Angola vs Colombia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Angola
5.39 million people
in 2050
Colombia
5.94 million people
in 2050
Angola rank
71st
Colombia rank
68th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Angola
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 5.94 million people against 5.39 million people in Angola, a difference of 542,180 people.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Colombia ahead.
Angola ranks 71st and Colombia ranks 68th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 18 and Colombia in 25.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.00 million people | 2.40 million people | 1.39 million people | Colombia |
| 1100s | 1.17 million people | 2.72 million people | 1.55 million people | Colombia |
| 1200s | 1.34 million people | 3.04 million people | 1.70 million people | Colombia |
| 1300s | 1.51 million people | 3.36 million people | 1.85 million people | Colombia |
| 1400s | 1.76 million people | 3.68 million people | 1.92 million people | Colombia |
| 1500s | 2.01 million people | 3.99 million people | 1.99 million people | Colombia |
| 1600s | 2.13 million people | 1.23 million people | 895,340 people | Angola |
| 1700s | 2.24 million people | 735,802 people | 1.51 million people | Angola |
| 1710s | 1.17 million people | 782,256 people | 385,114 people | Angola |
| 1720s | 1.18 million people | 828,050 people | 354,710 people | Angola |
| 1730s | 1.20 million people | 873,182 people | 325,808 people | Angola |
| 1740s | 1.22 million people | 917,653 people | 298,507 people | Angola |
| 1750s | 1.23 million people | 961,464 people | 272,896 people | Angola |
| 1760s | 1.25 million people | 1.00 million people | 249,110 people | Angola |
| 1770s | 1.27 million people | 1.05 million people | 227,270 people | Angola |
| 1780s | 1.30 million people | 1.09 million people | 207,550 people | Angola |
| 1790s | 1.32 million people | 1.13 million people | 190,170 people | Angola |
| 1800s | 1.35 million people | 1.15 million people | 191,420 people | Angola |
| 1810s | 1.37 million people | 1.07 million people | 302,650 people | Angola |
| 1820s | 1.40 million people | 990,087 people | 414,323 people | Angola |
| 1830s | 1.44 million people | 1.16 million people | 280,780 people | Angola |
| 1840s | 1.48 million people | 1.36 million people | 110,720 people | Angola |
| 1850s | 1.52 million people | 1.61 million people | 91,480 people | Colombia |
| 1860s | 1.56 million people | 1.71 million people | 142,730 people | Colombia |
| 1870s | 1.62 million people | 1.80 million people | 182,590 people | Colombia |
| 1880s | 1.68 million people | 2.13 million people | 449,480 people | Colombia |
| 1890s | 1.76 million people | 2.45 million people | 691,040 people | Colombia |
| 1900s | 1.86 million people | 2.86 million people | 1.00 million people | Colombia |
| 1910s | 1.98 million people | 3.43 million people | 1.45 million people | Colombia |
| 1920s | 2.15 million people | 4.28 million people | 2.14 million people | Colombia |
| 1930s | 2.40 million people | 5.43 million people | 3.03 million people | Colombia |
| 1940s | 2.85 million people | 6.27 million people | 3.42 million people | Colombia |
| 1950s | 4.43 million people | 7.59 million people | 3.16 million people | Colombia |
| 1960s | 4.83 million people | 8.46 million people | 3.63 million people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 5.52 million people | 8.86 million people | 3.34 million people | Colombia |
| 1980s | 6.68 million people | 9.56 million people | 2.88 million people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 7.60 million people | 10.03 million people | 2.43 million people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 8.48 million people | 10.13 million people | 1.65 million people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 10.12 million people | 10.76 million people | 638,187 people | Colombia |
| 2020s | 11.07 million people | 11.29 million people | 210,830 people | Colombia |
| 2030s | 10.51 million people | 10.23 million people | 279,106 people | Angola |
| 2040s | 7.87 million people | 7.74 million people | 124,646 people | Angola |
| 2050s | 5.39 million people | 5.94 million people | 542,180 people | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Angola or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 5.94 million people against 5.39 million people in Angola as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Angola and Colombia?
- 542,180 people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Colombia?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Angola and Colombia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Angola ranks 71st and Colombia ranks 68th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.