Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Colombia
Colombia: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 89.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Colombia, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Colombia stood at 89.2%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Colombia peaked at 89.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.3%, in 1960.
That places Colombia 77th 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.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 57.3% | — |
| 1961 | 58.2% | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 58.9% | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 59.7% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 60.4% | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 61.1% | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 61.7% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 62.4% | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 63.1% | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 63.8% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 64.3% | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 64.9% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 65.7% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 66.4% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 66.9% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 67.6% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 68.4% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 69.4% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 70.4% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 71.0% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 71.7% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 72.3% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 72.8% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 73.3% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 74.2% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 69.4% | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 75.1% | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 75.3% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 75.9% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 76.6% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 77.1% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 77.6% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 77.9% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 78.3% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 78.7% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 79.3% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 80.0% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 80.7% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 81.0% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 81.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 81.7% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 82.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 82.7% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 83.5% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 84.2% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 84.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 85.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 85.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 86.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 86.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 87.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 87.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 87.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 85.8% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 82.3% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 89.1% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 89.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.8%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 89.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.4%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.7% | 57.3% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.5% | 64.3% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.7% | 69.4% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.2% | 77.1% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 81.7% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 86.6% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 82.3% | 89.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 74 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 89.4% compare
- 75 Aruba 89.3% compare
- 76 Montenegro 89.2% compare
- 78 Turks and Caicos Islands 88.6% compare
- 79 Serbia 88.5% compare
- 80 Lithuania 88.4% compare
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 share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Colombia?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Colombia was 89.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.3% in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Colombia ranks 77th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.