Colombia Population (LIVE)

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Colombia Population (1950 - 2024)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

Population of Colombia (2024 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Colombia Global Rank
2024	52,340,774	0.49 %	255,606	-150,616	32.1	1.68	47	81.4 %	42,612,369	0.64 %	8,118,835,999	28
2023	52,085,168	0.41 %	211,144	-175,051	31.6	1.69	47	81.0 %	42,201,325	0.65 %	8,045,311,447	28
2022	51,874,024	0.69 %	357,462	-167,924	31.2	1.69	47	80.5 %	41,777,604	0.65 %	7,975,105,156	28
2020	50,930,662	1.48 %	743,256	229,437	30.4	1.74	46	80.3 %	40,891,996	0.65 %	7,840,952,880	29
2015	47,119,728	1.01 %	460,724	-41,064	28.5	1.86	42	81.6 %	38,469,351	0.63 %	7,426,597,537	28
2010	44,816,108	1.20 %	519,034	-34,185	26.4	1.99	40	79.9 %	35,799,432	0.64 %	6,985,603,105	30
2005	42,220,940	1.49 %	601,161	-41,348	24.5	2.26	38	77.9 %	32,907,507	0.64 %	6,558,176,119	29
2000	39,215,135	1.74 %	649,007	-31,116	23.0	2.57	35	76.2 %	29,881,676	0.64 %	6,148,898,975	29
1995	35,970,101	1.99 %	673,742	-33,016	21.8	2.86	32	74.7 %	26,874,824	0.63 %	5,743,219,454	30
1990	32,601,393	2.14 %	655,027	-17,237	20.7	3.08	29	73.0 %	23,812,185	0.61 %	5,316,175,862	31
1985	29,326,260	2.30 %	630,013	-35,855	19.4	3.34	26	70.9 %	20,788,244	0.60 %	4,861,730,613	31
1980	26,176,195	2.26 %	554,493	-49,253	18.0	3.86	24	67.5 %	17,679,604	0.59 %	4,444,007,706	31
1975	23,403,731	2.28 %	499,695	-84,511	16.7	4.40	21	63.8 %	14,930,011	0.58 %	4,069,437,231	30
1970	20,905,254	2.72 %	525,888	-66,058	15.7	5.28	19	59.8 %	12,494,401	0.57 %	3,695,390,336	31
1965	18,275,814	3.10 %	517,625	-53,597	15.2	6.33	16	55.3 %	10,111,908	0.55 %	3,337,111,983	33
1960	15,687,688	3.03 %	435,015	-49,098	15.5	6.74	14	48.6 %	7,625,171	0.52 %	3,019,233,434	32
1955	13,512,612	2.80 %	348,573	-47,988	16.2	6.63	12	41.3 %	5,579,539	0.49 %	2,746,072,141	33

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Colombia Population Forecast

-15,839

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Colombia Global Rank
2025	52,610,722	0.65 %	336,012	-113,082	32.6	1.68	47	81.8 %	43,010,759	0.64 %	8,191,988,453	28
2030	54,129,764	0.57 %	303,808	-26,971	35.1	1.66	49	82.8 %	44,804,187	0.63 %	8,546,141,327	30
2035	55,403,609	0.47 %	254,769	-20,615	37.4	1.66	50	83.5 %	46,258,436	0.62 %	8,879,397,401	32
2040	56,298,077	0.32 %	178,894	-18,550	39.6	1.65	51	84.2 %	47,377,278	0.61 %	9,188,250,492	32
2045	56,812,317	0.18 %	102,848	-16,492	41.5	1.64	51	84.8 %	48,164,021	0.60 %	9,467,543,575	35
2050	56,987,651	0.06 %	35,067		43.2	1.64	51	85.3 %	48,628,586	0.59 %	9,709,491,761	35

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Colombia Demographics

Life Expectancy

77.51 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality

10.4

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5

12.3

(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Colombia

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

#	CITY NAME	POPULATION
1	Bogota	7,674,366
2	Cali	2,392,877
3	Medellin	1,999,979
4	Barranquilla	1,380,425
5	Cartagena	952,024
6	Cucuta	721,398
7	Bucaramanga	571,820
8	Pereira	440,118
9	Santa Marta	431,781
10	Ibague	421,685
11	Bello	392,939
12	Pasto	382,236
13	Manizales	357,814
14	Neiva	352,855
15	Soledad	342,556
16	Villavicencio	321,717
17	Armenia	315,328
18	Soacha	313,945
19	Valledupar	308,237
20	Itaguei	281,853
21	Monteria	272,420
22	Sincelejo	261,187
23	Popayan	258,653
24	Floridablanca	252,267
25	Palmira	247,986
26	Buenaventura	240,387
27	Barrancabermeja	191,403
28	Dosquebradas	179,583
29	Tulua	165,501
30	Envigado	163,007
31	Cartago	134,827
32	Maicao	130,348
33	Florencia	130,337
34	Girardot City	130,289
35	Sogamoso	126,551
36	Guadalajara de Buga	118,004
37	Tunja	117,479
38	Giron	108,466
39	Malambo	101,534
40	Magangue	100,313
41	Facatativa	94,611
42	Riohacha	92,431
43	Duitama	92,040
44	Zipaquira	91,235
45	Fusagasuga	88,820
46	Cienaga	88,311
47	Tumaco	86,713
48	Apartado	86,438
49	Piedecuesta	86,387
50	Montelibano	85,000
51	Ocana	83,511
52	La Dorada	81,950
53	Ipiales	77,729
54	Quibdo	75,104
55	Aguachica	73,360
56	Yumbo	71,436
57	Arauca	69,264
58	Sabanalarga	68,535
59	Chinchina	68,512
60	Caldas	65,565
61	Villa del Rosario	64,951
62	Chia	64,569
63	Rionegro	62,291
64	Calarca	62,170
65	Yopal	61,029
66	Sahagun	59,188
67	Fundacion	59,175
68	Los Patios	58,661
69	San Andres	58,257
70	Caucasia	58,034

Notes

The Colombia Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Colombia delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Colombia (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Colombia in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.