The latest officially reported population of Canada was 41,288,599 in 2024 vs 52,886,363 people in Colombia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Canada's population is 41,972,421 people compared to 53,835,787 in Colombia.
Population statistics:
- Colombia's population is 1.28 times bigger than Canada's.
- Canada is ranked the 38th most populous country in the world, while Colombia is the 28th.
- The countries together account for 1.16% of the world: 0.51% for Canada vs 0.65% for Colombia.
- For the last 10 years, Canada has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +1.25% in Colombia.
- Since 2005, the population of Canada has increased from 32.2M people to 42M (30.2% growth), while Colombia has grown from 42.1M to 53.8M (27.8% growth).
- Canada is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 55.7M people compared to the peak of 59.4M people in 2050 for Colombia.
Canada vs Colombia: live population counter
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| Current population |
41972421
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53835787
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| Population rank | 38/197 | 28/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.51% | 0.65% |
| One net population change |
26.2 seconds
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55.8 seconds
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| One birth every |
1.49 minutes
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44.7 seconds
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| One death every |
1.62 minutes
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1.86 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.43 minutes
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3.71 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +368,599 | +141,643 |
| Daily growth/decline | +3,302 | +1,549 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,205,115 | +565,211 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.01% | +1.08% |
| Population growth rate rank | 15/197 | 98/197 |
Canada and Colombia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 17,909,356 | 15,606,209 | - | - |
| 1961 | 18,271,000 | 16,095,203 | 2.02% | 3.13% |
| 1962 | 18,614,000 | 16,599,029 | 1.88% | 3.13% |
| 1963 | 18,964,000 | 17,113,823 | 1.88% | 3.1% |
| 1964 | 19,325,000 | 17,637,411 | 1.9% | 3.06% |
| 1965 | 19,678,000 | 18,169,050 | 1.83% | 3.01% |
| 1966 | 20,048,000 | 18,702,688 | 1.88% | 2.94% |
| 1967 | 20,412,000 | 19,235,618 | 1.82% | 2.85% |
| 1968 | 20,744,000 | 19,766,796 | 1.63% | 2.76% |
| 1969 | 21,028,000 | 20,291,942 | 1.37% | 2.66% |
| 1970 | 21,324,000 | 20,811,782 | 1.41% | 2.56% |
| 1971 | 21,962,032 | 21,319,096 | 2.99% | 2.44% |
| 1972 | 22,218,463 | 21,819,563 | 1.17% | 2.35% |
| 1973 | 22,491,777 | 22,325,374 | 1.23% | 2.32% |
| 1974 | 22,807,969 | 22,833,469 | 1.41% | 2.28% |
| 1975 | 23,143,275 | 23,344,644 | 1.47% | 2.24% |
| 1976 | 23,449,808 | 23,858,810 | 1.32% | 2.2% |
| 1977 | 23,725,843 | 24,393,494 | 1.18% | 2.24% |
| 1978 | 23,963,203 | 24,950,337 | 1% | 2.28% |
| 1979 | 24,201,544 | 25,515,626 | 0.99% | 2.27% |
| 1980 | 24,515,667 | 26,104,498 | 1.3% | 2.31% |
| 1981 | 24,819,915 | 26,713,267 | 1.24% | 2.33% |
| 1982 | 25,116,942 | 27,338,331 | 1.2% | 2.34% |
| 1983 | 25,366,451 | 27,988,173 | 0.99% | 2.38% |
| 1984 | 25,607,053 | 28,642,690 | 0.95% | 2.34% |
| 1985 | 25,842,116 | 29,268,470 | 0.92% | 2.18% |
| 1986 | 26,100,278 | 29,879,112 | 1% | 2.09% |
| 1987 | 26,446,601 | 30,499,467 | 1.33% | 2.08% |
| 1988 | 26,791,747 | 31,130,524 | 1.31% | 2.07% |
| 1989 | 27,276,781 | 31,776,279 | 1.81% | 2.07% |
| 1990 | 27,691,138 | 32,440,069 | 1.52% | 2.09% |
| 1991 | 28,037,420 | 33,098,372 | 1.25% | 2.03% |
| 1992 | 28,371,264 | 33,760,571 | 1.19% | 2% |
| 1993 | 28,684,764 | 34,441,473 | 1.1% | 2.02% |
| 1994 | 29,000,663 | 35,127,410 | 1.1% | 1.99% |
| 1995 | 29,302,311 | 35,804,662 | 1.04% | 1.93% |
| 1996 | 29,610,218 | 36,462,745 | 1.05% | 1.84% |
| 1997 | 29,905,948 | 37,121,149 | 1% | 1.81% |
| 1998 | 30,155,173 | 37,792,165 | 0.83% | 1.81% |
| 1999 | 30,401,286 | 38,454,863 | 0.82% | 1.75% |
| 2000 | 30,685,730 | 39,089,934 | 0.94% | 1.65% |
| 2001 | 31,020,855 | 39,709,262 | 1.09% | 1.58% |
| 2002 | 31,359,199 | 40,324,680 | 1.09% | 1.55% |
| 2003 | 31,642,461 | 40,937,429 | 0.9% | 1.52% |
| 2004 | 31,938,807 | 41,543,171 | 0.94% | 1.48% |
| 2005 | 32,242,732 | 42,128,977 | 0.95% | 1.41% |
| 2006 | 32,571,193 | 42,691,084 | 1.02% | 1.33% |
| 2007 | 32,888,886 | 43,235,374 | 0.98% | 1.27% |
| 2008 | 33,247,298 | 43,758,808 | 1.09% | 1.21% |
| 2009 | 33,630,069 | 44,271,541 | 1.15% | 1.17% |
| 2010 | 34,005,902 | 44,777,319 | 1.12% | 1.14% |
| 2011 | 34,339,221 | 45,259,614 | 0.98% | 1.08% |
| 2012 | 34,713,395 | 45,715,810 | 1.09% | 1.01% |
| 2013 | 35,080,992 | 46,151,584 | 1.06% | 0.95% |
| 2014 | 35,434,066 | 46,565,429 | 1.01% | 0.9% |
| 2015 | 35,704,498 | 46,969,940 | 0.76% | 0.87% |
| 2016 | 36,110,803 | 47,437,512 | 1.14% | 1% |
| 2017 | 36,545,075 | 48,131,078 | 1.2% | 1.46% |
| 2018 | 37,072,620 | 49,024,465 | 1.44% | 1.86% |
| 2019 | 37,618,495 | 49,907,985 | 1.47% | 1.8% |
| 2020 | 38,028,638 | 50,629,997 | 1.09% | 1.45% |
| 2021 | 38,239,864 | 51,188,173 | 0.56% | 1.1% |
| 2022 | 38,935,934 | 51,737,944 | 1.82% | 1.07% |
| 2023 | 40,083,484 | 52,321,152 | 2.95% | 1.13% |
| 2024 | 41,288,599 | 52,886,363 | 3.01% | 1.08% |
| 2025 | 41,687,850 | 53,425,632 | 0.97% | 1.02% |
| 2026 | 42,042,113 | 53,936,234 | 0.85% | 0.96% |
| 2027 | 42,368,857 | 54,422,275 | 0.78% | 0.9% |
| 2028 | 42,683,927 | 54,885,123 | 0.74% | 0.85% |
| 2029 | 42,986,030 | 55,322,627 | 0.71% | 0.8% |
| 2030 | 43,276,190 | 55,736,477 | 0.68% | 0.75% |
| 2031 | 43,559,839 | 56,125,966 | 0.66% | 0.7% |
| 2032 | 43,833,228 | 56,490,496 | 0.63% | 0.65% |
| 2033 | 44,089,067 | 56,832,264 | 0.58% | 0.61% |
| 2034 | 44,336,794 | 57,151,619 | 0.56% | 0.56% |
| 2035 | 44,574,481 | 57,445,755 | 0.54% | 0.51% |
| 2036 | 44,802,196 | 57,716,869 | 0.51% | 0.47% |
| 2037 | 45,029,252 | 57,965,300 | 0.51% | 0.43% |
| 2038 | 45,250,482 | 58,190,082 | 0.49% | 0.39% |
| 2039 | 45,461,809 | 58,394,310 | 0.47% | 0.35% |
| 2040 | 45,661,339 | 58,576,452 | 0.44% | 0.31% |
| 2041 | 45,855,081 | 58,736,886 | 0.42% | 0.27% |
| 2042 | 46,046,286 | 58,878,126 | 0.42% | 0.24% |
| 2043 | 46,232,447 | 59,000,362 | 0.4% | 0.21% |
| 2044 | 46,413,908 | 59,104,592 | 0.39% | 0.18% |
| 2045 | 46,594,973 | 59,190,826 | 0.39% | 0.15% |
| 2046 | 46,768,120 | 59,259,758 | 0.37% | 0.12% |
| 2047 | 46,930,946 | 59,313,132 | 0.35% | 0.09% |
| 2048 | 47,092,745 | 59,351,262 | 0.34% | 0.06% |
| 2049 | 47,246,217 | 59,375,012 | 0.33% | 0.04% |
| 2050 | 47,396,788 | 59,385,355 | 0.32% | 0.02% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Canada increased by 3,461,766 people (a 10.7% growth), while Colombia gained 4,840,963 people (a 11.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Canada gained 6,267,923 (a 17.6% growth), while Colombia's population increased by 6,865,847 (a 14.6% growth).
Canada was ranked 35th most populous country in 2005 and is 38th in 2025. Colombia was ranked 29th in 2005 and ranked 28th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Canada's population will grow by 12.9% to 47,396,788 people with a rank change from 38th to 45th. The population of Colombia will increase by 10.3% to 59,385,355 people and rank change from 28th to 34th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Toronto | 2.79M |
| Montreal | 1.8M |
| Calgary | 1.31M |
| Ottawa | 1.02M |
| Edmonton | 1.01M |
| Winnipeg | 750K |
| Mississauga | 718K |
| Vancouver | 662K |
| Brampton | 656K |
| Hamilton | 569K |
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| 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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Population differences between Canada and Colombia
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| Life expectancy | 82.9 years | 78.1 years |
| Average age | 42.1 years | 35 years |
| Median age | 41.5 years | 33.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 49.3:50.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.26 births per woman | 1.65 births per woman |
| Population density | 12.2 ppl/mi² | 123.5 ppl/mi² |
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