Colombia vs Spain: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Colombia
9.39 million people
in 2020
Spain
10.19 million people
in 2020
Colombia rank
38th
Spain rank
35th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Colombia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 10.19 million people against 9.39 million people in Colombia, a difference of 800,060 people.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 38th and Spain ranks 35th of 236 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.26 million people | 9.33 million people | 4.07 million people | Spain |
| 1960s | 5.89 million people | 9.56 million people | 3.67 million people | Spain |
| 1970s | 6.42 million people | 9.83 million people | 3.41 million people | Spain |
| 1980s | 7.82 million people | 10.08 million people | 2.26 million people | Spain |
| 1990s | 9.17 million people | 10.12 million people | 946,560 people | Spain |
| 2000s | 9.25 million people | 10.25 million people | 1.00 million people | Spain |
| 2010s | 9.28 million people | 10.54 million people | 1.26 million people | Spain |
| 2020s | 9.39 million people | 10.19 million people | 800,060 people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Colombia or Spain?
- Spain, at 10.19 million people against 9.39 million people in Colombia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Colombia and Spain?
- 800,060 people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Spain?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Colombia and Spain rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Colombia ranks 38th and Spain ranks 35th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.