Colombia vs Egypt: Population by age group

Colombia
4.90 million people
in 2023
Egypt
5.69 million people
in 2023
Colombia rank
28th
Egypt rank
26th

Population by age group over time

  • Colombia
  • Egypt
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 5.69 million people against 4.90 million people in Colombia, a difference of 788,430 people.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 28th and Egypt ranks 26th of 236 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Egypt Difference Ahead
1950s 402,299 people 780,279 people 377,980 people Egypt
1960s 505,227 people 1.15 million people 644,434 people Egypt
1970s 714,842 people 1.53 million people 819,355 people Egypt
1980s 1.06 million people 1.97 million people 910,337 people Egypt
1990s 1.49 million people 2.55 million people 1.06 million people Egypt
2000s 2.09 million people 3.19 million people 1.10 million people Egypt
2010s 3.29 million people 4.15 million people 861,141 people Egypt
2020s 4.58 million people 5.38 million people 803,630 people Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by age group, Colombia or Egypt?
Egypt, at 5.69 million people against 4.90 million people in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by age group between Colombia and Egypt?
788,430 people, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Egypt?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Egypt rank globally for population by age group?
Colombia ranks 28th and Egypt ranks 26th 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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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

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