Argentina vs Colombia: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Argentina
10.11 million people
in 2023
Colombia
10.78 million people
in 2023
Argentina rank
43rd
Colombia rank
42nd
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Argentina
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 10.78 million people against 10.11 million people in Argentina, a difference of 671,700 people.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 43rd and Colombia ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.80 million people | 6.04 million people | 242,207 people | Colombia |
| 1960s | 6.69 million people | 8.42 million people | 1.73 million people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 7.64 million people | 10.05 million people | 2.41 million people | Colombia |
| 1980s | 9.27 million people | 10.98 million people | 1.71 million people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 10.24 million people | 12.20 million people | 1.96 million people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 10.55 million people | 12.70 million people | 2.16 million people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 10.77 million people | 11.62 million people | 852,030 people | Colombia |
| 2020s | 10.42 million people | 10.87 million people | 453,225 people | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Argentina or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 10.78 million people against 10.11 million people in Argentina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Argentina and Colombia?
- 671,700 people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Colombia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Colombia rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Argentina ranks 43rd and Colombia ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.