🇨🇴 Colombia Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Colombia is 53,936,226, ranking #28 in the world (0.65% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 0.92% per year. The biggest city is Bogotá with 7,674,366 inhabitants.

Live estimate

53,946,837

Growth rate

0.92%

Density

people / km² (124 / mi²)

Median age

33.0

Fertility rate

1.60

births per woman

Life expectancy

78.3

years

Colombia population 1950–2100

Population of Colombia, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Colombia is projected to reach 59,385,356, and 47,080,764 by 2100. The population is expected to peak in 2050 at 59,385,356, then decline.

Colombia population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	53,936,226	0.92%	48.0	33.0
2025	53,425,635	0.98%	47.5	32.5
2024	52,886,364	1.05%	47.1	32.0
2023	52,321,152	1.10%	46.6	31.6
2022	51,737,944	1.14%	46.0	31.2
2021	51,188,173	1.00%	45.6	30.8
2020	50,629,997	1.20%	45.1	30.4
2019	49,907,985	1.68%	44.4	30.1
2018	49,024,466	1.90%	43.6	29.7
2017	48,131,078	1.78%	42.8	29.4
2016	47,437,512	1.12%	42.2	29.0
2015	46,969,940	0.86%	41.8	28.6
2014	46,565,429	0.87%	41.4	28.1
2013	46,151,584	0.92%	41.1	27.7
2012	45,715,810	0.98%	40.7	27.3
2011	45,259,614	1.03%	40.3	26.9
2010	44,777,319	1.11%	39.8	26.5
2009	44,271,541	1.16%	39.4	26.1
2008	43,758,808	1.17%	38.9	25.7
2007	43,235,374	1.23%	38.5	25.3
2006	42,691,084	1.30%	38.0	25.0
2005	42,128,977	1.35%	37.5	24.6
2004	41,543,171	1.45%	37.0	24.3
2003	40,937,429	1.49%	36.4	24.0
2002	40,324,680	1.53%	35.9	23.7
2001	39,709,262	1.55%	35.3	23.4
2000	39,089,934	1.60%	34.8	23.2
1999	38,454,863	1.68%	34.2	22.9
1998	37,792,165	1.80%	33.6	22.6
1997	37,121,150	1.78%	33.0	22.4
1996	36,462,745	1.79%	32.4	22.2
1995	35,804,662	1.85%	31.9	22.0
1994	35,127,410	1.97%	31.3	21.7
1993	34,441,473	1.97%	30.7	21.5
1992	33,760,571	2.02%	30.0	21.3
1991	33,098,372	1.94%	29.5	21.1
1990	32,440,069	2.08%	28.9	20.8
1989	31,776,279	2.05%	28.3	20.5
1988	31,130,524	2.05%	27.7	20.3
1987	30,499,467	2.04%	27.1	20.0
1986	29,879,112	2.07%	26.6	19.7
1985	29,268,470	2.06%	26.0	19.4
1984	28,642,690	2.26%	25.5	19.1
1983	27,988,173	2.36%	24.9	18.8
1982	27,338,330	2.33%	24.3	18.5
1981	26,713,267	2.29%	23.8	18.2
1980	26,104,498	2.32%	23.2	17.9
1979	25,515,626	2.24%	22.7	17.7
1978	24,950,337	2.24%	22.2	17.4
1977	24,393,494	2.28%	21.7	17.1
1976	23,858,810	2.15%	21.2	16.9
1975	23,344,644	2.20%	20.8	16.7
1974	22,833,469	2.23%	20.3	16.4
1973	22,325,374	2.27%	19.9	16.2
1972	21,819,563	2.31%	19.4	16.0
1971	21,319,096	2.33%	19.0	15.8
1970	20,811,782	2.49%	18.5	15.7
1969	20,291,942	2.57%	18.1	15.5
1968	19,766,796	2.67%	17.6	15.4
1967	19,235,618	2.78%	17.1	15.3
1966	18,702,688	2.84%	16.6	15.2
1965	18,169,050	2.95%	16.2	15.2
1964	17,637,411	2.99%	15.7	15.2
1963	17,113,823	3.04%	15.2	15.3
1962	16,599,029	3.07%	14.8	15.3
1961	16,095,203	3.09%	14.3	15.4
1960	15,606,209	3.08%	13.9	15.5
1959	15,136,215	3.04%	13.5	15.6
1958	14,693,287	2.90%	13.1	15.7
1957	14,270,270	2.94%	12.7	15.9
1956	13,861,801	2.86%	12.3	16.0
1955	13,473,060	2.82%	12.0	16.2
1954	13,100,839	2.78%	11.7	16.4
1953	12,746,035	2.71%	11.3	16.5
1952	12,405,842	2.70%	11.0	16.7
1951	12,078,807	2.64%	10.7	16.8
1950	11,766,988	2.59%	10.5	16.9

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	54,422,266	0.88%	48.4	33.4
2028	54,885,116	0.82%	48.8	33.9
2029	55,322,626	0.77%	49.2	34.4
2030	55,736,475	0.72%	49.6	34.8
2031	56,125,963	0.67%	49.9	35.3
2032	56,490,498	0.62%	50.3	35.8
2033	56,832,260	0.58%	50.6	36.3
2034	57,151,612	0.54%	50.9	36.7
2035	57,445,753	0.49%	51.1	37.2
2036	57,716,865	0.45%	51.4	37.7
2037	57,965,296	0.41%	51.6	38.1
2038	58,190,078	0.37%	51.8	38.6
2039	58,394,306	0.33%	52.0	39.1
2040	58,576,446	0.29%	52.1	39.5
2041	58,736,885	0.26%	52.3	40.0
2042	58,878,128	0.22%	52.4	40.4
2043	59,000,357	0.19%	52.5	40.9
2044	59,104,590	0.16%	52.6	41.3
2045	59,190,823	0.13%	52.7	41.7
2046	59,259,760	0.10%	52.7	42.1
2047	59,313,134	0.08%	52.8	42.5
2048	59,351,253	0.05%	52.8	42.9
2049	59,375,010	0.03%	52.8	43.3
2050	59,385,356	0.01%	52.8	43.7
2051	59,382,960	-0.01%	52.8	44.0
2052	59,368,286	-0.04%	52.8	44.4
2053	59,341,502	-0.06%	52.8	44.7
2054	59,302,995	-0.07%	52.8	45.0
2055	59,252,857	-0.09%	52.7	45.4
2056	59,191,342	-0.11%	52.7	45.7
2057	59,118,668	-0.13%	52.6	46.0
2058	59,034,730	-0.15%	52.5	46.2
2059	58,939,676	-0.17%	52.5	46.5
2060	58,833,441	-0.19%	52.4	46.8
2061	58,716,000	-0.21%	52.3	47.0
2062	58,587,063	-0.23%	52.1	47.3
2063	58,446,679	-0.25%	52.0	47.5
2064	58,294,750	-0.27%	51.9	47.7
2065	58,131,055	-0.29%	51.7	47.9
2066	57,955,180	-0.32%	51.6	48.1
2067	57,766,692	-0.34%	51.4	48.3
2068	57,565,953	-0.36%	51.2	48.6
2069	57,353,303	-0.38%	51.0	48.8
2070	57,128,480	-0.41%	50.8	49.0
2071	56,891,287	-0.43%	50.6	49.2
2072	56,642,330	-0.45%	50.4	49.4
2073	56,382,062	-0.47%	50.2	49.6
2074	56,110,522	-0.49%	49.9	49.8
2075	55,827,989	-0.52%	49.7	50.0
2076	55,535,068	-0.54%	49.4	50.2
2077	55,231,931	-0.56%	49.2	50.3
2078	54,918,950	-0.58%	48.9	50.5
2079	54,597,433	-0.60%	48.6	50.6
2080	54,267,963	-0.61%	48.3	50.8
2081	53,930,888	-0.63%	48.0	50.9
2082	53,586,874	-0.65%	47.7	51.0
2083	53,236,620	-0.66%	47.4	51.1
2084	52,881,132	-0.68%	47.1	51.2
2085	52,520,934	-0.69%	46.7	51.3
2086	52,156,801	-0.70%	46.4	51.3
2087	51,789,198	-0.71%	46.1	51.4
2088	51,418,568	-0.72%	45.8	51.4
2089	51,046,494	-0.73%	45.4	51.5
2090	50,674,501	-0.73%	45.1	51.5
2091	50,303,186	-0.74%	44.8	51.6
2092	49,933,006	-0.74%	44.4	51.6
2093	49,564,330	-0.74%	44.1	51.6
2094	49,197,688	-0.74%	43.8	51.7
2095	48,834,469	-0.74%	43.5	51.7
2096	48,475,980	-0.73%	43.1	51.7
2097	48,121,487	-0.73%	42.8	51.7
2098	47,770,267	-0.73%	42.5	51.8
2099	47,423,141	-0.73%	42.2	51.8
2100	47,080,764	-0.72%	41.9	51.8

States & provinces of Colombia by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	Bogota	8,034,649	14.9%
2	Antioquia	6,407,102	11.9%
3	Valle del Cauca	4,475,886	8.3%
4	Cundinamarca	3,242,999	6.0%
5	Atlántico	2,535,517	4.7%
6	Santander	2,184,837	4.1%
7	Bolívar	2,070,110	3.8%
8	Córdoba	1,784,783	3.3%
9	Nariño	1,630,592	3.0%
10	Norte de Santander	1,491,689	2.8%
11	Cauca	1,464,488	2.7%
12	Magdalena	1,341,746	2.5%
13	Tolima	1,330,187	2.5%
14	Boyacá	1,217,376	2.3%
15	Cesar	1,200,574	2.2%
16	Huila	1,200,386	2.2%
17	Meta	1,039,722	1.9%
18	Caldas	998,255	1.9%
19	Risaralda	943,401	1.7%
20	Sucre	904,863	1.7%
21	La Guajira	880,560	1.6%
22	Quindío	539,904	1.0%
23	Chocó	534,826	1.0%
24	Casanare	420,504	0.8%
25	Caquetá	401,849	0.7%
26	Putumayo	348,182	0.6%
27	Arauca	262,174	0.5%
28	Vichada	107,808	0.2%
29	Guaviare	82,767	0.2%
30	Amazonas	76,589	0.1%
31	San Andrés y Providencia	61,280	0.1%
32	Vaupés	40,797	0.1%
33	Guainía	35,230	0.1%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Colombia

#	City	Region	Population
1	Bogotá capital	Bogota D.C.	7,674,366
2	Cali	Valle del Cauca Department	2,392,877
3	Medellín	Antioquia	1,999,979
4	Barranquilla	Atlántico	1,206,319
5	Cartagena	Bolívar	914,552
6	Cúcuta	Norte de Santander Department	777,106
7	Soacha	Cundinamarca	655,025
8	Bucaramanga	Santander Department	581,130
9	Ibagué	Tolima Department	529,635
10	Santa Marta	Magdalena Department	499,192
11	Montería	Córdoba	490,935
12	Valledupar	Cesar Department	490,075
13	Pereira	Risaralda Department	467,269
14	Manizales	Caldas Department	434,403
15	Buenaventura	Valle del Cauca Department	432,385

FAQ

What is the population of Colombia in 2026?

The population of Colombia is 53,936,226 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Colombia?

Bogotá is the biggest city in Colombia with 7,674,366 inhabitants and it is also the capital.

Is the population of Colombia growing or shrinking?

The population of Colombia is growing at 0.92% per year, and is projected to peak in 2050 at 59,385,356.

Neighboring countries

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.

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