Population ages 15-64, total in Colombia
Colombia: Population ages 15-64, total was 37.29 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, total in Colombia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 37.29 million for population ages 15-64, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total in Colombia peaked at 37.29 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.86 million, in 1960.
That places Colombia 26th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.00 million | 7.86 million | 10.30 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.35 million | 10.64 million | 14.22 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.90 million | 14.70 million | 19.05 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.76 million | 19.53 million | 24.10 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.97 million | 24.61 million | 29.35 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.08 million | 29.87 million | 34.78 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.39 million | 35.38 million | 37.29 million | 6 |
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- 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 population ages 15-64, total in Colombia?
- Population ages 15-64, total in Colombia was 37.29 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.29 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.86 million in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for population ages 15-64, total?
- Colombia ranks 26th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.