Colombia vs Taiwan: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Colombia
78.8%
in 2025
Taiwan
78.9%
in 2025
Colombia rank
80th
Taiwan rank
78th
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Colombia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 78.9% against 78.8% in Colombia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Taiwan ahead.
Colombia ranks 80th and Taiwan ranks 78th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 28 and Taiwan in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Taiwan |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Taiwan |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Taiwan |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Taiwan |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Taiwan |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Taiwan |
| 1600s | 2.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | Colombia |
| 1700s | 7.9% | 2.1% | 5.8% | Colombia |
| 1710s | 8.5% | 2.4% | 6.1% | Colombia |
| 1720s | 9.1% | 2.6% | 6.5% | Colombia |
| 1730s | 9.7% | 2.9% | 6.8% | Colombia |
| 1740s | 10.3% | 3.2% | 7.1% | Colombia |
| 1750s | 10.9% | 3.5% | 7.4% | Colombia |
| 1760s | 11.5% | 3.8% | 7.7% | Colombia |
| 1770s | 12.0% | 4.2% | 7.9% | Colombia |
| 1780s | 12.6% | 4.5% | 8.1% | Colombia |
| 1790s | 13.2% | 5.0% | 8.2% | Colombia |
| 1800s | 15.0% | 5.5% | 9.5% | Colombia |
| 1810s | 16.4% | 6.0% | 10.4% | Colombia |
| 1820s | 17.8% | 6.5% | 11.3% | Colombia |
| 1830s | 19.2% | 7.2% | 12.0% | Colombia |
| 1840s | 20.6% | 7.9% | 12.7% | Colombia |
| 1850s | 22.0% | 8.6% | 13.4% | Colombia |
| 1860s | 23.3% | 9.4% | 13.9% | Colombia |
| 1870s | 24.6% | 10.3% | 14.3% | Colombia |
| 1880s | 25.9% | 11.3% | 14.6% | Colombia |
| 1890s | 27.1% | 12.4% | 14.8% | Colombia |
| 1900s | 28.4% | 13.5% | 14.9% | Colombia |
| 1910s | 29.7% | 14.8% | 14.9% | Colombia |
| 1920s | 31.0% | 16.3% | 14.7% | Colombia |
| 1930s | 31.3% | 17.8% | 13.5% | Colombia |
| 1940s | 31.5% | 19.5% | 12.0% | Colombia |
| 1950s | 42.9% | 46.6% | 3.6% | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 52.6% | 51.9% | 0.7% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 61.6% | 59.8% | 1.7% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 66.9% | 73.2% | 6.3% | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 71.6% | 76.9% | 5.3% | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 75.7% | 78.8% | 3.0% | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 79.9% | 2.8% | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 79.0% | 0.9% | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Colombia or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 78.9% against 78.8% in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Colombia and Taiwan?
- 0.1%, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Taiwan?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Taiwan rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Colombia ranks 80th and Taiwan ranks 78th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas 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
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.