Area Database (v4.4)

Demographic window
Dependency ratio
Subnational regions
Colombia
All years

Dependency ratio

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Colombia (America)  
Total 66.3 65.6 64.8 64.1 63.4 62.6 61.9 61.1 60.4 60.3 60.2 60.2 60.1 60.0 59.1 58.2 57.3 56.4 55.5 54.5 53.6 52.6 51.7 50.7 49.7 48.8 47.8
Amazonas 50.7 54.5 58.4 62.2 66.0 69.9 73.7 77.6 81.4 79.5 77.6 75.6 73.7 71.8 69.9 68.0 66.0
Antioquia (incl Medellin) 64.3 63.4 62.5 61.6 60.7 59.8 58.9 58.0 57.1 57.0 57.0 56.9 56.9 56.8 55.6 54.4 53.3 52.1 50.9 49.5 48.1 46.7 45.3 43.9 42.5 41.1 39.7
Arauca 62.8 63.1 63.5 63.9 64.3 64.7 65.0 65.4 65.8 63.2 60.5 57.9 55.2 52.6 50.0 47.3 44.7
Atlantico (incl Barranquilla) 56.3 56.6 56.8 57.0 57.2 57.4 57.7 57.9 58.1 57.7 57.3 56.9 56.5 56.1 55.8 55.5 55.2 54.9 54.6 53.8 53.1 52.3 51.6 50.8 50.0 49.3 48.5
Bogota D.C. 50.1 50.3 50.4 50.6 50.8 50.9 51.1 51.2 51.4 51.2 51.0 50.9 50.7 50.5 49.6 48.7 47.7 46.8 45.9 45.1 44.3 43.5 42.7 41.9 41.1 40.3 39.5
Bolivar (Sur and Norte) 74.3 72.4 70.6 68.8 67.0 65.2 63.3 61.5 59.7 60.8 61.9 63.1 64.2 65.3 64.4 63.5 62.5 61.6 60.7 60.0 59.4 58.7 58.1 57.4 56.7 56.1 55.4
Boyaca 76.9 75.9 74.8 73.7 72.6 71.5 70.5 69.4 68.3 68.3 68.2 68.2 68.1 68.1 66.8 65.5 64.1 62.8 61.5 60.6 59.7 58.7 57.8 56.9 56.0 55.1 54.1
Caldas 66.2 63.9 61.5 59.1 56.7 54.3 52.0 49.6 47.2 48.8 50.4 52.0 53.6 55.2 54.2 53.2 52.3 51.3 50.3 50.3 50.2 50.2 50.1 50.1 50.1 50.0 50.0
Caqueta 83.9 81.8 79.8 77.7 75.6 73.6 71.5 69.5 67.4 66.8 66.3 65.7 65.2 64.6 64.0 63.5 62.9
Casanare 46.2 48.0 49.7 51.5 53.3 55.0 56.8 58.5 60.3 58.3 56.3 54.2 52.2 50.2 48.2 46.2 44.1
Cauca 81.4 79.7 77.9 76.2 74.5 72.7 71.0 69.2 67.5 68.4 69.3 70.3 71.2 72.1 70.0 67.9 65.9 63.8 61.7 61.8 61.9 61.9 62.0 62.1 62.2 62.3 62.3
Cesar 83.4 80.5 77.7 74.8 71.9 69.1 66.2 63.4 60.5 63.0 65.4 67.9 70.3 72.8 71.9 70.9 70.0 69.0 68.1 66.9 65.7 64.5 63.3 62.1 60.9 59.7 58.5
Choco 123 119 114 110 105 101 96.0 91.5 87.0 84.8 82.5 80.3 78.0 75.8 75.1 74.4 73.8 73.1 72.4 72.7 72.9 73.2 73.4 73.7 74.0 74.2 74.5
Cordoba 77.8 76.5 75.1 73.8 72.5 71.1 69.8 68.4 67.1 66.8 66.4 66.1 65.7 65.4 64.8 64.2 63.5 62.9 62.3 62.3 62.3 62.2 62.2 62.2 62.2 62.2 62.1
Cundinamarca 68.3 68.0 67.7 67.4 67.1 66.8 66.5 66.2 65.9 65.9 65.9 65.9 65.9 65.9 64.8 63.7 62.6 61.5 60.4 58.0 55.5 53.1 50.6 48.2 45.8 43.3 40.9
Guainja 59.2 60.8 62.5 64.1 65.7 67.4 69.0 70.7 72.3 71.5 70.6 69.8 68.9 68.1 67.3 66.4 65.6
Guajira 83.2 81.3 79.3 77.3 75.3 73.3 71.4 69.4 67.4 68.3 69.3 70.2 71.2 72.1 73.2 74.2 75.3 76.3 77.4 76.3 75.1 74.0 72.8 71.7 70.6 69.4 68.3
Guaviare 73.1 71.4 69.7 68.0 66.3 64.6 62.9 61.2 59.5 57.9 56.3 54.7 53.1 51.5 49.9 48.3 46.7
Huila 71.1 70.6 70.1 69.6 69.1 68.6 68.1 67.6 67.1 67.6 68.1 68.6 69.1 69.6 68.1 66.5 65.0 63.4 61.9 60.6 59.3 57.9 56.6 55.3 54.0 52.7 51.3
Magdalena 77.9 76.3 74.7 73.1 71.5 69.9 68.3 66.7 65.1 66.0 66.9 67.9 68.8 69.7 69.0 68.3 67.7 67.0 66.3 65.3 64.3 63.4 62.4 61.4 60.4 59.4 58.5
Meta 58.8 57.5 56.3 55.1 53.9 52.7 51.4 50.2 49.0 52.0 55.1 58.1 61.2 64.2 63.5 62.9 62.2 61.6 60.9 59.8 58.7 57.5 56.4 55.3 54.2 53.1 51.9
Narino 78.0 76.9 75.9 74.9 73.9 72.9 71.8 70.8 69.8 67.9 65.9 64.0 62.0 60.1 60.7 61.2 61.8 62.3 62.9 62.0 61.0 60.1 59.1 58.2 57.3 56.3 55.4
Norte de Santander 59.0 59.1 59.3 59.4 59.5 59.7 59.8 60.0 60.1 60.9 61.8 62.6 63.5 64.3 63.5 62.7 61.9 61.1 60.3 58.9 57.5 56.0 54.6 53.2 51.8 50.4 48.9
Putumayo 55.4 56.6 57.7 58.9 60.1 61.2 62.4 63.5 64.7 63.7 62.7 61.7 60.7 59.7 58.7 57.7 56.7
Quindio 53.8 53.2 52.7 52.2 51.7 51.2 50.6 50.1 49.6 50.3 51.0 51.8 52.5 53.2 52.9 52.6 52.2 51.9 51.6 51.0 50.5 49.9 49.4 48.8 48.2 47.7 47.1
Risaralda 53.2 52.8 52.5 52.2 51.9 51.6 51.2 50.9 50.6 50.8 51.0 51.2 51.4 51.6 51.7 51.8 51.8 51.9 52.0 51.8 51.6 51.5 51.3 51.1 50.9 50.7 50.6
San Andres 49.7 49.7 49.6 49.5 49.4 49.3 49.3 49.2 49.1 48.3 47.6 46.8 46.1 45.3 44.5 43.8 43.0
Santander 73.3 72.5 71.7 70.9 70.1 69.3 68.5 67.7 66.9 65.9 64.9 63.9 62.9 61.9 60.7 59.4 58.2 56.9 55.7 54.1 52.5 50.8 49.2 47.6 46.0 44.4 42.7
Sucre 75.8 74.3 72.9 71.5 70.1 68.7 67.2 65.8 64.4 64.6 64.8 65.1 65.3 65.5 64.8 64.1 63.5 62.8 62.1 61.8 61.4 61.1 60.7 60.4 60.1 59.7 59.4
Tolima 78.6 78.8 78.9 79.1 79.3 79.4 79.6 79.7 79.9 77.5 75.2 72.8 70.5 68.1 67.0 65.9 64.9 63.8 62.7 62.1 61.5 60.9 60.3 59.7 59.1 58.5 57.9
Valle (incl Cali) 60.9 60.3 59.8 59.2 58.6 58.1 57.5 57.0 56.4 56.2 56.0 55.9 55.7 55.5 54.4 53.3 52.1 51.0 49.9 49.0 48.0 47.1 46.1 45.2 44.3 43.3 42.4
Vaupis 69.9 70.5 71.0 71.5 72.0 72.5 73.1 73.6 74.1 75.4 76.7 77.9 79.2 80.5 81.8 83.1 84.3
Vichada 70.1 69.3 68.6 67.8 67.0 66.3 65.5 64.8 64.0 62.0 60.0 57.9 55.9 53.9 51.9 49.9 47.8
Lighter numbers are estimates