Median age estimates and projections in Colombia
The median age in Colombia was 31.6 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Colombia, 2023 (latest estimate)
31.6
Change from 2022
+1.4%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
41.4 years
Projection for 2030
34.8 years
Projection for 2050
43.7 years
Projection for 2100
51.8 years
Position in 2023
105th of 216
Median age estimates and projections in Colombia over time
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Colombia
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Colombia |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 51.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 51.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 51.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 51.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 50.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 50.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 49.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 47.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 46.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 45.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 43.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 41.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 39.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 37.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 34.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 32.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 31.6 years |
| 2022 | 31.2 years |
| 2021 | 30.8 years |
| 2020 | 30.4 years |
| 2019 | 30.1 years |
| 2018 | 29.7 years |
| 2017 | 29.4 years |
| 2016 | 29.0 years |
| 2015 | 28.6 years |
| 2014 | 28.1 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.4% from 31.2 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 27.7 years, the figure has changed by +14.0%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Colombia has the 105th highest value.
More for Colombia
All statistics for Colombia
Population estimates and projections
52,321,152 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.65 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.10%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
53,425,635 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
1.01%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
10.2%
2025 · World Bank