Australia vs Colombia: Population by age group

Australia
4.59 million people
in 2023
Colombia
4.90 million people
in 2023
Australia rank
29th
Colombia rank
28th

Population by age group over time

  • Australia
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 4.90 million people against 4.59 million people in Australia, a difference of 310,900 people.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 29th and Colombia ranks 28th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 7 and Colombia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Colombia Difference Ahead
1950s 761,803 people 402,299 people 359,504 people Australia
1960s 956,252 people 505,227 people 451,025 people Australia
1970s 1.20 million people 714,842 people 485,864 people Australia
1980s 1.61 million people 1.06 million people 550,832 people Australia
1990s 2.11 million people 1.49 million people 628,040 people Australia
2000s 2.60 million people 2.09 million people 508,816 people Australia
2010s 3.51 million people 3.29 million people 221,769 people Australia
2020s 4.40 million people 4.58 million people 174,612 people Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by age group, Australia or Colombia?
Colombia, at 4.90 million people against 4.59 million people in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by age group between Australia and Colombia?
310,900 people, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Colombia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Australia and Colombia rank globally for population by age group?
Australia ranks 29th and Colombia ranks 28th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by age group
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.