Population census recently completed in Colombia
Colombia: Population census recently completed was 1 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Population census recently completed in Colombia, 1985–2023
Source: UN Statistics Division (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 1 for population census recently completed in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, population census recently completed in Colombia peaked at 1 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2004.
Colombia ranks 1st of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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More population data for Colombia
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.83 million people (2100)
- Population density 42.43 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.63 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 1,306 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.63 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.63 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.8% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.65 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population census recently completed in Colombia?
- Population census recently completed in Colombia was 1 in 2023, according to UN Statistics Division (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population census recently completed recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1985.
- What is the lowest population census recently completed recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2004.
- How does Colombia rank for population census recently completed?
- Colombia ranks 1st out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population census recently completed rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Statistics Division (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population census recently completed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population census completed in the last 10 years. Population censuses collect data on the size, distribution and composition of the population.