Youth dependency ratio fell 3.27% to 30.2% in Colombia in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, youth dependency ratio in Colombia reached an all time high of 95.3% in 1964 and an all time low of 30.2% in 2024. When compared to Colombia's main peers, youth dependency ratio in Brazil amounted to 23.1%, 31.9% in Peru and 32.1% in Venezuela in 2024.
Colombia has been ranked 88th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of youth dependency ratio, 10 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Youth Dependency Ratio | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Bolivia | % | 32.1% | 31.5% | 31.0% | 30.5% | 30.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | % | 17.1% | 16.9% | 16.7% | 16.6% | 16.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | % | 18.4% | 18.2% | 18.1% | 17.9% | 17.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | % | 21.4% | 21.1% | 20.9% | 20.6% | 20.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guyana | % | 25.8% | 25.3% | 24.8% | 24.2% | 23.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | % | 22.2% | 21.8% | 21.5% | 21.2% | 20.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | % | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 17.9% | 17.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | % | 22.6% | 22.2% | 22.0% | 21.6% | 21.3% |
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