Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.7878 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Colombia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.7878 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.7878 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4814 people per person, in 1960.
That places Colombia 61st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4814 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.491 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 0.5005 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.5101 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.5197 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.5295 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.5399 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5504 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5611 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.5716 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.5817 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.5912 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.6 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6078 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6146 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6209 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6268 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.6323 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6375 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6425 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6473 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.652 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.6567 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6613 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.666 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6708 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6757 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6806 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6854 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6902 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6949 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6996 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7042 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7087 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7133 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7182 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7233 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7285 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7337 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7387 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7435 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7479 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7519 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7553 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7581 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.76 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7616 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7631 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7646 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.766 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7672 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7684 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7694 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7703 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7711 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7716 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.772 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7722 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7728 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7746 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7764 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7783 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7805 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7828 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7852 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.7878 people per person | +0.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.7878 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.7878 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5255 people per person | 0.4814 people per person | 0.5716 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6155 people per person | 0.5817 people per person | 0.6425 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6686 people per person | 0.6473 people per person | 0.6902 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7163 people per person | 0.6949 people per person | 0.7387 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7572 people per person | 0.7435 people per person | 0.766 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.771 people per person | 0.7672 people per person | 0.7746 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7818 people per person | 0.7764 people per person | 0.7878 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 58 Palau 0.7928 people per person compare
- 59 Marshall Islands 0.7911 people per person compare
- 60 Saudi Arabia 0.791 people per person compare
- 62 Belarus 0.7872 people per person compare
- 63 Spain 0.7812 people per person compare
- 64 Cape Verde 0.7763 people per person compare
More population data for Colombia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7218 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -5.66 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7218 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6442 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 56,988 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5501 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8769 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 42.43 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.83 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Colombia?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Colombia was 0.7878 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7878 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4814 people per person in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 61st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.