The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 52,886,363 in 2024 vs 155,900 people in Curacao in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 53,835,787 people compared to 155,910 in Curacao.
Population statistics:
- Colombia's population is 345 times bigger than Curacao's.
- Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Curacao is the 179th.
- The countries together account for 0.65% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 0.002% for Curacao.
- For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs +0.14% in Curacao.
- Since 2005, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.1M people to 53.8M (27.8% growth), while Curacao has grown from 138K to 156K (13.3% growth).
- Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 59.4M people, while Curacao's population already peaked in 2017 at 160K people and is projected to decrease to 101K people by 2100.
Colombia vs Curacao: live population counter
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| Current population |
53835787
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155910
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| Population rank | 28/197 | 179/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.65% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
55.8 seconds
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3.65 days
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| One birth every |
44.7 seconds
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7.5 hours
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| One death every |
1.86 minutes
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5.8 hours
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| One migration net change every |
3.71 minutes
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17.1 hours
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| Annual migration change | +141,643 | +513 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,549 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +565,211 | +100 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.08% | +0.06% |
| Population growth rate rank | 98/197 | 160/197 |
Colombia and Curacao: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 15,606,209 | 124,826 | - | - |
| 1961 | 16,095,203 | 126,125 | 3.13% | 1.04% |
| 1962 | 16,599,029 | 128,414 | 3.13% | 1.81% |
| 1963 | 17,113,823 | 130,860 | 3.1% | 1.9% |
| 1964 | 17,637,411 | 133,148 | 3.06% | 1.75% |
| 1965 | 18,169,050 | 135,266 | 3.01% | 1.59% |
| 1966 | 18,702,688 | 136,682 | 2.94% | 1.05% |
| 1967 | 19,235,618 | 138,140 | 2.85% | 1.07% |
| 1968 | 19,766,796 | 140,298 | 2.76% | 1.56% |
| 1969 | 20,291,942 | 142,581 | 2.66% | 1.63% |
| 1970 | 20,811,782 | 144,739 | 2.56% | 1.51% |
| 1971 | 21,319,096 | 147,389 | 2.44% | 1.83% |
| 1972 | 21,819,563 | 147,710 | 2.35% | 0.22% |
| 1973 | 22,325,374 | 146,912 | 2.32% | -0.54% |
| 1974 | 22,833,469 | 148,351 | 2.28% | 0.98% |
| 1975 | 23,344,644 | 149,129 | 2.24% | 0.52% |
| 1976 | 23,858,810 | 149,399 | 2.2% | 0.18% |
| 1977 | 24,393,494 | 149,459 | 2.24% | 0.04% |
| 1978 | 24,950,337 | 148,341 | 2.28% | -0.75% |
| 1979 | 25,515,626 | 147,851 | 2.27% | -0.33% |
| 1980 | 26,104,498 | 148,041 | 2.31% | 0.13% |
| 1981 | 26,713,267 | 148,629 | 2.33% | 0.4% |
| 1982 | 27,338,331 | 150,101 | 2.34% | 0.99% |
| 1983 | 27,988,173 | 151,159 | 2.38% | 0.7% |
| 1984 | 28,642,690 | 151,940 | 2.34% | 0.52% |
| 1985 | 29,268,470 | 152,711 | 2.18% | 0.51% |
| 1986 | 29,879,112 | 152,662 | 2.09% | -0.03% |
| 1987 | 30,499,467 | 151,456 | 2.08% | -0.79% |
| 1988 | 31,130,524 | 149,254 | 2.07% | -1.45% |
| 1989 | 31,776,279 | 146,937 | 2.07% | -1.55% |
| 1990 | 32,440,069 | 145,400 | 2.09% | -1.05% |
| 1991 | 33,098,372 | 144,403 | 2.03% | -0.69% |
| 1992 | 33,760,571 | 143,912 | 2% | -0.34% |
| 1993 | 34,441,473 | 144,299 | 2.02% | 0.27% |
| 1994 | 35,127,410 | 144,630 | 1.99% | 0.23% |
| 1995 | 35,804,662 | 145,139 | 1.93% | 0.35% |
| 1996 | 36,462,745 | 146,306 | 1.84% | 0.8% |
| 1997 | 37,121,149 | 146,956 | 1.81% | 0.44% |
| 1998 | 37,792,165 | 144,472 | 1.81% | -1.69% |
| 1999 | 38,454,863 | 139,428 | 1.75% | -3.49% |
| 2000 | 39,089,934 | 133,860 | 1.65% | -3.99% |
| 2001 | 39,709,262 | 129,047 | 1.58% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 40,324,680 | 129,205 | 1.55% | 0.12% |
| 2003 | 40,937,429 | 131,897 | 1.52% | 2.08% |
| 2004 | 41,543,171 | 134,192 | 1.48% | 1.74% |
| 2005 | 42,128,977 | 137,658 | 1.41% | 2.58% |
| 2006 | 42,691,084 | 141,239 | 1.33% | 2.6% |
| 2007 | 43,235,374 | 144,056 | 1.27% | 1.99% |
| 2008 | 43,758,808 | 145,880 | 1.21% | 1.27% |
| 2009 | 44,271,541 | 146,833 | 1.17% | 0.65% |
| 2010 | 44,777,319 | 148,703 | 1.14% | 1.27% |
| 2011 | 45,259,614 | 150,831 | 1.08% | 1.43% |
| 2012 | 45,715,810 | 152,088 | 1.01% | 0.83% |
| 2013 | 46,151,584 | 153,822 | 0.95% | 1.14% |
| 2014 | 46,565,429 | 155,909 | 0.9% | 1.36% |
| 2015 | 46,969,940 | 157,980 | 0.87% | 1.33% |
| 2016 | 47,437,512 | 159,664 | 1% | 1.07% |
| 2017 | 48,131,078 | 160,175 | 1.46% | 0.32% |
| 2018 | 49,024,465 | 159,336 | 1.86% | -0.52% |
| 2019 | 49,907,985 | 157,441 | 1.8% | -1.19% |
| 2020 | 50,629,997 | 154,947 | 1.45% | -1.58% |
| 2021 | 51,188,173 | 152,369 | 1.1% | -1.66% |
| 2022 | 51,737,944 | 149,996 | 1.07% | -1.56% |
| 2023 | 52,321,152 | 155,800 | 1.13% | 3.87% |
| 2024 | 52,886,363 | 155,900 | 1.08% | 0.06% |
| 2025 | 53,425,632 | 155,910 | 1.02% | 0.007% |
| 2026 | 53,936,234 | 155,878 | 0.96% | -0.02% |
| 2027 | 54,422,275 | 155,806 | 0.9% | -0.05% |
| 2028 | 54,885,123 | 155,710 | 0.85% | -0.06% |
| 2029 | 55,322,627 | 155,558 | 0.8% | -0.1% |
| 2030 | 55,736,477 | 155,356 | 0.75% | -0.13% |
| 2031 | 56,125,966 | 155,112 | 0.7% | -0.16% |
| 2032 | 56,490,496 | 154,845 | 0.65% | -0.17% |
| 2033 | 56,832,264 | 154,546 | 0.61% | -0.19% |
| 2034 | 57,151,619 | 154,200 | 0.56% | -0.22% |
| 2035 | 57,445,755 | 153,844 | 0.51% | -0.23% |
| 2036 | 57,716,869 | 153,444 | 0.47% | -0.26% |
| 2037 | 57,965,300 | 153,028 | 0.43% | -0.27% |
| 2038 | 58,190,082 | 152,600 | 0.39% | -0.28% |
| 2039 | 58,394,310 | 152,140 | 0.35% | -0.3% |
| 2040 | 58,576,452 | 151,635 | 0.31% | -0.33% |
| 2041 | 58,736,886 | 151,130 | 0.27% | -0.33% |
| 2042 | 58,878,126 | 150,608 | 0.24% | -0.35% |
| 2043 | 59,000,362 | 150,071 | 0.21% | -0.36% |
| 2044 | 59,104,592 | 149,519 | 0.18% | -0.37% |
| 2045 | 59,190,826 | 148,941 | 0.15% | -0.39% |
| 2046 | 59,259,758 | 148,367 | 0.12% | -0.39% |
| 2047 | 59,313,132 | 147,763 | 0.09% | -0.41% |
| 2048 | 59,351,262 | 147,130 | 0.06% | -0.43% |
| 2049 | 59,375,012 | 146,495 | 0.04% | -0.43% |
| 2050 | 59,385,355 | 145,829 | 0.02% | -0.45% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Colombia increased by 4,840,963 people (a 11.5% growth), while Curacao gained 20,322 people (a 14.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Colombia gained 6,865,847 (a 14.6% growth), while Curacao's population decreased by -2,070 (a 1.31% decline).
Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2005 and is 28th in 2025. Curacao was ranked 179th in 2005 and still ranked 179th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Colombia's population will grow by 10.3% to 59,385,355 people with a rank change from 28th to 34th. The population of Curacao will decrease by 6.47% to 145,829 people and rank change from 179th to 180th.
Biggest cities by population
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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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| City | Population |
| Willemstad | 150K |
| Barber | 2.42K |
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Population differences between Colombia and Curacao
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| Life expectancy | 78.1 years | 77.2 years |
| Average age | 35 years | 40.8 years |
| Median age | 33.1 years | 39.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.3:50.7 | 47.6:52.4 |
| Fertility rate | 1.65 births per woman | 1.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 123.5 ppl/mi² | 909 ppl/mi² |
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