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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 52,886,363 in 2024 vs 116,538,258 people in Egypt in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,105,437 people compared to 120,697,176 in Egypt.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 2.23 times bigger than Colombia's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Egypt is the 13th.
  • The countries together account for 2.11% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 1.46% for Egypt.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs +1.84% in Egypt.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.1M (26.7% growth), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 121M (45.9% growth).

Colombia vs Egypt: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Egypt
2100 47,499,215 203,522,884
2099 47,845,841 203,403,368
2098 48,197,117 203,247,703
2097 48,551,975 203,074,807
2096 48,909,832 202,870,003
2095 49,272,722 202,625,820
2094 49,640,091 202,350,087
2093 50,009,863 202,040,251
2092 50,381,320 201,709,051
2091 50,754,115 201,347,225
2090 51,127,855 200,966,749
2089 51,502,015 200,561,011
2088 51,875,918 200,123,182
2087 52,247,171 199,650,440
2086 52,614,991 199,156,169
2085 52,979,265 198,637,936
2084 53,339,176 198,084,947
2083 53,693,979 197,501,965
2082 54,043,369 196,891,089
2081 54,385,627 196,242,522
2080 54,721,064 195,570,383
2079 55,048,030 194,850,670
2078 55,367,481 194,103,613
2077 55,677,284 193,324,592
2076 55,976,943 192,507,892
2075 56,266,206 191,661,705
2074 56,544,981 190,786,862
2073 56,812,141 189,886,620
2072 57,068,255 188,947,991
2071 57,312,673 187,981,245
2070 57,545,138 186,988,514
2069 57,764,682 185,965,572
2068 57,972,674 184,912,088
2067 58,168,272 183,835,428
2066 58,351,633 182,734,967
2065 58,521,871 181,620,901
2064 58,680,744 180,467,102
2063 58,827,326 179,293,260
2062 58,962,991 178,110,375
2061 59,086,555 176,907,621
2060 59,199,108 175,686,879
2059 59,300,144 174,441,815
2058 59,390,214 173,179,511
2057 59,468,904 171,897,733
2056 59,536,324 170,593,445
2055 59,592,582 169,269,144
2054 59,637,127 167,915,661
2053 59,670,001 166,538,943
2052 59,690,977 165,130,747
2051 59,699,504 163,704,732
2050 59,695,795 162,240,246
2049 59,678,701 160,743,182
2048 59,648,033 159,206,813
2047 59,602,061 157,631,586
2046 59,540,723 156,023,680
2045 59,463,463 154,371,216
2044 59,367,350 152,668,334
2043 59,253,902 150,927,496
2042 59,121,606 149,145,569
2041 58,969,930 147,333,445
2040 58,799,039 145,505,786
2039 58,603,737 143,662,428
2038 58,388,433 141,820,567
2037 58,151,809 139,977,812
2036 57,888,958 138,139,382
2035 57,606,734 136,315,557
2034 57,297,583 134,490,574
2033 56,964,672 132,681,153
2032 56,610,464 130,879,780
2031 56,231,768 129,085,888
2030 55,827,391 127,304,473
2029 55,399,717 125,524,007
2028 54,947,769 123,745,979
2027 54,469,148 121,973,080
2026 53,970,578 120,224,089
2025 53,442,597 118,473,897
2024 52,886,363 116,538,258
2023 52,321,152 114,535,772
2022 51,737,944 112,618,250
2021 51,188,173 110,957,008
2020 50,629,997 109,315,124
2019 49,907,985 107,553,158
2018 49,024,465 105,682,094
2017 48,131,078 103,696,057
2016 47,437,512 101,644,589
2015 46,969,940 99,597,342
2014 46,565,429 97,528,654
2013 46,151,584 95,333,553
2012 45,715,810 93,161,001
2011 45,259,614 91,093,059
2010 44,777,319 89,196,072
2009 44,271,541 87,501,636
2008 43,758,808 85,864,789
2007 43,235,374 84,276,225
2006 42,691,084 82,700,403
2005 42,128,977 81,101,004
2004 41,543,171 79,477,443
2003 40,937,429 77,853,548
2002 40,324,680 76,239,137
2001 39,709,262 74,652,029
2000 39,089,934 73,083,284
1999 38,454,863 71,520,954
1998 37,792,165 69,943,294
1997 37,121,149 68,431,740
1996 36,462,745 67,028,048
1995 35,804,662 65,652,622
1994 35,127,410 64,285,589
1993 34,441,473 62,915,681
1992 33,760,571 61,480,660
1991 33,098,372 60,028,997
1990 32,440,069 58,396,618
1989 31,776,279 56,710,642
1988 31,130,524 55,187,681
1987 30,499,467 53,674,435
1986 29,879,112 52,206,295
1985 29,268,470 50,734,968
1984 28,642,690 49,247,334
1983 27,988,173 47,786,402
1982 27,338,331 46,407,611
1981 26,713,267 45,147,224
1980 26,104,498 43,950,413
1979 25,515,626 42,818,628
1978 24,950,337 41,761,431
1977 24,393,494 40,748,870
1976 23,858,810 39,795,557
1975 23,344,644 38,875,327
1974 22,833,469 37,969,667
1973 22,325,374 37,102,043
1972 21,819,563 36,258,328
1971 21,319,096 35,433,368
1970 20,811,782 34,623,990
1969 20,291,942 33,811,615
1968 19,766,796 32,998,319
1967 19,235,618 32,196,360
1966 18,702,688 31,406,541
1965 18,169,050 30,629,174
1964 17,637,411 29,858,922
1963 17,113,823 29,091,869
1962 16,599,029 28,337,013
1961 16,095,203 27,600,898
1960 15,606,209 26,896,479

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Colombia increased by 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth), while Egypt gained 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth), while Egypt's population increased by 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. Egypt was ranked 13th in 2006 and still ranked 13th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Colombia's population will grow by 10.3% to 59,695,795 people with a rank change from 28th to 34th. The population of Egypt will increase by 34.4% to 162,240,246 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people compared to the peak of 204M people in 2100 for Egypt.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia Egypt
2100 -0.72% 0.06%
2099 -0.73% 0.08%
2098 -0.73% 0.09%
2097 -0.73% 0.1%
2096 -0.74% 0.12%
2095 -0.74% 0.14%
2094 -0.74% 0.15%
2093 -0.74% 0.16%
2092 -0.73% 0.18%
2091 -0.73% 0.19%
2090 -0.73% 0.2%
2089 -0.72% 0.22%
2088 -0.71% 0.24%
2087 -0.7% 0.25%
2086 -0.69% 0.26%
2085 -0.67% 0.28%
2084 -0.66% 0.3%
2083 -0.65% 0.31%
2082 -0.63% 0.33%
2081 -0.61% 0.34%
2080 -0.59% 0.37%
2079 -0.58% 0.38%
2078 -0.56% 0.4%
2077 -0.54% 0.42%
2076 -0.51% 0.44%
2075 -0.49% 0.46%
2074 -0.47% 0.47%
2073 -0.45% 0.5%
2072 -0.43% 0.51%
2071 -0.4% 0.53%
2070 -0.38% 0.55%
2069 -0.36% 0.57%
2068 -0.34% 0.59%
2067 -0.31% 0.6%
2066 -0.29% 0.61%
2065 -0.27% 0.64%
2064 -0.25% 0.65%
2063 -0.23% 0.66%
2062 -0.21% 0.68%
2061 -0.19% 0.69%
2060 -0.17% 0.71%
2059 -0.15% 0.73%
2058 -0.13% 0.75%
2057 -0.11% 0.76%
2056 -0.09% 0.78%
2055 -0.07% 0.81%
2054 -0.06% 0.83%
2053 -0.04% 0.85%
2052 -0.01% 0.87%
2051 0.006% 0.9%
2050 0.03% 0.93%
2049 0.05% 0.97%
2048 0.08% 1%
2047 0.1% 1.03%
2046 0.13% 1.07%
2045 0.16% 1.12%
2044 0.19% 1.15%
2043 0.22% 1.19%
2042 0.26% 1.23%
2041 0.29% 1.26%
2040 0.33% 1.28%
2039 0.37% 1.3%
2038 0.41% 1.32%
2037 0.45% 1.33%
2036 0.49% 1.34%
2035 0.54% 1.36%
2034 0.58% 1.36%
2033 0.63% 1.38%
2032 0.67% 1.39%
2031 0.72% 1.4%
2030 0.77% 1.42%
2029 0.82% 1.44%
2028 0.88% 1.45%
2027 0.92% 1.45%
2026 0.99% 1.48%
2025 1.05% 1.66%
2024 1.08% 1.75%
2023 1.13% 1.7%
2022 1.07% 1.5%
2021 1.1% 1.5%
2020 1.45% 1.64%
2019 1.8% 1.77%
2018 1.86% 1.92%
2017 1.46% 2.02%
2016 1% 2.06%
2015 0.87% 2.12%
2014 0.9% 2.3%
2013 0.95% 2.33%
2012 1.01% 2.27%
2011 1.08% 2.13%
2010 1.14% 1.94%
2009 1.17% 1.91%
2008 1.21% 1.88%
2007 1.27% 1.91%
2006 1.33% 1.97%
2005 1.41% 2.04%
2004 1.48% 2.09%
2003 1.52% 2.12%
2002 1.55% 2.13%
2001 1.58% 2.15%
2000 1.65% 2.18%
1999 1.75% 2.26%
1998 1.81% 2.21%
1997 1.81% 2.09%
1996 1.84% 2.1%
1995 1.93% 2.13%
1994 1.99% 2.18%
1993 2.02% 2.33%
1992 2% 2.42%
1991 2.03% 2.8%
1990 2.09% 2.97%
1989 2.07% 2.76%
1988 2.07% 2.82%
1987 2.08% 2.81%
1986 2.09% 2.9%
1985 2.18% 3.02%
1984 2.34% 3.06%
1983 2.38% 2.97%
1982 2.34% 2.79%
1981 2.33% 2.72%
1980 2.31% 2.64%
1979 2.27% 2.53%
1978 2.28% 2.48%
1977 2.24% 2.4%
1976 2.2% 2.37%
1975 2.24% 2.39%
1974 2.28% 2.34%
1973 2.32% 2.33%
1972 2.35% 2.33%
1971 2.44% 2.34%
1970 2.56% 2.4%
1969 2.66% 2.46%
1968 2.76% 2.49%
1967 2.85% 2.51%
1966 2.94% 2.54%
1965 3.01% 2.58%
1964 3.06% 2.64%
1963 3.1% 2.66%
1962 3.13% 2.67%
1961 3.13% 2.62%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Colombia grew by 1.08%, while Egypt's population grew by 1.75%.

Live population counters

Colombia Egypt
Current population
54105437
120697176
Population rank 28/197 13/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 1.46%
One net population change
55.8 seconds
15.7 seconds
One birth every
44.7 seconds
13.1 seconds
One death every
1.86 minutes
50.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,549 +5,486
Annual growth/decline +565,211 +2,002,486
Annual growth/decline rate +1.08% +1.75%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 62/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
9.2 minutes
Annual migration change +129,139 -57,305
Net migration rank 12/196 177/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 1,139,820
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 55/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 153/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
Egypt
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia Egypt
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - -57,305
2024 - 141,643 - 123,884
2023 422,598 154,521 1,780,230 305,006
2022 406,143 183,180 1,736,123 13,707
2021 311,122 199,070 1,566,491 6,161
2020 378,965 227,130 1,704,988 6,016
2019 441,087 396,826 1,805,818 7,050
2018 433,622 495,524 1,908,512 20,788
2017 426,538 431,072 2,122,866 -80,000
2016 425,087 104,373 2,131,690 -71,604
2015 446,778 -41,123 2,227,594 -193,298
2014 470,916 -67,522 2,195,761 -92,801
2013 489,069 -64,789 2,156,922 130,305
2012 503,285 -56,070 2,060,535 -2,626
2011 511,524 -46,385 1,951,851 126,170
2010 533,657 -34,220 1,910,134 -194,100
2009 559,017 -46,901 1,848,123 -175,191
2008 576,654 -63,313 1,792,943 -192,199
2007 583,115 -49,634 1,749,322 -173,021
2006 594,388 -39,303 1,693,374 -118,055
2005 610,618 -41,465 1,660,624 -37,129
2004 628,424 -25,949 1,626,745 -3,044
2003 642,144 -33,114 1,614,293 9,854
2002 640,840 -24,387 1,593,474 11,205
2001 642,933 -28,582 1,568,962 556
2000 652,176 -27,878 1,540,084 27,873
1999 668,576 -22,698 1,534,697 22,026
1998 687,704 -8,186 1,519,728 78,858
1997 686,073 -23,600 1,470,119 -45,599
1996 682,547 -28,251 1,427,161 -44,272
1995 694,968 -33,097 1,406,935 -38,920
1994 708,660 -16,023 1,402,840 -36,738
1993 709,287 -30,103 1,409,374 -35,669
1992 697,763 -15,147 1,421,372 74,950
1991 690,266 -48,458 1,440,936 -33,952
1990 682,409 -7,590 1,450,747 406,994
1989 674,102 -21,329 1,461,547 52,648
1988 663,796 -25,064 1,465,620 66,147
1987 659,429 -36,040 1,436,059 58,678
1986 659,701 -42,368 1,410,249 31,299
1985 625,379 -21,408 1,388,718 112,411
1984 666,315 -18,692 1,351,297 122,791
1983 674,767 -13,329 1,318,474 129,242
1982 675,339 -37,090 1,258,574 51,229
1981 662,195 -50,351 1,206,830 4,140
1980 649,872 -44,203 1,181,914 738
1979 635,747 -63,657 1,145,655 -64,757
1978 626,378 -67,870 1,107,179 -73,664
1977 622,814 -67,638 1,065,298 -73,705
1976 612,265 -98,057 1,030,546 -115,544
1975 598,580 -84,462 987,822 -62,368
1974 589,035 -80,816 946,052 -60,174
1973 583,608 -75,630 905,068 -55,702
1972 581,361 -77,708 893,333 -55,282
1971 582,011 -84,712 868,365 -56,503
1970 583,396 -66,065 841,952 -35,064
1969 586,559 -64,238 824,564 -6,703
1968 589,407 -61,442 809,482 -764
1967 591,649 -57,256 788,908 6,286
1966 590,855 -59,395 774,391 10,089
1965 587,677 -51,855 752,682 17,605
1964 581,435 -53,972 749,608 20,596
1963 572,355 -52,631 738,788 25,109
1962 559,985 -50,108 720,128 25,696
1961 545,627 -47,849 703,216 23,184
1960 529,316 -49,115 685,403 -2,954

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 66.6% of the population change in Colombia is from natural causes (a gain of 4,162,856 people) and 33.4% is from migration (a gain of 2,083,051 people). In Egypt 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,180,073 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 78,975 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 1,139,820 people or 1% in Egypt.

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
Egypt
City Population
Cairo 9.8M
Alexandria 5.36M
Giza 4.46M
Shubra El Kheima 1.03M
Port Said 792K
Suez 716K
Mansoura 622K
Helwan 619K
El Mahalla El Kubra 593K
Asyut 562K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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