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
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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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.