69 years | 65.36 years | 68.62 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.72 years | 68.7 years | 70.92 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.78 years | 70.91 years | 74.53 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.95 years | 74.88 years | 76.79 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.92 years | 72.7 years | 77.91 years | 5 |
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More health data for Colombia
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 354,166 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 376,697 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 361,302 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 371,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 356,348 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 369,195 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 5.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 362,241 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 355,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 347,595 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Colombia?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Colombia was 77.91 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.91 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.61 years in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Colombia ranks 72nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.