Colombia vs Philippines: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Colombia
4.90 million people
in 2023
Philippines
6.05 million people
in 2023
Colombia rank
28th
Philippines rank
25th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Colombia
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 6.05 million people against 4.90 million people in Colombia, a difference of 1.14 million people.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 28th and Philippines ranks 25th of 236 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 402,299 people | 657,170 people | 254,871 people | Philippines |
| 1960s | 505,227 people | 696,939 people | 191,712 people | Philippines |
| 1970s | 714,842 people | 1.01 million people | 292,189 people | Philippines |
| 1980s | 1.06 million people | 1.49 million people | 429,092 people | Philippines |
| 1990s | 1.49 million people | 2.01 million people | 527,029 people | Philippines |
| 2000s | 2.09 million people | 2.75 million people | 658,423 people | Philippines |
| 2010s | 3.29 million people | 3.97 million people | 676,289 people | Philippines |
| 2020s | 4.58 million people | 5.65 million people | 1.08 million people | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Colombia or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 6.05 million people against 4.90 million people in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Colombia and Philippines?
- 1.14 million people, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Philippines?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Philippines rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Colombia ranks 28th and Philippines ranks 25th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.