Life Expectancy at Birth in Colombia
Colombia: Life Expectancy at Birth was 77.91 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
77.91
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
73rd
of 216 countries
All-time high
77.91
in 2024
All-time low
56.61
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Colombia, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 77.91 for life expectancy at birth in 2024. 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 in Colombia peaked at 77.91 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.61, in 1960.
That places Colombia 73rd out of 216 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.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 56.61 | — |
| 1961 | 57.2 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 57.74 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 58.3 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 58.77 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 59.25 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 59.71 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 60.15 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 60.57 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 61.03 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 61.47 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 62.01 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 62.53 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 62.99 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 63.5 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 64.01 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 64.64 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 65.24 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 65.83 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 66.16 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 66.69 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 67.19 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 67.86 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 68.12 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 68.31 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 65.36 | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 68.3 | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 68.17 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 68.3 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 68.62 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 68.7 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 68.77 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 68.76 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 69.08 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 69.42 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 69.81 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 70.21 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 70.63 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 70.92 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 70.91 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 70.91 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 71.19 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 71.54 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 72.31 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 72.76 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 73.16 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 73.5 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 73.75 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 74.21 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 74.53 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 74.88 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 75.18 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 75.61 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 75.83 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 75.95 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 76.07 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 76.23 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 76.42 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 76.58 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 76.79 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 74.76 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 72.7 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 76.51 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 77.72 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 77.91 | +0.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 77.91 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.45, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 77.91 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.69, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.93 | 56.61 | 61.03 | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.84 | 61.47 | 66.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.69 | 65.36 | 68.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.72 | 68.7 | 70.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.78 | 70.91 | 74.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.95 | 74.88 | 76.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.92 | 72.7 | 77.91 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More gender data for Colombia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,499 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3937 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 45,238 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 45,238 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 339,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 354,522 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 343,649 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 358,222 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 346,714 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Colombia?
- Life expectancy at birth in Colombia was 77.91 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.91 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.61 in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Colombia ranks 73rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth 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 International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.