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

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The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 53,425,635 in 2025 vs 1,184,076 people in Djibouti in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,209,462 people compared to 1,207,325 in Djibouti.

Population statistics:

  • Colombia's population is 44.9 times bigger than Djibouti's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Djibouti is the 158th.
  • The countries together account for 0.67% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 0.01% for Djibouti.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +1.52% in Djibouti.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.2M (27% growth), while Djibouti has grown from 856K to 1.21M (41.1% growth).

Colombia vs Djibouti: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Djibouti
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Djibouti
2100 47,484,139 1,852,930
2099 47,830,655 1,851,160
2098 48,181,819 1,848,386
2097 48,536,565 1,844,324
2096 48,894,308 1,842,788
2095 49,257,082 1,840,587
2094 49,624,336 1,838,911
2093 49,993,990 1,833,929
2092 50,365,329 1,831,754
2091 50,738,006 1,829,844
2090 51,111,627 1,827,197
2089 51,485,668 1,823,725
2088 51,859,452 1,819,072
2087 52,230,587 1,814,909
2086 52,598,291 1,811,313
2085 52,962,450 1,806,038
2084 53,322,246 1,801,459
2083 53,676,937 1,797,744
2082 54,026,216 1,792,869
2081 54,368,364 1,789,329
2080 54,703,696 1,786,557
2079 55,030,557 1,781,603
2078 55,349,907 1,777,502
2077 55,659,611 1,772,595
2076 55,959,176 1,766,589
2075 56,248,347 1,760,341
2074 56,527,033 1,753,021
2073 56,794,109 1,747,389
2072 57,050,141 1,742,543
2071 57,294,481 1,736,109
2070 57,526,873 1,729,672
2069 57,746,348 1,723,651
2068 57,954,274 1,715,937
2067 58,149,809 1,707,839
2066 58,333,112 1,698,162
2065 58,503,296 1,689,223
2064 58,662,119 1,682,510
2063 58,808,654 1,675,555
2062 58,944,276 1,666,158
2061 59,067,801 1,656,732
2060 59,180,318 1,647,366
2059 59,281,322 1,636,828
2058 59,371,363 1,625,784
2057 59,450,029 1,612,585
2056 59,517,427 1,600,264
2055 59,573,668 1,591,009
2054 59,618,199 1,579,855
2053 59,651,062 1,566,721
2052 59,672,031 1,555,435
2051 59,680,555 1,545,572
2050 59,676,848 1,535,029
2049 59,659,759 1,523,806
2048 59,629,100 1,513,191
2047 59,583,143 1,501,998
2046 59,521,825 1,489,883
2045 59,444,589 1,477,001
2044 59,348,507 1,464,918
2043 59,235,094 1,452,698
2042 59,102,840 1,438,500
2041 58,951,213 1,423,219
2040 58,780,376 1,407,993
2039 58,585,136 1,393,496
2038 58,369,901 1,379,643
2037 58,133,352 1,364,706
2036 57,870,584 1,351,216
2035 57,588,449 1,336,815
2034 57,279,396 1,323,265
2033 56,946,591 1,309,014
2032 56,592,496 1,294,377
2031 56,213,920 1,278,594
2030 55,809,671 1,262,869
2029 55,382,133 1,246,372
2028 54,930,329 1,230,494
2027 54,451,860 1,215,038
2026 53,953,448 1,199,180
2025 53,425,635 1,184,076
2024 52,886,363 1,168,722
2023 52,321,152 1,152,944
2022 51,737,944 1,137,096
2021 51,188,173 1,121,248
2020 50,629,997 1,105,188
2019 49,907,985 1,088,709
2018 49,024,465 1,071,882
2017 48,131,078 1,054,841
2016 47,437,512 1,037,653
2015 46,969,940 1,020,313
2014 46,565,429 1,002,717
2013 46,151,584 984,824
2012 45,715,810 966,747
2011 45,259,614 948,558
2010 44,777,319 930,251
2009 44,271,541 911,527
2008 43,758,808 892,734
2007 43,235,374 874,528
2006 42,691,084 855,764
2005 42,128,977 839,167
2004 41,543,171 826,124
2003 40,937,429 813,519
2002 40,324,680 795,574
2001 39,709,262 771,313
2000 39,089,934 747,318
1999 38,454,863 724,218
1998 37,792,165 699,352
1997 37,121,149 671,817
1996 36,462,745 648,348
1995 35,804,662 633,074
1994 35,127,410 626,710
1993 34,441,473 614,245
1992 33,760,571 626,010
1991 33,098,372 631,092
1990 32,440,069 579,538
1989 31,776,279 523,355
1988 31,130,524 484,523
1987 30,499,467 454,399
1986 29,879,112 426,341
1985 29,268,470 402,687
1984 28,642,690 384,053
1983 27,988,173 369,553
1982 27,338,331 356,880
1981 26,713,267 343,047
1980 26,104,498 325,815
1979 25,515,626 304,513
1978 24,950,337 280,031
1977 24,393,494 254,613
1976 23,858,810 230,737
1975 23,344,644 209,908
1974 22,833,469 192,613
1973 22,325,374 178,449
1972 21,819,563 166,256
1971 21,319,096 155,136
1970 20,811,782 145,175
1969 20,291,942 136,078
1968 19,766,796 128,250
1967 19,235,618 121,649
1966 18,702,688 115,269
1965 18,169,050 109,092
1964 17,637,411 103,198
1963 17,113,823 97,872
1962 16,599,029 93,283
1961 16,095,203 89,390
1960 15,606,209 86,024

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Colombia increased by 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth), while Djibouti gained 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,771,950 people (a 14.3% growth), while Djibouti's population increased by 169,672 people (a 16.4% growth).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. Djibouti was ranked 159th in 2006 and ranked 158th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Colombia's population will grow by 10.1% to 59,676,848 people with a rank change from 28th to 34th. The population of Djibouti will increase by 27.1% to 1,535,029 people and rank change from 158th to 151st.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people compared to the peak of 1.85M people in 2100 for Djibouti.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Djibouti
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia Djibouti
2100 -0.72% 0.1%
2099 -0.73% 0.15%
2098 -0.73% 0.22%
2097 -0.73% 0.08%
2096 -0.74% 0.12%
2095 -0.74% 0.09%
2094 -0.74% 0.27%
2093 -0.74% 0.12%
2092 -0.73% 0.1%
2091 -0.73% 0.14%
2090 -0.73% 0.19%
2089 -0.72% 0.26%
2088 -0.71% 0.23%
2087 -0.7% 0.2%
2086 -0.69% 0.29%
2085 -0.67% 0.25%
2084 -0.66% 0.21%
2083 -0.65% 0.27%
2082 -0.63% 0.2%
2081 -0.61% 0.16%
2080 -0.59% 0.28%
2079 -0.58% 0.23%
2078 -0.56% 0.28%
2077 -0.54% 0.34%
2076 -0.51% 0.35%
2075 -0.49% 0.42%
2074 -0.47% 0.32%
2073 -0.45% 0.28%
2072 -0.43% 0.37%
2071 -0.4% 0.37%
2070 -0.38% 0.35%
2069 -0.36% 0.45%
2068 -0.34% 0.47%
2067 -0.31% 0.57%
2066 -0.29% 0.53%
2065 -0.27% 0.4%
2064 -0.25% 0.42%
2063 -0.23% 0.56%
2062 -0.21% 0.57%
2061 -0.19% 0.57%
2060 -0.17% 0.64%
2059 -0.15% 0.68%
2058 -0.13% 0.82%
2057 -0.11% 0.77%
2056 -0.09% 0.58%
2055 -0.07% 0.71%
2054 -0.06% 0.84%
2053 -0.04% 0.73%
2052 -0.01% 0.64%
2051 0.006% 0.69%
2050 0.03% 0.74%
2049 0.05% 0.7%
2048 0.08% 0.75%
2047 0.1% 0.81%
2046 0.13% 0.87%
2045 0.16% 0.82%
2044 0.19% 0.84%
2043 0.22% 0.99%
2042 0.26% 1.07%
2041 0.29% 1.08%
2040 0.33% 1.04%
2039 0.37% 1%
2038 0.41% 1.09%
2037 0.45% 1%
2036 0.49% 1.08%
2035 0.54% 1.02%
2034 0.58% 1.09%
2033 0.63% 1.13%
2032 0.67% 1.23%
2031 0.72% 1.25%
2030 0.77% 1.32%
2029 0.82% 1.29%
2028 0.88% 1.27%
2027 0.92% 1.32%
2026 0.99% 1.28%
2025 1.02% 1.31%
2024 1.08% 1.37%
2023 1.13% 1.39%
2022 1.07% 1.41%
2021 1.1% 1.45%
2020 1.45% 1.51%
2019 1.8% 1.57%
2018 1.86% 1.62%
2017 1.46% 1.66%
2016 1% 1.7%
2015 0.87% 1.75%
2014 0.9% 1.82%
2013 0.95% 1.87%
2012 1.01% 1.92%
2011 1.08% 1.97%
2010 1.14% 2.05%
2009 1.17% 2.11%
2008 1.21% 2.08%
2007 1.27% 2.19%
2006 1.33% 1.98%
2005 1.41% 1.58%
2004 1.48% 1.55%
2003 1.52% 2.26%
2002 1.55% 3.15%
2001 1.58% 3.21%
2000 1.65% 3.19%
1999 1.75% 3.56%
1998 1.81% 4.1%
1997 1.81% 3.62%
1996 1.84% 2.41%
1995 1.93% 1.02%
1994 1.99% 2.03%
1993 2.02% -1.88%
1992 2% -0.81%
1991 2.03% 8.9%
1990 2.09% 10.7%
1989 2.07% 8.01%
1988 2.07% 6.63%
1987 2.08% 6.58%
1986 2.09% 5.87%
1985 2.18% 4.85%
1984 2.34% 3.92%
1983 2.38% 3.55%
1982 2.34% 4.03%
1981 2.33% 5.29%
1980 2.31% 7%
1979 2.27% 8.74%
1978 2.28% 9.98%
1977 2.24% 10.3%
1976 2.2% 9.92%
1975 2.24% 8.98%
1974 2.28% 7.94%
1973 2.32% 7.33%
1972 2.35% 7.17%
1971 2.44% 6.86%
1970 2.56% 6.69%
1969 2.66% 6.1%
1968 2.76% 5.43%
1967 2.85% 5.53%
1966 2.94% 5.66%
1965 3.01% 5.71%
1964 3.06% 5.44%
1963 3.1% 4.92%
1962 3.13% 4.36%
1961 3.13% 3.91%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Colombia grew by 1.02%, while Djibouti's population grew by 1.31%.

Live population counters

Colombia Djibouti
Current population
54209462
1207325
Population rank 28/197 158/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.01%
One net population change
58.6 seconds
34.3 minutes
One birth every
45 seconds
21.5 minutes
One death every
1.82 minutes
1 hour
Daily growth/decline +1,477 +42
Annual growth/decline +539,272 +15,354
Annual growth/decline rate +1.02% +1.31%
Population growth rate rank 100/197 79/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
15.1 hours
Annual migration change +129,139 -581
Net migration rank 12/196 89/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 125,996
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 123/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 10.8%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 60/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
Djibouti
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia Djibouti
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - -581
2024 411,721 141,643 15,712 -11
2023 422,598 154,521 15,349 500
2022 406,143 183,180 15,337 500
2021 311,122 199,070 14,555 1,300
2020 378,965 227,130 14,970 1,300
2019 441,087 396,826 15,368 1,322
2018 433,622 495,524 15,524 1,435
2017 426,538 431,072 15,593 1,535
2016 425,087 104,373 15,621 1,623
2015 446,778 -41,123 15,718 1,723
2014 470,916 -67,522 15,857 1,900
2013 489,069 -64,789 15,986 2,033
2012 503,285 -56,070 16,026 2,104
2011 511,524 -46,385 16,169 2,090
2010 533,657 -34,220 16,225 2,129
2009 559,017 -46,901 16,323 2,770
2008 576,654 -63,313 16,356 2,148
2007 583,115 -49,634 16,647 1,253
2006 594,388 -39,303 16,901 2,719
2005 610,618 -41,465 17,361 -3,779
2004 628,424 -25,949 17,756 -5,249
2003 642,144 -33,114 18,341 -5,636
2002 640,840 -24,387 18,167 5,022
2001 642,933 -28,582 17,710 7,629
2000 652,176 -27,878 17,014 5,632
1999 668,576 -22,698 16,491 7,046
1998 687,704 -8,186 15,845 10,352
1997 686,073 -23,600 15,255 13,625
1996 682,547 -28,251 15,408 2,652
1995 694,968 -33,097 15,651 -3,163
1994 708,660 -16,023 15,989 -15,756
1993 709,287 -30,103 15,805 8,896
1992 697,763 -15,147 16,971 -65,203
1991 690,266 -48,458 16,553 21,510
1990 682,409 -7,590 15,074 49,970
1989 674,102 -21,329 13,851 33,465
1988 663,796 -25,064 13,107 17,242
1987 659,429 -36,040 12,357 17,545
1986 659,701 -42,368 11,671 14,543
1985 625,379 -21,408 11,106 9,997
1984 666,315 -18,692 10,713 5,452
1983 674,767 -13,329 10,391 2,441
1982 675,339 -37,090 10,058 2,450
1981 662,195 -50,351 9,654 5,502
1980 649,872 -44,203 9,187 10,121
1979 635,747 -63,657 8,573 14,726
1978 626,378 -67,870 7,886 17,788
1977 622,814 -67,638 7,195 17,961
1976 612,265 -98,057 6,567 16,028
1975 598,580 -84,462 6,034 13,029
1974 589,035 -80,816 5,601 9,910
1973 583,608 -75,630 5,234 7,583
1972 581,361 -77,708 4,885 6,690
1971 582,011 -84,712 4,484 6,184
1970 583,396 -66,065 4,249 5,004
1969 586,559 -64,238 3,950 4,995
1968 589,407 -61,442 3,712 3,001
1967 591,649 -57,256 3,484 3,001
1966 590,855 -59,395 3,268 3,014
1965 587,677 -51,855 3,054 3,023
1964 581,435 -53,972 2,864 2,846
1963 572,355 -52,631 2,687 2,257
1962 559,985 -50,108 2,538 1,695
1961 545,627 -47,849 2,412 1,136
1960 529,316 -49,115 2,299 886

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 64.2% of the population change in Colombia is from natural causes (a gain of 4,103,661 people) and 35.8% is from migration (a gain of 2,292,216 people). In Djibouti 93.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 153,747 people) and 6.81% is from migration (a gain of 11,227 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 125,996 people or 10.8% in Djibouti.

Biggest cities by population

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
Djibouti
City Population
Djibouti 604K
Ali Sabieh 71.2K
Dikhil 35K
Obock 21.2K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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