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Population in Colombia
51 332 424
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Colombia is 51 332 424 people, including children under the age of 6 - 5 165 325 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 6 025 143 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 6 191 974 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 22 040 860 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 9 650 496 people, and the centenarians in Colombia over 80 years old - 2 258 627 people.
Population size in Colombia by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 5 165 325 / 10.06% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 6 025 143 / 11.74% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 6 191 974 / 12.06% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 22 040 860 / 42.94% |
| Elderly over 60 | 9 650 496 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 2 258 627 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population in Colombia
Total in Colombia permanent residents 21 662 283 men (42.2%) and 29 670 141 women (57.8%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 1 401 374 / 5.8% | 1 121 101 / 5.9% | 46.8% |
| 5 – 9 | 1 401 374 / 5.8% | 1 099 541 / 5.8% | 46.6% |
| 10 - 14 | 1 250 457 / 5.1% | 991 743 / 5.3% | 46.6% |
| 15 - 19 | 1 056 421 / 4.2% | 862 385 / 4.7% | 47.1% |
| 20 - 24 | 1 250 457 / 5.1% | 1 034 862 / 5.5% | 48.1% |
| 25 - 29 | 1 854 126 / 7.9% | 1 552 293 / 7.9% | 48% |
| 30 - 34 | 1 811 007 / 7.7% | 1 552 293 / 7.9% | 48.5% |
| 35 - 39 | 1 660 090 / 7% | 1 509 174 / 7.7% | 50.2% |
| 40 - 44 | 1 530 732 / 6.4% | 1 422 935 / 7.3% | 50.6% |
| 45 - 49 | 1 401 374 / 5.8% | 1 315 137 / 6.8% | 50.9% |
| 50 - 54 | 1 595 411 / 6.7% | 1 595 412 / 8.1% | 52.7% |
| 55 - 59 | 1 681 650 / 7.1% | 1 832 568 / 9.2% | 54.6% |
| 60 - 64 | 1 401 374 / 5.8% | 1 638 532 / 8.3% | 56.4% |
| 65 - 69 | 970 182 / 3.8% | 1 293 578 / 6.7% | 59.5% |
| 70 - 74 | 409 632 / 1.2% | 689 908 / 3.9% | 64.9% |
| 75 - 79 | 517 430 / 1.7% | 1 077 982 / 5.7% | 69.1% |
| 80+ | 366 513 / 1% | 970 184 / 5.2% | 74.3% |
Education level
Education level of residents in Colombia: have higher education 22.4% (11 498 463 people), incomplete higher education — 3.2% (1 642 638 people), secondary vocational — 35.4% (18 171 678 people), 11 classes — 15.4% (7 905 193 people), 9 classes — 8.4% (4 311 924 people), 5 classes — 8.5% (4 363 256 people), have no education — 0.1% (51 332 people), illiterate — 0.9% (461 992 people).
| Higher education | 11 498 463 / 22.4% |
| Incomplete higher | 1 642 638 / 3.2% |
| Secondary vocational | 18 171 678 / 35.4% |
| Elementary school | 7 905 193 / 15.4% |
| Middle school | 4 311 924 / 8.4% |
| High school | 4 363 256 / 8.5% |
| Without education | 51 332 / 0.1% |
| Illiterate | 461 992 / 0.9% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Colombia
Total in Colombia the number of officially employed population is 27 924 839 people (54.4%), pensioners 13 859 754 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 8 007 858 people (15.6%).
| Employed population | 27 924 839 / 54.4% |
| Unemployed | 8 007 858 / 15.6% |
| Pensioners | 13 859 754 / 27% |
Disability
Total in Colombia have a disability 5 507 969 people, what constitutes 10.73% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 908 584 (1.77.%), disabled of the group II are 2 063 563 (4.02.%), disabled of the group III are 1 986 565 (3.87.%), disabled children 549 257 (1.07.%).
| Total disabled | 5 507 969 / 10.73% |
| Disabled of the group I | 908 584 / 1.77% |
| Disabled of the group II | 2 063 563 / 4.02% |
| Disabled of the group III | 1 986 565 / 3.87% |
| Disabled children | 549 257 / 1.07% |