Canada vs Colombia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Canada
5.76 million people
in 2050
Colombia
5.94 million people
in 2050
Canada rank
69th
Colombia rank
68th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Canada
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 5.94 million people against 5.76 million people in Canada, a difference of 177,120 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Colombia ahead.
Canada ranks 69th and Colombia ranks 68th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 11 and Colombia in 32.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 99,999 people | 2.40 million people | 2.30 million people | Colombia |
| 1100s | 119,997 people | 2.72 million people | 2.60 million people | Colombia |
| 1200s | 139,988 people | 3.04 million people | 2.90 million people | Colombia |
| 1300s | 159,960 people | 3.36 million people | 3.20 million people | Colombia |
| 1400s | 179,867 people | 3.68 million people | 3.50 million people | Colombia |
| 1500s | 199,556 people | 3.99 million people | 3.80 million people | Colombia |
| 1600s | 198,667 people | 1.23 million people | 1.03 million people | Colombia |
| 1700s | 196,000 people | 735,802 people | 539,802 people | Colombia |
| 1710s | 222,777 people | 782,256 people | 559,479 people | Colombia |
| 1720s | 258,174 people | 828,050 people | 569,876 people | Colombia |
| 1730s | 299,890 people | 873,182 people | 573,292 people | Colombia |
| 1740s | 349,071 people | 917,653 people | 568,582 people | Colombia |
| 1750s | 407,045 people | 961,464 people | 554,419 people | Colombia |
| 1760s | 475,350 people | 1.00 million people | 529,260 people | Colombia |
| 1770s | 555,740 people | 1.05 million people | 491,360 people | Colombia |
| 1780s | 650,205 people | 1.09 million people | 438,725 people | Colombia |
| 1790s | 760,966 people | 1.13 million people | 369,134 people | Colombia |
| 1800s | 890,453 people | 1.15 million people | 264,097 people | Colombia |
| 1810s | 1.04 million people | 1.07 million people | 29,980 people | Colombia |
| 1820s | 1.23 million people | 990,087 people | 236,383 people | Canada |
| 1830s | 1.44 million people | 1.16 million people | 285,980 people | Canada |
| 1840s | 1.70 million people | 1.36 million people | 330,710 people | Canada |
| 1850s | 1.99 million people | 1.61 million people | 377,510 people | Canada |
| 1860s | 2.72 million people | 1.71 million people | 1.01 million people | Canada |
| 1870s | 2.98 million people | 1.80 million people | 1.18 million people | Canada |
| 1880s | 3.30 million people | 2.13 million people | 1.17 million people | Canada |
| 1890s | 3.48 million people | 2.45 million people | 1.03 million people | Canada |
| 1900s | 3.44 million people | 2.86 million people | 586,330 people | Canada |
| 1910s | 3.95 million people | 3.43 million people | 518,770 people | Canada |
| 1920s | 4.47 million people | 4.28 million people | 185,640 people | Canada |
| 1930s | 4.61 million people | 5.43 million people | 823,310 people | Colombia |
| 1940s | 4.68 million people | 6.27 million people | 1.60 million people | Colombia |
| 1950s | 5.34 million people | 7.59 million people | 2.25 million people | Colombia |
| 1960s | 5.36 million people | 8.46 million people | 3.10 million people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 5.57 million people | 8.86 million people | 3.29 million people | Colombia |
| 1980s | 6.15 million people | 9.56 million people | 3.41 million people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 6.59 million people | 10.03 million people | 3.44 million people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 6.53 million people | 10.13 million people | 3.60 million people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 6.71 million people | 10.76 million people | 4.05 million people | Colombia |
| 2020s | 6.85 million people | 11.29 million people | 4.43 million people | Colombia |
| 2030s | 6.60 million people | 10.23 million people | 3.63 million people | Colombia |
| 2040s | 6.10 million people | 7.74 million people | 1.65 million people | Colombia |
| 2050s | 5.76 million people | 5.94 million people | 177,120 people | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Canada or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 5.94 million people against 5.76 million people in Canada as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Canada and Colombia?
- 177,120 people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Colombia?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Canada and Colombia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Canada ranks 69th 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.