Colombia vs Mali: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Colombia
10.78 million people
in 2023
Mali
11.04 million people
in 2023
Colombia rank
42nd
Mali rank
39th

Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Colombia
  • Mali
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M195019862023

How they compare

Mali currently reports 11.04 million people against 10.78 million people in Colombia, a difference of 266,200 people.

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

Colombia ranks 42nd and Mali ranks 39th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Mali Difference Ahead
1950s 6.04 million people 2.01 million people 4.03 million people Colombia
1960s 8.42 million people 2.35 million people 6.06 million people Colombia
1970s 10.05 million people 2.88 million people 7.18 million people Colombia
1980s 10.98 million people 3.75 million people 7.23 million people Colombia
1990s 12.20 million people 4.75 million people 7.45 million people Colombia
2000s 12.70 million people 6.24 million people 6.47 million people Colombia
2010s 11.62 million people 8.78 million people 2.84 million people Colombia
2020s 10.87 million people 10.66 million people 213,600 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, Colombia or Mali?
Mali, at 11.04 million people against 10.78 million people in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Colombia and Mali?
266,200 people, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mali?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Mali rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Colombia ranks 42nd and Mali ranks 39th 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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Indicator
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
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 0-14.