Population growth rate in Colombia
Colombia: Population growth rate was -0.722 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.722
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
187th
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.09
in 1961
All-time low
-0.743
in 2094
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Colombia, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Colombia is -0.722, measured in 2100.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Colombia peaked at 3.09 in 1961 and was at its lowest, -0.743, in 2094.
That places Colombia 187th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | -0.4543 | — |
| 1800 | 0.2195 | -148.3% |
| 1900 | 1.85 | +742.9% |
| 1905 | 2.03 | +9.6% |
| 1910 | 2.19 | +7.7% |
| 1915 | 2.41 | +10.2% |
| 1920 | 2.41 | -0.1% |
| 1925 | 2.42 | +0.6% |
| 1930 | 2.03 | -16.1% |
| 1935 | 1.48 | -27.3% |
| 1940 | 1.83 | +24.0% |
| 1945 | 2.34 | +27.7% |
| 1950 | 2.59 | +10.6% |
| 1951 | 2.64 | +2.2% |
| 1952 | 2.7 | +2.0% |
| 1953 | 2.71 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 2.78 | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 2.82 | +1.7% |
| 1956 | 2.86 | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 2.94 | +2.8% |
| 1958 | 2.9 | -1.5% |
| 1959 | 3.04 | +4.8% |
| 1960 | 3.08 | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 3.09 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 3.07 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 3.04 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 2.99 | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 2.95 | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 2.84 | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 2.78 | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 2.67 | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 2.57 | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 2.49 | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 2.33 | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 2.31 | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 2.27 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 2.23 | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 2.2 | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 2.15 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 2.28 | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 2.24 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 2.24 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 2.32 | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 2.29 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 2.33 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 2.36 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 2.26 | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 2.06 | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 2.07 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 2.04 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 2.05 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 2.05 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 2.08 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 1.94 | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 2.02 | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 1.97 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 1.97 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.85 | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 1.79 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 1.78 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.8 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.68 | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 1.6 | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 1.55 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.53 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.49 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.45 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.35 | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 1.3 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.23 | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 1.17 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 1.16 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.11 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.03 | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.978 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.919 | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.866 | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.864 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.12 | +29.2% |
| 2017 | 1.78 | +59.7% |
| 2018 | 1.9 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 1.68 | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 1.2 | -28.7% |
| 2021 | 0.997 | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 1.14 | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 1.1 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 1.05 | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 0.983 | -6.0% |
| 2026 | 0.92 | -6.4% |
| 2027 | 0.875 | -4.9% |
| 2028 | 0.819 | -6.4% |
| 2029 | 0.769 | -6.1% |
| 2030 | 0.722 | -6.1% |
| 2031 | 0.671 | -7.1% |
| 2032 | 0.624 | -7.0% |
| 2033 | 0.583 | -6.6% |
| 2034 | 0.538 | -7.7% |
| 2035 | 0.489 | -9.1% |
| 2036 | 0.453 | -7.4% |
| 2037 | 0.406 | -10.4% |
| 2038 | 0.368 | -9.4% |
| 2039 | 0.333 | -9.5% |
| 2040 | 0.29 | -12.9% |
| 2041 | 0.257 | -11.4% |
| 2042 | 0.224 | -12.8% |
| 2043 | 0.191 | -14.7% |
| 2044 | 0.162 | -15.2% |
| 2045 | 0.13 | -19.8% |
| 2046 | 0.103 | -20.8% |
| 2047 | 0.077 | -25.2% |
| 2048 | 0.051 | -33.8% |
| 2049 | 0.029 | -43.1% |
| 2050 | 0.006 | -79.3% |
| 2051 | -0.014 | -333.3% |
| 2052 | -0.035 | +150.0% |
| 2053 | -0.055 | +57.1% |
| 2054 | -0.075 | +36.4% |
| 2055 | -0.094 | +25.3% |
| 2056 | -0.113 | +20.2% |
| 2057 | -0.132 | +16.8% |
| 2058 | -0.152 | +15.2% |
| 2059 | -0.171 | +12.5% |
| 2060 | -0.19 | +11.1% |
| 2061 | -0.209 | +10.0% |
| 2062 | -0.23 | +10.0% |
| 2063 | -0.249 | +8.3% |
| 2064 | -0.271 | +8.8% |
| 2065 | -0.291 | +7.4% |
| 2066 | -0.315 | +8.2% |
| 2067 | -0.337 | +7.0% |
| 2068 | -0.359 | +6.5% |
| 2069 | -0.381 | +6.1% |
| 2070 | -0.405 | +6.3% |
| 2071 | -0.427 | +5.4% |
| 2072 | -0.45 | +5.4% |
| 2073 | -0.471 | +4.7% |
| 2074 | -0.494 | +4.9% |
| 2075 | -0.515 | +4.3% |
| 2076 | -0.537 | +4.3% |
| 2077 | -0.558 | +3.9% |
| 2078 | -0.579 | +3.8% |
| 2079 | -0.596 | +2.9% |
| 2080 | -0.615 | +3.2% |
| 2081 | -0.631 | +2.6% |
| 2082 | -0.649 | +2.9% |
| 2083 | -0.663 | +2.2% |
| 2084 | -0.677 | +2.1% |
| 2085 | -0.69 | +1.9% |
| 2086 | -0.702 | +1.7% |
| 2087 | -0.713 | +1.6% |
| 2088 | -0.723 | +1.4% |
| 2089 | -0.729 | +0.8% |
| 2090 | -0.734 | +0.7% |
| 2091 | -0.737 | +0.4% |
| 2092 | -0.74 | +0.4% |
| 2093 | -0.742 | +0.3% |
| 2094 | -0.743 | +0.1% |
| 2095 | -0.739 | -0.5% |
| 2096 | -0.734 | -0.7% |
| 2097 | -0.734 | -0.0% |
| 2098 | -0.732 | -0.3% |
| 2099 | -0.727 | -0.7% |
| 2100 | -0.722 | -0.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's -0.722 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.5825, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's -0.722 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.711, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | +742.9% | 0.2195 | 1.85 |
| 2051 | -333.3% | 0.006 | -0.014 |
| 1800 | +148.3% | -0.4543 | 0.2195 |
| 2052 | -150.0% | -0.014 | -0.035 |
| 2050 | -79.3% | 0.029 | 0.006 |
| 2017 | +59.7% | 1.12 | 1.78 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | -0.4543 | -0.4543 | -0.4543 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.2195 | 0.2195 | 0.2195 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.94 | 1.85 | 2.03 | 2 |
| 1910s | 2.3 | 2.19 | 2.41 | 2 |
| 1920s | 2.41 | 2.41 | 2.42 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.75 | 1.48 | 2.03 | 2 |
| 1940s | 2.09 | 1.83 | 2.34 | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.8 | 2.59 | 3.04 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.91 | 2.57 | 3.09 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.27 | 2.15 | 2.49 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.19 | 2.04 | 2.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.89 | 1.68 | 2.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 | 1.16 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 | 0.864 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9848 | 0.769 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.5187 | 0.333 | 0.722 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.1514 | 0.029 | 0.29 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.0835 | -0.171 | 0.006 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.2832 | -0.381 | -0.19 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.5032 | -0.596 | -0.405 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.6792 | -0.729 | -0.615 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.7362 | -0.743 | -0.727 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.722 | -0.722 | -0.722 | 1 |
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- Population density 42.43 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.83 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.722 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Colombia?
- Population growth rate in Colombia was -0.722 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.09 in 1961.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.743 in 2094.
- How does Colombia rank for population growth rate?
- Colombia ranks 187th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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