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Population in Colombia compared to the DR Congo: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 53,425,635 in 2025 vs 112,832,473 people in the DR Congo in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,209,462 people compared to 118,386,491 in the DR Congo.

Population statistics:

  • The DR Congo's population is 2.18 times bigger than Colombia's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while the DR Congo is the 14th.
  • The countries together account for 2.08% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 1.42% for the DR Congo.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +3.36% in the DR Congo.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.2M (27% growth), while the DR Congo has grown from 60.6M to 118M (95.3% growth).

Colombia vs DR Congo: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
DR Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia DR Congo
2100 47,484,139 436,237,219
2099 47,830,655 433,289,774
2098 48,181,819 430,252,622
2097 48,536,565 427,149,320
2096 48,894,308 423,961,963
2095 49,257,082 420,678,721
2094 49,624,336 417,304,547
2093 49,993,990 413,867,290
2092 50,365,329 410,362,003
2091 50,738,006 406,763,717
2090 51,111,627 403,089,566
2089 51,485,668 399,334,389
2088 51,859,452 395,507,774
2087 52,230,587 391,613,249
2086 52,598,291 387,639,503
2085 52,962,450 383,604,733
2084 53,322,246 379,495,246
2083 53,676,937 375,330,369
2082 54,026,216 371,124,615
2081 54,368,364 366,878,238
2080 54,703,696 362,574,665
2079 55,030,557 358,227,097
2078 55,349,907 353,821,014
2077 55,659,611 349,368,182
2076 55,959,176 344,866,731
2075 56,248,347 340,338,504
2074 56,527,033 335,761,691
2073 56,794,109 331,157,281
2072 57,050,141 326,505,656
2071 57,294,481 321,830,769
2070 57,526,873 317,104,580
2069 57,746,348 312,349,776
2068 57,954,274 307,566,932
2067 58,149,809 302,762,490
2066 58,333,112 297,932,241
2065 58,503,296 293,081,284
2064 58,662,119 288,211,987
2063 58,808,654 283,315,009
2062 58,944,276 278,399,192
2061 59,067,801 273,464,914
2060 59,180,318 268,520,814
2059 59,281,322 263,570,338
2058 59,371,363 258,622,778
2057 59,450,029 253,685,085
2056 59,517,427 248,748,321
2055 59,573,668 243,814,854
2054 59,618,199 238,885,417
2053 59,651,062 233,971,468
2052 59,672,031 229,073,420
2051 59,680,555 224,197,775
2050 59,676,848 219,354,949
2049 59,659,759 214,547,398
2048 59,629,100 209,774,448
2047 59,583,143 205,040,532
2046 59,521,825 200,341,405
2045 59,444,589 195,693,533
2044 59,348,507 191,087,342
2043 59,235,094 186,534,055
2042 59,102,840 182,033,706
2041 58,951,213 177,583,290
2040 58,780,376 173,191,594
2039 58,585,136 168,846,440
2038 58,369,901 164,551,895
2037 58,133,352 160,316,591
2036 57,870,584 156,099,100
2035 57,588,449 151,924,296
2034 57,279,396 147,782,785
2033 56,946,591 143,684,929
2032 56,592,496 139,642,368
2031 56,213,920 135,634,548
2030 55,809,671 131,685,113
2029 55,382,133 127,793,612
2028 54,930,329 123,956,913
2027 54,451,860 120,188,952
2026 53,953,448 116,482,769
2025 53,425,635 112,832,473
2024 52,886,363 109,276,265
2023 52,321,152 105,789,731
2022 51,737,944 102,396,968
2021 51,188,173 99,148,932
2020 50,629,997 95,989,998
2019 49,907,985 92,947,442
2018 49,024,465 90,047,644
2017 48,131,078 87,083,398
2016 47,437,512 83,956,415
2015 46,969,940 81,035,531
2014 46,565,429 78,403,242
2013 46,151,584 75,789,395
2012 45,715,810 73,254,618
2011 45,259,614 70,849,311
2010 44,777,319 68,563,038
2009 44,271,541 66,412,044
2008 43,758,808 64,390,664
2007 43,235,374 62,477,752
2006 42,691,084 60,615,908
2005 42,128,977 58,775,724
2004 41,543,171 56,997,741
2003 40,937,429 55,343,867
2002 40,324,680 53,750,524
2001 39,709,262 52,132,646
2000 39,089,934 50,507,442
1999 38,454,863 48,912,971
1998 37,792,165 47,297,600
1997 37,121,149 46,029,902
1996 36,462,745 45,296,124
1995 35,804,662 44,433,704
1994 35,127,410 42,626,876
1993 34,441,473 40,656,336
1992 33,760,571 39,228,910
1991 33,098,372 37,925,817
1990 32,440,069 36,684,063
1989 31,776,279 35,486,866
1988 31,130,524 34,382,752
1987 30,499,467 33,298,904
1986 29,879,112 32,265,196
1985 29,268,470 31,264,816
1984 28,642,690 30,245,081
1983 27,988,173 29,250,963
1982 27,338,331 28,338,190
1981 26,713,267 27,500,515
1980 26,104,498 26,711,099
1979 25,515,626 25,886,782
1978 24,950,337 24,992,689
1977 24,393,494 24,229,061
1976 23,858,810 23,624,031
1975 23,344,644 23,021,101
1974 22,833,469 22,418,878
1973 22,325,374 21,827,665
1972 21,819,563 21,251,160
1971 21,319,096 20,695,569
1970 20,811,782 20,137,436
1969 20,291,942 19,570,445
1968 19,766,796 19,012,189
1967 19,235,618 18,462,782
1966 18,702,688 17,931,929
1965 18,169,050 17,427,802
1964 17,637,411 16,955,327
1963 17,113,823 16,507,599
1962 16,599,029 16,075,724
1961 16,095,203 15,662,374
1960 15,606,209 15,264,846

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/dr-congo | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Colombia increased by 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth), while the DR Congo gained 23,340,507 people (a 38.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,771,950 people (a 14.3% growth), while the DR Congo's population increased by 34,430,076 people (a 41% growth).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. The DR Congo was ranked 22nd in 2006 and ranked 14th 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 the DR Congo will increase by 85.3% to 219,354,949 people and rank change from 14th to 8th.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people compared to the peak of 436M people in 2100 for the DR Congo.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
DR Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia DR Congo
2100 -0.72% 0.68%
2099 -0.73% 0.71%
2098 -0.73% 0.73%
2097 -0.73% 0.75%
2096 -0.74% 0.78%
2095 -0.74% 0.81%
2094 -0.74% 0.83%
2093 -0.74% 0.85%
2092 -0.73% 0.88%
2091 -0.73% 0.91%
2090 -0.73% 0.94%
2089 -0.72% 0.97%
2088 -0.71% 0.99%
2087 -0.7% 1.03%
2086 -0.69% 1.05%
2085 -0.67% 1.08%
2084 -0.66% 1.11%
2083 -0.65% 1.13%
2082 -0.63% 1.16%
2081 -0.61% 1.19%
2080 -0.59% 1.21%
2079 -0.58% 1.25%
2078 -0.56% 1.27%
2077 -0.54% 1.31%
2076 -0.51% 1.33%
2075 -0.49% 1.36%
2074 -0.47% 1.39%
2073 -0.45% 1.42%
2072 -0.43% 1.45%
2071 -0.4% 1.49%
2070 -0.38% 1.52%
2069 -0.36% 1.56%
2068 -0.34% 1.59%
2067 -0.31% 1.62%
2066 -0.29% 1.66%
2065 -0.27% 1.69%
2064 -0.25% 1.73%
2063 -0.23% 1.77%
2062 -0.21% 1.8%
2061 -0.19% 1.84%
2060 -0.17% 1.88%
2059 -0.15% 1.91%
2058 -0.13% 1.95%
2057 -0.11% 1.98%
2056 -0.09% 2.02%
2055 -0.07% 2.06%
2054 -0.06% 2.1%
2053 -0.04% 2.14%
2052 -0.01% 2.17%
2051 0.006% 2.21%
2050 0.03% 2.24%
2049 0.05% 2.28%
2048 0.08% 2.31%
2047 0.1% 2.35%
2046 0.13% 2.38%
2045 0.16% 2.41%
2044 0.19% 2.44%
2043 0.22% 2.47%
2042 0.26% 2.51%
2041 0.29% 2.54%
2040 0.33% 2.57%
2039 0.37% 2.61%
2038 0.41% 2.64%
2037 0.45% 2.7%
2036 0.49% 2.75%
2035 0.54% 2.8%
2034 0.58% 2.85%
2033 0.63% 2.89%
2032 0.67% 2.95%
2031 0.72% 3%
2030 0.77% 3.05%
2029 0.82% 3.1%
2028 0.88% 3.14%
2027 0.92% 3.18%
2026 0.99% 3.24%
2025 1.02% 3.25%
2024 1.08% 3.3%
2023 1.13% 3.31%
2022 1.07% 3.28%
2021 1.1% 3.29%
2020 1.45% 3.27%
2019 1.8% 3.22%
2018 1.86% 3.4%
2017 1.46% 3.72%
2016 1% 3.6%
2015 0.87% 3.36%
2014 0.9% 3.45%
2013 0.95% 3.46%
2012 1.01% 3.39%
2011 1.08% 3.33%
2010 1.14% 3.24%
2009 1.17% 3.14%
2008 1.21% 3.06%
2007 1.27% 3.07%
2006 1.33% 3.13%
2005 1.41% 3.12%
2004 1.48% 2.99%
2003 1.52% 2.96%
2002 1.55% 3.1%
2001 1.58% 3.22%
2000 1.65% 3.26%
1999 1.75% 3.42%
1998 1.81% 2.75%
1997 1.81% 1.62%
1996 1.84% 1.94%
1995 1.93% 4.24%
1994 1.99% 4.85%
1993 2.02% 3.64%
1992 2% 3.44%
1991 2.03% 3.38%
1990 2.09% 3.37%
1989 2.07% 3.21%
1988 2.07% 3.25%
1987 2.08% 3.2%
1986 2.09% 3.2%
1985 2.18% 3.37%
1984 2.34% 3.4%
1983 2.38% 3.22%
1982 2.34% 3.05%
1981 2.33% 2.96%
1980 2.31% 3.18%
1979 2.27% 3.58%
1978 2.28% 3.15%
1977 2.24% 2.56%
1976 2.2% 2.62%
1975 2.24% 2.69%
1974 2.28% 2.71%
1973 2.32% 2.71%
1972 2.35% 2.68%
1971 2.44% 2.77%
1970 2.56% 2.9%
1969 2.66% 2.94%
1968 2.76% 2.98%
1967 2.85% 2.96%
1966 2.94% 2.89%
1965 3.01% 2.79%
1964 3.06% 2.71%
1963 3.1% 2.69%
1962 3.13% 2.64%
1961 3.13% 2.6%

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/dr-congo | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Colombia grew by 1.02%, while the DR Congo's population grew by 3.25%.

Live population counters

Colombia DR Congo
Current population
54209462
118386491
Population rank 28/197 14/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 1.42%
One net population change
58.6 seconds
8.89 seconds
One birth every
45 seconds
7.06 seconds
One death every
1.82 minutes
34.3 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,477 +9,743
Annual growth/decline +539,272 +3,556,208
Annual growth/decline rate +1.02% +3.25%
Population growth rate rank 100/197 10/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change +129,139 -27,309
Net migration rank 12/196 159/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 1,085,090
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 57/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 152/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
DR Congo
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia DR Congo
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - -27,309
2024 411,721 141,643 3,547,217 -26,968
2023 422,598 154,521 3,467,787 -14,992
2022 406,143 183,180 3,347,664 -14,991
2021 311,122 199,070 3,227,992 -64,639
2020 378,965 227,130 3,156,152 -1,633
2019 441,087 396,826 3,075,538 -144,920
2018 433,622 495,524 2,993,184 -124,246
2017 426,538 431,072 2,883,245 176,290
2016 425,087 104,373 2,753,687 440,748
2015 446,778 -41,123 2,665,016 -17,711
2014 470,916 -67,522 2,580,251 36,966
2013 489,069 -64,789 2,489,378 121,097
2012 503,285 -56,070 2,405,462 53,668
2011 511,524 -46,385 2,310,679 40,891
2010 533,657 -34,220 2,212,255 8,823
2009 559,017 -46,901 2,126,912 -46,009
2008 576,654 -63,313 2,044,210 -82,339
2007 583,115 -49,634 1,963,738 -99,742
2006 594,388 -39,303 1,889,398 -29,715
2005 610,618 -41,465 1,800,300 20,384
2004 628,424 -25,949 1,731,022 4,260
2003 642,144 -33,114 1,679,188 -106,731
2002 640,840 -24,387 1,631,597 -17,358
2001 642,933 -28,582 1,594,999 26,523
2000 652,176 -27,878 1,549,518 79,340
1999 668,576 -22,698 1,450,318 109,761
1998 687,704 -8,186 1,375,130 295,560
1997 686,073 -23,600 1,392,037 -527,356
1996 682,547 -28,251 1,380,490 -777,833
1995 694,968 -33,097 1,395,440 -273,434
1994 708,660 -16,023 1,259,539 1,232,105
1993 709,287 -30,103 1,209,242 240,176
1992 697,763 -15,147 1,152,781 252,666
1991 690,266 -48,458 1,114,033 86,721
1990 682,409 -7,590 1,063,508 219,270
1989 674,102 -21,329 1,027,238 84,415
1988 663,796 -25,064 995,278 101,314
1987 659,429 -36,040 959,875 111,220
1986 659,701 -42,368 925,334 70,988
1985 625,379 -21,408 885,670 118,791
1984 666,315 -18,692 844,956 190,045
1983 674,767 -13,329 807,122 146,095
1982 675,339 -37,090 774,823 97,495
1981 662,195 -50,351 748,371 54,656
1980 649,872 -44,203 724,111 51,685
1979 635,747 -63,657 691,773 181,028
1978 626,378 -67,870 646,411 268,974
1977 622,814 -67,638 638,242 -26,355
1976 612,265 -98,057 624,147 -25,965
1975 598,580 -84,462 608,655 -972
1974 589,035 -80,816 593,539 3,216
1973 583,608 -75,630 578,280 7,414
1972 581,361 -77,708 564,495 2,840
1971 582,011 -84,712 549,343 -5,497
1970 583,396 -66,065 533,300 39,116
1969 586,559 -64,238 514,800 46,778
1968 589,407 -61,442 497,682 57,274
1967 591,649 -57,256 479,552 64,307
1966 590,855 -59,395 463,397 54,443
1965 587,677 -51,855 429,002 61,397
1964 581,435 -53,972 406,334 48,207
1963 572,355 -52,631 398,972 41,960
1962 559,985 -50,108 383,406 39,431
1961 545,627 -47,849 368,207 35,654
1960 529,316 -49,115 363,517 27,673

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

GeoRank.org/population/colombia/dr-congo | 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 the DR Congo 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 31,117,482 people) and 0.66% is from migration (a gain of 206,938 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 1,085,090 people or 1% in the DR Congo.

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
DR Congo
City Population
Kinshasa 14.6M
Mbuji-Mayi 2.89M
Kananga 1.97M
Lubumbashi 1.79M
Kisangani 1.37M
Tshikapa 1.01M
Uvira 726K
Bukavu 707K
Kolwezi 573K
Mbandaka 470K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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