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Population in Belarus compared to Colombia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 52,886,363 people in Colombia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 54,105,437 in Colombia.

Population statistics:

  • Colombia's population is 6 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while Colombia is the 28th.
  • The countries together account for 0.76% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.65% for Colombia.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +1.25% in Colombia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while Colombia has grown from 42.7M to 54.1M (26.7% growth).

Belarus vs Colombia: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Colombia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Colombia
2100 4,398,633 47,499,215
2099 4,449,573 47,845,841
2098 4,500,269 48,197,117
2097 4,550,935 48,551,975
2096 4,601,487 48,909,832
2095 4,652,286 49,272,722
2094 4,703,117 49,640,091
2093 4,754,252 50,009,863
2092 4,805,369 50,381,320
2091 4,856,664 50,754,115
2090 4,908,430 51,127,855
2089 4,960,656 51,502,015
2088 5,013,287 51,875,918
2087 5,066,741 52,247,171
2086 5,120,920 52,614,991
2085 5,176,048 52,979,265
2084 5,232,002 53,339,176
2083 5,288,854 53,693,979
2082 5,346,728 54,043,369
2081 5,405,543 54,385,627
2080 5,465,448 54,721,064
2079 5,526,121 55,048,030
2078 5,587,557 55,367,481
2077 5,650,096 55,677,284
2076 5,713,205 55,976,943
2075 5,777,144 56,266,206
2074 5,841,895 56,544,981
2073 5,907,671 56,812,141
2072 5,974,027 57,068,255
2071 6,041,554 57,312,673
2070 6,109,593 57,545,138
2069 6,178,463 57,764,682
2068 6,247,964 57,972,674
2067 6,318,511 58,168,272
2066 6,389,815 58,351,633
2065 6,461,651 58,521,871
2064 6,533,883 58,680,744
2063 6,606,470 58,827,326
2062 6,679,180 58,962,991
2061 6,751,939 59,086,555
2060 6,825,105 59,199,108
2059 6,898,206 59,300,144
2058 6,970,893 59,390,214
2057 7,043,508 59,468,904
2056 7,115,638 59,536,324
2055 7,187,104 59,592,582
2054 7,257,138 59,637,127
2053 7,326,052 59,670,001
2052 7,393,630 59,690,977
2051 7,459,522 59,699,504
2050 7,524,239 59,695,795
2049 7,588,059 59,678,701
2048 7,651,163 59,648,033
2047 7,712,657 59,602,061
2046 7,773,226 59,540,723
2045 7,833,564 59,463,463
2044 7,893,753 59,367,350
2043 7,953,762 59,253,902
2042 8,013,962 59,121,606
2041 8,075,253 58,969,930
2040 8,136,633 58,799,039
2039 8,198,487 58,603,737
2038 8,260,287 58,388,433
2037 8,321,922 58,151,809
2036 8,384,012 57,888,958
2035 8,446,649 57,606,734
2034 8,509,786 57,297,583
2033 8,573,478 56,964,672
2032 8,637,170 56,610,464
2031 8,700,460 56,231,768
2030 8,764,169 55,827,391
2029 8,827,965 55,399,717
2028 8,890,419 54,947,769
2027 8,952,131 54,469,148
2026 9,013,835 53,970,578
2025 9,073,924 53,442,597
2024 9,132,629 52,886,363
2023 9,178,298 52,321,152
2022 9,228,071 51,737,944
2021 9,302,585 51,188,173
2020 9,379,952 50,629,997
2019 9,419,758 49,907,985
2018 9,438,785 49,024,465
2017 9,458,989 48,131,078
2016 9,469,379 47,437,512
2015 9,461,076 46,969,940
2014 9,448,515 46,565,429
2013 9,443,211 46,151,584
2012 9,446,836 45,715,810
2011 9,461,643 45,259,614
2010 9,483,836 44,777,319
2009 9,504,583 44,271,541
2008 9,527,985 43,758,808
2007 9,560,953 43,235,374
2006 9,604,924 42,691,084
2005 9,663,915 42,128,977
2004 9,730,146 41,543,171
2003 9,796,749 40,937,429
2002 9,865,548 40,324,680
2001 9,928,549 39,709,262
2000 9,979,610 39,089,934
1999 10,026,738 38,454,863
1998 10,071,963 37,792,165
1997 10,117,433 37,121,149
1996 10,159,569 36,462,745
1995 10,193,831 35,804,662
1994 10,226,955 35,127,410
1993 10,239,050 34,441,473
1992 10,216,470 33,760,571
1991 10,194,050 33,098,372
1990 10,189,348 32,440,069
1989 10,170,000 31,776,279
1988 10,140,000 31,130,524
1987 10,111,000 30,499,467
1986 10,043,000 29,879,112
1985 9,975,000 29,268,470
1984 9,910,000 28,642,690
1983 9,843,000 27,988,173
1982 9,776,000 27,338,331
1981 9,710,000 26,713,267
1980 9,643,000 26,104,498
1979 9,584,000 25,515,626
1978 9,525,000 24,950,337
1977 9,463,000 24,393,494
1976 9,411,000 23,858,810
1975 9,367,000 23,344,644
1974 9,317,584 22,833,469
1973 9,257,272 22,325,374
1972 9,188,968 21,819,563
1971 9,115,576 21,319,096
1970 9,040,000 20,811,782
1969 8,960,304 20,291,942
1968 8,874,552 19,766,796
1967 8,785,648 19,235,618
1966 8,696,496 18,702,688
1965 8,610,000 18,169,050
1964 8,524,224 17,637,411
1963 8,437,232 17,113,823
1962 8,351,928 16,599,029
1961 8,271,216 16,095,203
1960 8,198,000 15,606,209

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/colombia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Colombia gained 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while Colombia's population increased by 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd in 2026. Colombia was ranked 29th in 2006 and ranked 28th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.5% to 7,524,239 people with a rank change from 102nd to 114th. The population of Colombia will increase by 10.3% to 59,695,795 people and rank change from 28th to 34th.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people, while Belarus' population already peaked in 1993 at 10.2M people and is projected to decrease to 4.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Colombia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Colombia
2100 -1.14% -0.72%
2099 -1.13% -0.73%
2098 -1.11% -0.73%
2097 -1.1% -0.73%
2096 -1.09% -0.74%
2095 -1.08% -0.74%
2094 -1.08% -0.74%
2093 -1.06% -0.74%
2092 -1.06% -0.73%
2091 -1.05% -0.73%
2090 -1.05% -0.73%
2089 -1.05% -0.72%
2088 -1.05% -0.71%
2087 -1.06% -0.7%
2086 -1.07% -0.69%
2085 -1.07% -0.67%
2084 -1.07% -0.66%
2083 -1.08% -0.65%
2082 -1.09% -0.63%
2081 -1.1% -0.61%
2080 -1.1% -0.59%
2079 -1.1% -0.58%
2078 -1.11% -0.56%
2077 -1.1% -0.54%
2076 -1.11% -0.51%
2075 -1.11% -0.49%
2074 -1.11% -0.47%
2073 -1.11% -0.45%
2072 -1.12% -0.43%
2071 -1.11% -0.4%
2070 -1.11% -0.38%
2069 -1.11% -0.36%
2068 -1.12% -0.34%
2067 -1.12% -0.31%
2066 -1.11% -0.29%
2065 -1.11% -0.27%
2064 -1.1% -0.25%
2063 -1.09% -0.23%
2062 -1.08% -0.21%
2061 -1.07% -0.19%
2060 -1.06% -0.17%
2059 -1.04% -0.15%
2058 -1.03% -0.13%
2057 -1.01% -0.11%
2056 -0.99% -0.09%
2055 -0.97% -0.07%
2054 -0.94% -0.06%
2053 -0.91% -0.04%
2052 -0.88% -0.01%
2051 -0.86% 0.006%
2050 -0.84% 0.03%
2049 -0.82% 0.05%
2048 -0.8% 0.08%
2047 -0.78% 0.1%
2046 -0.77% 0.13%
2045 -0.76% 0.16%
2044 -0.75% 0.19%
2043 -0.75% 0.22%
2042 -0.76% 0.26%
2041 -0.75% 0.29%
2040 -0.75% 0.33%
2039 -0.75% 0.37%
2038 -0.74% 0.41%
2037 -0.74% 0.45%
2036 -0.74% 0.49%
2035 -0.74% 0.54%
2034 -0.74% 0.58%
2033 -0.74% 0.63%
2032 -0.73% 0.67%
2031 -0.73% 0.72%
2030 -0.72% 0.77%
2029 -0.7% 0.82%
2028 -0.69% 0.88%
2027 -0.68% 0.92%
2026 -0.66% 0.99%
2025 -0.64% 1.05%
2024 -0.5% 1.08%
2023 -0.54% 1.13%
2022 -0.8% 1.07%
2021 -0.82% 1.1%
2020 -0.42% 1.45%
2019 -0.2% 1.8%
2018 -0.21% 1.86%
2017 -0.11% 1.46%
2016 0.09% 1%
2015 0.13% 0.87%
2014 0.06% 0.9%
2013 -0.04% 0.95%
2012 -0.16% 1.01%
2011 -0.23% 1.08%
2010 -0.22% 1.14%
2009 -0.25% 1.17%
2008 -0.34% 1.21%
2007 -0.46% 1.27%
2006 -0.61% 1.33%
2005 -0.68% 1.41%
2004 -0.68% 1.48%
2003 -0.7% 1.52%
2002 -0.63% 1.55%
2001 -0.51% 1.58%
2000 -0.47% 1.65%
1999 -0.45% 1.75%
1998 -0.45% 1.81%
1997 -0.41% 1.81%
1996 -0.34% 1.84%
1995 -0.32% 1.93%
1994 -0.12% 1.99%
1993 0.22% 2.02%
1992 0.22% 2%
1991 0.05% 2.03%
1990 0.19% 2.09%
1989 0.3% 2.07%
1988 0.29% 2.07%
1987 0.68% 2.08%
1986 0.68% 2.09%
1985 0.66% 2.18%
1984 0.68% 2.34%
1983 0.69% 2.38%
1982 0.68% 2.34%
1981 0.69% 2.33%
1980 0.62% 2.31%
1979 0.62% 2.27%
1978 0.66% 2.28%
1977 0.55% 2.24%
1976 0.47% 2.2%
1975 0.53% 2.24%
1974 0.65% 2.28%
1973 0.74% 2.32%
1972 0.81% 2.35%
1971 0.84% 2.44%
1970 0.89% 2.56%
1969 0.97% 2.66%
1968 1.01% 2.76%
1967 1.03% 2.85%
1966 1% 2.94%
1965 1.01% 3.01%
1964 1.03% 3.06%
1963 1.02% 3.1%
1962 0.98% 3.13%
1961 0.89% 3.13%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/colombia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belarus declined by 0.5%, while Colombia's population grew by 1.08%.

Live population counters

Belarus Colombia
Current population
9013835
54105437
Population rank 102/197 28/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.65%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
55.8 seconds
One birth every
8.02 minutes
44.7 seconds
One death every
4.29 minutes
1.86 minutes
Daily growth/decline -125 +1,549
Annual growth/decline -45,669 +565,211
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +1.08%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 96/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
4.08 minutes
Annual migration change -3,020 +129,139
Net migration rank 109/196 12/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 3,063,518
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 22/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 5.8%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 89/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Colombia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Colombia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - 129,139
2024 - -3,119 - 141,643
2023 -56,924 -3,034 422,598 154,521
2022 -47,839 -8,000 406,143 183,180
2021 -67,118 -33,954 311,122 199,070
2020 -64,703 -33,954 378,965 227,130
2019 -32,969 -33,954 441,087 396,826
2018 -26,429 8,615 433,622 495,524
2017 -17,026 3,337 426,538 431,072
2016 -1,894 8,272 425,087 104,373
2015 -946 18,088 446,778 -41,123
2014 -2,834 14,979 470,916 -67,522
2013 -6,610 10,550 489,069 -64,789
2012 -11,336 10,903 503,285 -56,070
2011 -26,493 5,686 511,524 -46,385
2010 -29,400 10,300 533,657 -34,220
2009 -25,662 13,610 559,017 -46,901
2008 -25,726 -495 576,654 -63,313
2007 -28,683 -4,013 583,115 -49,634
2006 -41,301 -8,303 594,388 -39,303
2005 -50,252 -15,451 610,618 -41,465
2004 -50,597 -10,424 628,424 -25,949
2003 -53,882 -10,795 642,144 -33,114
2002 -58,207 -11,945 640,840 -24,387
2001 -48,650 -4,469 642,933 -28,582
2000 -40,916 1,812 652,176 -27,878
1999 -49,131 2,028 668,576 -22,698
1998 -44,316 13,192 687,704 -8,186
1997 -46,540 -235 686,073 -23,600
1996 -37,591 5,205 682,547 -28,251
1995 -32,621 481 694,968 -33,097
1994 -19,431 -12,570 708,660 -16,023
1993 -11,263 19,652 709,287 -30,103
1992 11,238 29,477 697,763 -15,147
1991 18,349 -5,876 690,266 -48,458
1990 32,606 -26,497 682,409 -7,590
1989 49,833 5,639 674,102 -21,329
1988 60,840 -5,424 663,796 -25,064
1987 62,689 -12,462 659,429 -36,040
1986 74,318 -11,499 659,701 -42,368
1985 58,852 -784 625,379 -21,408
1984 64,415 -3,051 666,315 -18,692
1983 75,791 -2,938 674,767 -13,329
1982 65,499 3,339 675,339 -37,090
1981 65,057 14,998 662,195 -50,351
1980 62,101 16,616 649,872 -44,203
1979 64,481 395 635,747 -63,657
1978 67,342 -11,143 626,378 -67,870
1977 67,434 -4,925 622,814 -67,638
1976 66,677 -5,350 612,265 -98,057
1975 65,494 -6,302 598,580 -84,462
1974 71,158 -5,157 589,035 -80,816
1973 70,911 -7,357 583,608 -75,630
1972 74,036 -7,966 581,361 -77,708
1971 77,464 -5,818 582,011 -84,712
1970 75,520 -8,643 583,396 -66,065
1969 74,567 -12,833 586,559 -64,238
1968 76,782 -7,511 589,407 -61,442
1967 81,136 -13,409 591,649 -57,256
1966 84,191 -14,544 590,855 -59,395
1965 90,611 -17,979 587,677 -51,855
1964 101,618 -17,837 581,435 -53,972
1963 113,160 -28,653 572,355 -52,631
1962 124,945 -32,996 559,985 -50,108
1961 134,490 -26,780 545,627 -47,849
1960 136,399 -27,382 529,316 -49,115

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/colombia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 84.2% of the population change in Belarus is from natural causes (a loss of 318,682 people) and 15.8% is from migration (a loss of 59,605 people). In Colombia 66.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,162,856 people) and 33.4% is from migration (a gain of 2,083,051 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 3,063,518 people or 5.8% in Colombia.

Biggest cities by population

Belarus
City Population
Minsk 2M
Gomel 501K
Grodno 364K
Vitebsk 359K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 346K
Babruysk 206K
Baranavichy 171K
Barysaw 135K
Pinsk 124K
Colombia
City Population
Bogota 8.03M
Medellin 2.53M
Cali 2.47M
Barranquilla 1.33M
Cartagena 915K
Cucuta 806K
Soacha 783K
Soledad 676K
Villavicencio 664K
Bucaramanga 615K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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