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Population in Colombia

Colombia: Population was 52.32 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
52.32 million people
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
28th
of 238 countries
All-time high
52.32 million people
in 2023
All-time low
798,995 people
in 1700
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Colombia, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 52.32 million people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Colombia peaked at 52.32 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 798,995 people, in 1700.

That places Colombia 28th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 2.40 million people 2.40 million people 2.40 million people 1
1100s 2.72 million people 2.72 million people 2.72 million people 1
1200s 3.04 million people 3.04 million people 3.04 million people 1
1300s 3.36 million people 3.36 million people 3.36 million people 1
1400s 3.68 million people 3.68 million people 3.68 million people 1
1500s 3.99 million people 3.99 million people 3.99 million people 1
1600s 1.26 million people 1.26 million people 1.26 million people 1
1700s 798,995 people 798,995 people 798,995 people 1
1710s 854,924 people 854,924 people 854,924 people 1
1720s 910,854 people 910,854 people 910,854 people 1
1730s 966,784 people 966,784 people 966,784 people 1
1740s 1.02 million people 1.02 million people 1.02 million people 1
1750s 1.08 million people 1.08 million people 1.08 million people 1
1760s 1.13 million people 1.13 million people 1.13 million people 1
1770s 1.19 million people 1.19 million people 1.19 million people 1
1780s 1.25 million people 1.25 million people 1.25 million people 1
1790s 1.30 million people 1.30 million people 1.30 million people 1
1800s 1.21 million people 1.21 million people 1.21 million people 10
1810s 1.21 million people 1.21 million people 1.21 million people 10
1820s 1.41 million people 1.23 million people 1.63 million people 10
1830s 1.79 million people 1.67 million people 1.90 million people 10
1840s 1.99 million people 1.92 million people 2.06 million people 10
1850s 2.34 million people 2.09 million people 2.61 million people 10
1860s 2.55 million people 2.44 million people 2.65 million people 10
1870s 2.60 million people 2.44 million people 2.80 million people 10
1880s 3.09 million people 2.85 million people 3.33 million people 10
1890s 3.67 million people 3.39 million people 3.96 million people 10
1900s 4.42 million people 4.03 million people 4.84 million people 10
1910s 5.51 million people 4.94 million people 6.13 million people 10
1920s 7.01 million people 6.28 million people 7.79 million people 10
1930s 8.54 million people 7.95 million people 9.14 million people 10
1940s 10.33 million people 9.31 million people 11.46 million people 10
1950s 13.35 million people 11.77 million people 15.14 million people 10
1960s 17.92 million people 15.61 million people 20.29 million people 10
1970s 23.12 million people 20.81 million people 25.52 million people 10
1980s 28.93 million people 26.10 million people 31.78 million people 10
1990s 35.45 million people 32.44 million people 38.45 million people 10
2000s 41.77 million people 39.09 million people 44.27 million people 10
2010s 46.99 million people 44.78 million people 49.91 million people 10
2020s 51.47 million people 50.63 million people 52.32 million people 4

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 25 Italy 59.50 million people compare
  2. 26 Kenya 55.34 million people compare
  3. 27 Myanmar 54.13 million people compare
  4. 29 South Korea 51.75 million people compare
  5. 30 Sudan 50.04 million people compare
  6. 31 Uganda 48.66 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Colombia?
Population in Colombia was 52.32 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 52.32 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 798,995 people in 1700.
How does Colombia rank for population?
Colombia ranks 28th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.