Población Adulta Mayor en Colombia, 2020: índice de envejecimiento poblacional, relación de dependencia demográfica y afiliación en Salud

During the last thirty years, the adult population over sixty years of age has had a constant
increase as a proportion of the total national population. An important factor in studying the
location and socioeconomic condition of this population segment is related to the demand for
specialized health services. This article aims to "identify the municipal distribution of the
Colombian adult population over sixty years old". Additionally, the population aging index and
the demographic dependency ratio are calculated, and information is included on the regime and
type of health affiliation by age group. Methodologically, a descriptive quantitative research was
implemented using statistical information from DANE and SISPRO from the Ministry of Health.
The results indicate that in 2020 Colombia had 6 808 641 adults over sixty years of age
equivalent to 13.5% of the national population (45.03% men and 54.97% women), of which
76.8% were located in the municipal seat and 23.2% they were in populated centers and dispersed
rural areas. The 48.2% of the population was affiliated to the subsidized health regime, 45.9%
were from the contributory regime and 5.9% were part of the exception regimes. The national
population aging index is 57.5 while the demographic dependency ratio was 58.8.