Colombia vs Taiwan: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Colombia
4.90 million people
in 2023
Taiwan
4.27 million people
in 2023
Colombia rank
28th
Taiwan rank
30th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Colombia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 4.90 million people against 4.27 million people in Taiwan, a difference of 636,020 people.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 28th and Taiwan ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 402,299 people | 209,425 people | 192,874 people | Colombia |
| 1960s | 505,227 people | 319,981 people | 185,246 people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 714,842 people | 513,288 people | 201,554 people | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1.06 million people | 929,905 people | 130,944 people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1.49 million people | 1.54 million people | 52,126 people | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 2.09 million people | 2.18 million people | 84,946 people | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 3.29 million people | 2.92 million people | 367,709 people | Colombia |
| 2020s | 4.58 million people | 4.01 million people | 560,890 people | Colombia |
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 Taiwan?
- Colombia, at 4.90 million people against 4.27 million people in Taiwan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Colombia and Taiwan?
- 636,020 people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Taiwan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Taiwan rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Colombia ranks 28th and Taiwan ranks 30th 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+.