[ILO] Proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in Colombia
Colombia: [ILO] Proportion of population above statutory pensionable age was 59.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
[ILO] Proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in Colombia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in Colombia is 59.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.0% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in Colombia peaked at 59.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2000.
That places Colombia 56th out of 74 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
[ILO] Proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.0% | — |
| 2015 | 51.7% | +269.3% |
| 2019 | 50.6% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 51.4% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 59.6% | +16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 50.6% | 51.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 51.4% | 59.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 53 Cabo Verde 76.7% compare
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- 57 Jordan 57.5% compare
- 58 Sao Tome and Principe 54.8% compare
- 59 Peru 53.7% compare
More infrastructure data for Colombia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 174.09 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.32 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1194 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -13.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6.32 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.74 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in Colombia?
- [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age in Colombia was 59.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age?
- Colombia ranks 56th out of 74 countries with data for 2025.
- Is [ilo] proportion of population above statutory pensionable age rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [ILO] Proportion of population above statutory pensionable age receiving a pension, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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