Colombia vs Italy: Historical population data

Colombia
53.11 million Persons
in 2025
Italy
58.94 million Persons
in 2025
Colombia rank
15th
Italy rank
14th

Historical population data over time

  • Colombia
  • Italy
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M60.0M195019872025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 58.94 million Persons against 53.11 million Persons in Colombia, a difference of 5.83 million Persons.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

Across all 76 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 15th and Italy ranks 14th of 43 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Italy Difference Ahead
1950s 15.29 million Persons 48.45 million Persons 33.16 million Persons Italy
1960s 19.95 million Persons 51.88 million Persons 31.93 million Persons Italy
1970s 24.97 million Persons 55.17 million Persons 30.21 million Persons Italy
1980s 30.16 million Persons 56.57 million Persons 26.42 million Persons Italy
1990s 35.93 million Persons 56.84 million Persons 20.91 million Persons Italy
2000s 41.41 million Persons 58.03 million Persons 16.62 million Persons Italy
2010s 46.32 million Persons 60.06 million Persons 13.75 million Persons Italy
2020s 51.87 million Persons 59.08 million Persons 7.21 million Persons Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher historical population data, Colombia or Italy?
Italy, at 58.94 million Persons against 53.11 million Persons in Colombia as of 2025.
What is the difference in historical population data between Colombia and Italy?
5.83 million Persons, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Italy?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Colombia and Italy rank globally for historical population data?
Colombia ranks 15th and Italy ranks 14th of 43 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Historical population data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Historical population data
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
56 places, 4,256 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset presents annual population data from 1961 by sex and five year age groups as well as the share of children, youth, the elderly, old-age and total dependency ratios. The data is available for all member countries as well as for the EU27 and G20 countries, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and the World total. The data refer to mid-year estimates of the population. See country details in Historical population metadata.