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Canada vs Colombia: Population by world region

Canada
53.61 million people
in 2100
Colombia
47.08 million people
in 2100
Canada rank
45th
Colombia rank
48th

Population by world region over time

  • Canada
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 53.61 million people against 47.08 million people in Colombia, a difference of 6.53 million people.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Colombia ahead.

Canada ranks 45th and Colombia ranks 48th of 238 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 15 and Colombia in 33.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Colombia Difference Ahead
1000s 100,000 people 2.40 million people 2.30 million people Colombia
1100s 120,000 people 2.72 million people 2.60 million people Colombia
1200s 140,000 people 3.04 million people 2.90 million people Colombia
1300s 160,000 people 3.36 million people 3.20 million people Colombia
1400s 180,000 people 3.68 million people 3.50 million people Colombia
1500s 200,000 people 3.99 million people 3.79 million people Colombia
1600s 200,000 people 1.26 million people 1.06 million people Colombia
1700s 200,000 people 798,995 people 598,995 people Colombia
1710s 227,285 people 854,924 people 627,639 people Colombia
1720s 264,289 people 910,854 people 646,565 people Colombia
1730s 308,210 people 966,784 people 658,574 people Colombia
1740s 360,422 people 1.02 million people 662,288 people Colombia
1750s 422,573 people 1.08 million people 656,067 people Colombia
1760s 496,640 people 1.13 million people 637,930 people Colombia
1770s 584,998 people 1.19 million people 605,502 people Colombia
1780s 690,496 people 1.25 million people 555,934 people Colombia
1790s 816,554 people 1.30 million people 485,806 people Colombia
1800s 559,636 people 1.21 million people 646,364 people Colombia
1810s 715,556 people 1.21 million people 491,266 people Colombia
1820s 966,397 people 1.41 million people 446,407 people Colombia
1830s 1.39 million people 1.79 million people 398,926 people Colombia
1840s 2.03 million people 1.99 million people 38,545 people Canada
1850s 2.86 million people 2.34 million people 516,963 people Canada
1860s 3.53 million people 2.55 million people 973,437 people Canada
1870s 4.01 million people 2.60 million people 1.41 million people Canada
1880s 4.56 million people 3.09 million people 1.47 million people Canada
1890s 5.07 million people 3.67 million people 1.41 million people Canada
1900s 6.08 million people 4.42 million people 1.66 million people Canada
1910s 7.70 million people 5.51 million people 2.19 million people Canada
1920s 9.30 million people 7.01 million people 2.29 million people Canada
1930s 10.74 million people 8.54 million people 2.20 million people Canada
1940s 12.40 million people 10.33 million people 2.07 million people Canada
1950s 15.57 million people 13.35 million people 2.21 million people Canada
1960s 19.50 million people 17.92 million people 1.58 million people Canada
1970s 22.95 million people 23.12 million people 171,830 people Colombia
1980s 25.86 million people 28.93 million people 3.08 million people Colombia
1990s 29.26 million people 35.45 million people 6.19 million people Colombia
2000s 32.32 million people 41.77 million people 9.45 million people Colombia
2010s 35.88 million people 46.99 million people 11.11 million people Colombia
2020s 39.83 million people 53.08 million people 13.24 million people Colombia
2030s 42.76 million people 57.20 million people 14.45 million people Colombia
2040s 44.74 million people 59.08 million people 14.34 million people Colombia
2050s 46.29 million people 59.23 million people 12.94 million people Colombia
2060s 47.92 million people 58.17 million people 10.25 million people Colombia
2070s 49.58 million people 55.93 million people 6.34 million people Colombia
2080s 51.13 million people 52.68 million people 1.55 million people Colombia
2090s 52.67 million people 49.03 million people 3.64 million people Canada
2100s 53.61 million people 47.08 million people 6.53 million people Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Canada or Colombia?
Canada, at 53.61 million people against 47.08 million people in Colombia as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Canada and Colombia?
6.53 million people, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Colombia?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Canada and Colombia rank globally for population by world region?
Canada ranks 45th and Colombia ranks 48th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.