Share of the population that is female in Colombia
Colombia: Share of the population that is female was 50.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that is female in Colombia, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that is female in Colombia is 50.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Colombia peaked at 50.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 1978.
That places Colombia 80th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.1% | 50.0% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.9% | 49.9% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.0% | 49.9% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 50.1% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 50.3% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 50.5% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 50.6% | 50.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More gender data for Colombia
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 361,329 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 349,634 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 364,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 351,357 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 366,061 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Colombia?
- Share of the population that is female in Colombia was 50.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 1978.
- How does Colombia rank for share of the population that is female?
- Colombia ranks 80th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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