The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 52,886,363 in 2024 vs 1,400,638 people in East Timor in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 53,941,545 people compared to 1,437,146 in East Timor.
Population statistics:
- Colombia's population is 37.5 times bigger than East Timor's.
- Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while East Timor is the 152nd.
- The countries together account for 0.67% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 0.02% for East Timor.
- For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs +1.74% in East Timor.
- Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 53.9M (26.4% growth), while East Timor has grown from 977K to 1.44M (47.2% growth).
- Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 59.4M people compared to the peak of 2.09M people in 2076 for East Timor.
Colombia vs East Timor: live population counter
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| Current population |
53941545
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1437146
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| Population rank | 28/197 | 152/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.65% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
55.8 seconds
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32.1 minutes
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| One birth every |
44.7 seconds
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17.2 minutes
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| One death every |
1.86 minutes
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52.2 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.71 minutes
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3.43 hours
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| Annual migration change | +141,643 | -2,552 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,549 | +45 |
| Annual growth/decline | +565,211 | +16,352 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.08% | +1.18% |
| Population growth rate rank | 97/197 | 92/197 |
Colombia and East Timor: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 15,606,209 | 468,118 | - | - |
| 1961 | 16,095,203 | 475,291 | 3.13% | 1.53% |
| 1962 | 16,599,029 | 482,774 | 3.13% | 1.57% |
| 1963 | 17,113,823 | 490,564 | 3.1% | 1.61% |
| 1964 | 17,637,411 | 498,659 | 3.06% | 1.65% |
| 1965 | 18,169,050 | 507,034 | 3.01% | 1.68% |
| 1966 | 18,702,688 | 515,696 | 2.94% | 1.71% |
| 1967 | 19,235,618 | 524,648 | 2.85% | 1.74% |
| 1968 | 19,766,796 | 533,875 | 2.76% | 1.76% |
| 1969 | 20,291,942 | 543,356 | 2.66% | 1.78% |
| 1970 | 20,811,782 | 553,069 | 2.56% | 1.79% |
| 1971 | 21,319,096 | 562,966 | 2.44% | 1.79% |
| 1972 | 21,819,563 | 572,962 | 2.35% | 1.78% |
| 1973 | 22,325,374 | 582,855 | 2.32% | 1.73% |
| 1974 | 22,833,469 | 590,827 | 2.28% | 1.37% |
| 1975 | 23,344,644 | 598,158 | 2.24% | 1.24% |
| 1976 | 23,858,810 | 607,620 | 2.2% | 1.58% |
| 1977 | 24,393,494 | 618,315 | 2.24% | 1.76% |
| 1978 | 24,950,337 | 628,775 | 2.28% | 1.69% |
| 1979 | 25,515,626 | 638,719 | 2.27% | 1.58% |
| 1980 | 26,104,498 | 649,871 | 2.31% | 1.75% |
| 1981 | 26,713,267 | 660,493 | 2.33% | 1.63% |
| 1982 | 27,338,331 | 669,149 | 2.34% | 1.31% |
| 1983 | 27,988,173 | 677,707 | 2.38% | 1.28% |
| 1984 | 28,642,690 | 686,777 | 2.34% | 1.34% |
| 1985 | 29,268,470 | 696,665 | 2.18% | 1.44% |
| 1986 | 29,879,112 | 707,185 | 2.09% | 1.51% |
| 1987 | 30,499,467 | 718,476 | 2.08% | 1.6% |
| 1988 | 31,130,524 | 730,745 | 2.07% | 1.71% |
| 1989 | 31,776,279 | 744,856 | 2.07% | 1.93% |
| 1990 | 32,440,069 | 760,345 | 2.09% | 2.08% |
| 1991 | 33,098,372 | 778,278 | 2.03% | 2.36% |
| 1992 | 33,760,571 | 799,318 | 2% | 2.7% |
| 1993 | 34,441,473 | 821,437 | 2.02% | 2.77% |
| 1994 | 35,127,410 | 844,493 | 1.99% | 2.81% |
| 1995 | 35,804,662 | 868,146 | 1.93% | 2.8% |
| 1996 | 36,462,745 | 892,282 | 1.84% | 2.78% |
| 1997 | 37,121,149 | 917,184 | 1.81% | 2.79% |
| 1998 | 37,792,165 | 942,530 | 1.81% | 2.76% |
| 1999 | 38,454,863 | 834,697 | 1.75% | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 39,089,934 | 745,088 | 1.65% | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 39,709,262 | 812,249 | 1.58% | 9.01% |
| 2002 | 40,324,680 | 879,159 | 1.55% | 8.24% |
| 2003 | 40,937,429 | 916,878 | 1.52% | 4.29% |
| 2004 | 41,543,171 | 929,074 | 1.48% | 1.33% |
| 2005 | 42,128,977 | 948,311 | 1.41% | 2.07% |
| 2006 | 42,691,084 | 976,597 | 1.33% | 2.98% |
| 2007 | 43,235,374 | 1,004,889 | 1.27% | 2.9% |
| 2008 | 43,758,808 | 1,032,429 | 1.21% | 2.74% |
| 2009 | 44,271,541 | 1,058,782 | 1.17% | 2.55% |
| 2010 | 44,777,319 | 1,084,679 | 1.14% | 2.45% |
| 2011 | 45,259,614 | 1,110,207 | 1.08% | 2.35% |
| 2012 | 45,715,810 | 1,134,885 | 1.01% | 2.22% |
| 2013 | 46,151,584 | 1,158,695 | 0.95% | 2.1% |
| 2014 | 46,565,429 | 1,181,903 | 0.9% | 2% |
| 2015 | 46,969,940 | 1,205,131 | 0.87% | 1.97% |
| 2016 | 47,437,512 | 1,228,312 | 1% | 1.92% |
| 2017 | 48,131,078 | 1,251,703 | 1.46% | 1.9% |
| 2018 | 49,024,465 | 1,275,959 | 1.86% | 1.94% |
| 2019 | 49,907,985 | 1,300,945 | 1.8% | 1.96% |
| 2020 | 50,629,997 | 1,326,053 | 1.45% | 1.93% |
| 2021 | 51,188,173 | 1,350,139 | 1.1% | 1.82% |
| 2022 | 51,737,944 | 1,369,295 | 1.07% | 1.42% |
| 2023 | 52,321,152 | 1,384,286 | 1.13% | 1.09% |
| 2024 | 52,886,363 | 1,400,638 | 1.08% | 1.18% |
| 2025 | 53,425,632 | 1,418,519 | 1.02% | 1.28% |
| 2026 | 53,936,234 | 1,436,934 | 0.96% | 1.3% |
| 2027 | 54,422,275 | 1,456,334 | 0.9% | 1.35% |
| 2028 | 54,885,123 | 1,476,850 | 0.85% | 1.41% |
| 2029 | 55,322,627 | 1,498,119 | 0.8% | 1.44% |
| 2030 | 55,736,477 | 1,519,802 | 0.75% | 1.45% |
| 2031 | 56,125,966 | 1,540,659 | 0.7% | 1.37% |
| 2032 | 56,490,496 | 1,559,710 | 0.65% | 1.24% |
| 2033 | 56,832,264 | 1,578,114 | 0.61% | 1.18% |
| 2034 | 57,151,619 | 1,597,444 | 0.56% | 1.22% |
| 2035 | 57,445,755 | 1,618,799 | 0.51% | 1.34% |
| 2036 | 57,716,869 | 1,639,721 | 0.47% | 1.29% |
| 2037 | 57,965,300 | 1,659,327 | 0.43% | 1.2% |
| 2038 | 58,190,082 | 1,678,953 | 0.39% | 1.18% |
| 2039 | 58,394,310 | 1,698,891 | 0.35% | 1.19% |
| 2040 | 58,576,452 | 1,718,249 | 0.31% | 1.14% |
| 2041 | 58,736,886 | 1,736,476 | 0.27% | 1.06% |
| 2042 | 58,878,126 | 1,755,847 | 0.24% | 1.12% |
| 2043 | 59,000,362 | 1,776,066 | 0.21% | 1.15% |
| 2044 | 59,104,592 | 1,793,758 | 0.18% | 1% |
| 2045 | 59,190,826 | 1,809,637 | 0.15% | 0.89% |
| 2046 | 59,259,758 | 1,825,551 | 0.12% | 0.88% |
| 2047 | 59,313,132 | 1,841,558 | 0.09% | 0.88% |
| 2048 | 59,351,262 | 1,858,311 | 0.06% | 0.91% |
| 2049 | 59,375,012 | 1,873,846 | 0.04% | 0.84% |
| 2050 | 59,385,355 | 1,889,246 | 0.02% | 0.82% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Colombia increased by 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth), while East Timor gained 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,504,033 (a 13.7% growth), while East Timor's population increased by 208,834 (a 17% growth).
Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. East Timor was ranked 155th in 2006 and ranked 152nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Colombia's population will grow by 10.1% to 59,385,355 people with a rank change from 28th to 34th. The population of East Timor will increase by 31.5% to 1,889,246 people and rank change from 152nd to 149th.
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 |
| Dili | 222K |
| Maliana | 15.8K |
| Baucau | 15K |
| Ainaro | 5.45K |
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Population differences between Colombia and East Timor
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| Life expectancy | 78.3 years | 68.3 years |
| Average age | 35 years | 26.6 years |
| Median age | 33.1 years | 22.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.3:50.7 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.65 births per woman | 2.71 births per woman |
| Population density | 123.5 ppl/mi² | 244 ppl/mi² |
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