Colombia vs Thailand: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Colombia
10.78 million people
in 2023
Thailand
10.82 million people
in 2023
Colombia rank
42nd
Thailand rank
41st
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Colombia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 10.82 million people against 10.78 million people in Colombia, a difference of 42,700 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 42nd and Thailand ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.04 million people | 9.89 million people | 3.85 million people | Thailand |
| 1960s | 8.42 million people | 13.87 million people | 5.45 million people | Thailand |
| 1970s | 10.05 million people | 17.12 million people | 7.06 million people | Thailand |
| 1980s | 10.98 million people | 17.19 million people | 6.21 million people | Thailand |
| 1990s | 12.20 million people | 15.95 million people | 3.75 million people | Thailand |
| 2000s | 12.70 million people | 14.68 million people | 1.98 million people | Thailand |
| 2010s | 11.62 million people | 12.84 million people | 1.22 million people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 10.87 million people | 11.20 million people | 327,600 people | Thailand |
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 Thailand?
- Thailand, at 10.82 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 Thailand?
- 42,700 people, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Thailand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Thailand rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Colombia ranks 42nd and Thailand ranks 41st 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.