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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 52,886,363 in 2024 vs 34,427,414 people in Ghana in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,105,437 people compared to 35,885,254 in Ghana.

Population statistics:

  • Colombia's population is 1.51 times bigger than Ghana's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Ghana is the 46th.
  • The countries together account for 1.09% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 0.43% for Ghana.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs +2.1% in Ghana.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.1M (26.7% growth), while Ghana has grown from 23M to 35.9M (55.7% growth).

Colombia vs Ghana: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Ghana
2100 47,499,215 68,131,252
2099 47,845,841 68,021,644
2098 48,197,117 67,902,002
2097 48,551,975 67,772,694
2096 48,909,832 67,638,801
2095 49,272,722 67,494,855
2094 49,640,091 67,339,471
2093 50,009,863 67,176,337
2092 50,381,320 67,005,259
2091 50,754,115 66,817,473
2090 51,127,855 66,618,611
2089 51,502,015 66,408,323
2088 51,875,918 66,186,701
2087 52,247,171 65,950,524
2086 52,614,991 65,712,980
2085 52,979,265 65,464,770
2084 53,339,176 65,209,090
2083 53,693,979 64,935,455
2082 54,043,369 64,651,183
2081 54,385,627 64,355,091
2080 54,721,064 64,047,069
2079 55,048,030 63,730,285
2078 55,367,481 63,397,338
2077 55,677,284 63,059,578
2076 55,976,943 62,711,928
2075 56,266,206 62,350,445
2074 56,544,981 61,987,133
2073 56,812,141 61,616,792
2072 57,068,255 61,239,369
2071 57,312,673 60,847,204
2070 57,545,138 60,454,501
2069 57,764,682 60,053,700
2068 57,972,674 59,639,035
2067 58,168,272 59,215,226
2066 58,351,633 58,786,613
2065 58,521,871 58,353,059
2064 58,680,744 57,904,896
2063 58,827,326 57,451,482
2062 58,962,991 56,986,329
2061 59,086,555 56,511,652
2060 59,199,108 56,031,122
2059 59,300,144 55,540,726
2058 59,390,214 55,042,478
2057 59,468,904 54,535,407
2056 59,536,324 54,018,018
2055 59,592,582 53,492,136
2054 59,637,127 52,959,604
2053 59,670,001 52,417,582
2052 59,690,977 51,869,801
2051 59,699,504 51,311,110
2050 59,695,795 50,740,453
2049 59,678,701 50,163,262
2048 59,648,033 49,577,819
2047 59,602,061 48,982,219
2046 59,540,723 48,383,052
2045 59,463,463 47,776,375
2044 59,367,350 47,163,926
2043 59,253,902 46,548,210
2042 59,121,606 45,925,724
2041 58,969,930 45,300,725
2040 58,799,039 44,669,515
2039 58,603,737 44,038,043
2038 58,388,433 43,402,009
2037 58,151,809 42,760,604
2036 57,888,958 42,120,700
2035 57,606,734 41,478,927
2034 57,297,583 40,831,962
2033 56,964,672 40,184,070
2032 56,610,464 39,540,131
2031 56,231,768 38,900,194
2030 55,827,391 38,258,832
2029 55,399,717 37,623,609
2028 54,947,769 36,986,250
2027 54,469,148 36,349,705
2026 53,970,578 35,713,042
2025 53,442,597 35,071,292
2024 52,886,363 34,427,414
2023 52,321,152 33,787,914
2022 51,737,944 33,149,152
2021 51,188,173 32,518,665
2020 50,629,997 31,887,809
2019 49,907,985 31,258,945
2018 49,024,465 30,637,585
2017 48,131,078 30,008,354
2016 47,437,512 29,356,742
2015 46,969,940 28,696,068
2014 46,565,429 28,041,592
2013 46,151,584 27,386,193
2012 45,715,810 26,734,268
2011 45,259,614 26,095,088
2010 44,777,319 25,474,995
2009 44,271,541 24,862,664
2008 43,758,808 24,249,946
2007 43,235,374 23,642,279
2006 42,691,084 23,040,702
2005 42,128,977 22,449,438
2004 41,543,171 21,868,298
2003 40,937,429 21,296,705
2002 40,324,680 20,729,388
2001 39,709,262 20,167,069
2000 39,089,934 19,637,087
1999 38,454,863 19,149,864
1998 37,792,165 18,688,036
1997 37,121,149 18,238,958
1996 36,462,745 17,810,181
1995 35,804,662 17,399,017
1994 35,127,410 16,993,190
1993 34,441,473 16,589,519
1992 33,760,571 16,184,855
1991 33,098,372 15,787,496
1990 32,440,069 15,394,648
1989 31,776,279 15,006,813
1988 31,130,524 14,636,568
1987 30,499,467 14,289,108
1986 29,879,112 13,965,217
1985 29,268,470 13,661,229
1984 28,642,690 13,370,590
1983 27,988,173 13,029,836
1982 27,338,331 12,643,819
1981 26,713,267 12,281,712
1980 26,104,498 11,941,448
1979 25,515,626 11,597,255
1978 24,950,337 11,248,450
1977 24,393,494 10,911,871
1976 23,858,810 10,594,913
1975 23,344,644 10,294,308
1974 22,833,469 10,000,523
1973 22,325,374 9,714,617
1972 21,819,563 9,438,187
1971 21,319,096 9,176,264
1970 20,811,782 8,925,813
1969 20,291,942 8,690,383
1968 19,766,796 8,475,729
1967 19,235,618 8,271,913
1966 18,702,688 8,074,521
1965 18,169,050 7,882,606
1964 17,637,411 7,695,739
1963 17,113,823 7,514,714
1962 16,599,029 7,337,375
1961 16,095,203 7,162,667
1960 15,606,209 6,961,215

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Colombia increased by 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth), while Ghana gained 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth), while Ghana's population increased by 6,528,512 people (a 22.2% growth).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. Ghana was ranked 48th in 2006 and ranked 46th 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 Ghana will increase by 41.4% to 50,740,453 people and rank change from 46th to 42nd.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people compared to the peak of 68.1M people in 2100 for Ghana.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia Ghana
2100 -0.72% 0.16%
2099 -0.73% 0.18%
2098 -0.73% 0.19%
2097 -0.73% 0.2%
2096 -0.74% 0.21%
2095 -0.74% 0.23%
2094 -0.74% 0.24%
2093 -0.74% 0.26%
2092 -0.73% 0.28%
2091 -0.73% 0.3%
2090 -0.73% 0.32%
2089 -0.72% 0.33%
2088 -0.71% 0.36%
2087 -0.7% 0.36%
2086 -0.69% 0.38%
2085 -0.67% 0.39%
2084 -0.66% 0.42%
2083 -0.65% 0.44%
2082 -0.63% 0.46%
2081 -0.61% 0.48%
2080 -0.59% 0.5%
2079 -0.58% 0.53%
2078 -0.56% 0.54%
2077 -0.54% 0.55%
2076 -0.51% 0.58%
2075 -0.49% 0.59%
2074 -0.47% 0.6%
2073 -0.45% 0.62%
2072 -0.43% 0.64%
2071 -0.4% 0.65%
2070 -0.38% 0.67%
2069 -0.36% 0.7%
2068 -0.34% 0.72%
2067 -0.31% 0.73%
2066 -0.29% 0.74%
2065 -0.27% 0.77%
2064 -0.25% 0.79%
2063 -0.23% 0.82%
2062 -0.21% 0.84%
2061 -0.19% 0.86%
2060 -0.17% 0.88%
2059 -0.15% 0.91%
2058 -0.13% 0.93%
2057 -0.11% 0.96%
2056 -0.09% 0.98%
2055 -0.07% 1.01%
2054 -0.06% 1.03%
2053 -0.04% 1.06%
2052 -0.01% 1.09%
2051 0.006% 1.12%
2050 0.03% 1.15%
2049 0.05% 1.18%
2048 0.08% 1.22%
2047 0.1% 1.24%
2046 0.13% 1.27%
2045 0.16% 1.3%
2044 0.19% 1.32%
2043 0.22% 1.36%
2042 0.26% 1.38%
2041 0.29% 1.41%
2040 0.33% 1.43%
2039 0.37% 1.47%
2038 0.41% 1.5%
2037 0.45% 1.52%
2036 0.49% 1.55%
2035 0.54% 1.58%
2034 0.58% 1.61%
2033 0.63% 1.63%
2032 0.67% 1.65%
2031 0.72% 1.68%
2030 0.77% 1.69%
2029 0.82% 1.72%
2028 0.88% 1.75%
2027 0.92% 1.78%
2026 0.99% 1.83%
2025 1.05% 1.87%
2024 1.08% 1.89%
2023 1.13% 1.93%
2022 1.07% 1.94%
2021 1.1% 1.98%
2020 1.45% 2.01%
2019 1.8% 2.03%
2018 1.86% 2.1%
2017 1.46% 2.22%
2016 1% 2.3%
2015 0.87% 2.33%
2014 0.9% 2.39%
2013 0.95% 2.44%
2012 1.01% 2.45%
2011 1.08% 2.43%
2010 1.14% 2.46%
2009 1.17% 2.53%
2008 1.21% 2.57%
2007 1.27% 2.61%
2006 1.33% 2.63%
2005 1.41% 2.66%
2004 1.48% 2.68%
2003 1.52% 2.74%
2002 1.55% 2.79%
2001 1.58% 2.7%
2000 1.65% 2.54%
1999 1.75% 2.47%
1998 1.81% 2.46%
1997 1.81% 2.41%
1996 1.84% 2.36%
1995 1.93% 2.39%
1994 1.99% 2.43%
1993 2.02% 2.5%
1992 2% 2.52%
1991 2.03% 2.55%
1990 2.09% 2.58%
1989 2.07% 2.53%
1988 2.07% 2.43%
1987 2.08% 2.32%
1986 2.09% 2.23%
1985 2.18% 2.17%
1984 2.34% 2.62%
1983 2.38% 3.05%
1982 2.34% 2.95%
1981 2.33% 2.85%
1980 2.31% 2.97%
1979 2.27% 3.1%
1978 2.28% 3.08%
1977 2.24% 2.99%
1976 2.2% 2.92%
1975 2.24% 2.94%
1974 2.28% 2.94%
1973 2.32% 2.93%
1972 2.35% 2.85%
1971 2.44% 2.81%
1970 2.56% 2.71%
1969 2.66% 2.53%
1968 2.76% 2.46%
1967 2.85% 2.44%
1966 2.94% 2.43%
1965 3.01% 2.43%
1964 3.06% 2.41%
1963 3.1% 2.42%
1962 3.13% 2.44%
1961 3.13% 2.89%

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 Ghana's population grew by 1.89%.

Live population counters

Colombia Ghana
Current population
54105437
35885254
Population rank 28/197 46/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.43%
One net population change
55.8 seconds
49.3 seconds
One birth every
44.7 seconds
35.5 seconds
One death every
1.86 minutes
2.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,549 +1,752
Annual growth/decline +565,211 +639,500
Annual growth/decline rate +1.08% +1.89%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 57/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
30.9 minutes
Annual migration change +129,139 -17,079
Net migration rank 12/196 150/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 532,286
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 77/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 145/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
Ghana
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia Ghana
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - -17,079
2024 - 141,643 - -13,114
2023 422,598 154,521 651,094 -10,003
2022 406,143 183,180 646,441 -10,003
2021 311,122 199,070 635,805 -11,259
2020 378,965 227,130 637,469 -291
2019 441,087 396,826 642,403 -21,857
2018 433,622 495,524 641,551 -19,375
2017 426,538 431,072 641,218 -4,913
2016 425,087 104,373 659,910 7,009
2015 446,778 -41,123 667,729 -13,306
2014 470,916 -67,522 660,829 -6,312
2013 489,069 -64,789 658,638 -2,377
2012 503,285 -56,070 646,595 1,005
2011 511,524 -46,385 631,501 -720
2010 533,657 -34,220 613,133 -3,726
2009 559,017 -46,901 592,825 22,416
2008 576,654 -63,313 579,695 30,506
2007 583,115 -49,634 572,332 32,813
2006 594,388 -39,303 569,474 28,536
2005 610,618 -41,465 563,234 21,272
2004 628,424 -25,949 543,339 34,433
2003 642,144 -33,114 536,656 28,768
2002 640,840 -24,387 528,620 40,573
2001 642,933 -28,582 519,382 36,050
2000 652,176 -27,878 508,738 -4,206
1999 668,576 -22,698 487,210 -17,304
1998 687,704 -8,186 471,313 -17,564
1997 686,073 -23,600 459,822 -15,409
1996 682,547 -28,251 450,259 -37,113
1995 694,968 -33,097 451,748 -42,558
1994 708,660 -16,023 449,589 -47,120
1993 709,287 -30,103 454,669 -49,792
1992 697,763 -15,147 452,156 -47,736
1991 690,266 -48,458 448,159 -57,878
1990 682,409 -7,590 442,211 -46,789
1989 674,102 -21,329 432,541 -52,293
1988 663,796 -25,064 425,031 -64,810
1987 659,429 -36,040 419,328 -84,648
1986 659,701 -42,368 411,191 -98,099
1985 625,379 -21,408 401,722 -106,855
1984 666,315 -18,692 392,053 -105,655
1983 674,767 -13,329 379,846 15,276
1982 675,339 -37,090 369,061 7,863
1981 662,195 -50,351 359,572 -12,296
1980 649,872 -44,203 346,816 -13,564
1979 635,747 -63,657 334,848 20,291
1978 626,378 -67,870 324,428 18,041
1977 622,814 -67,638 315,429 15,243
1976 612,265 -98,057 305,769 -2,528
1975 598,580 -84,462 298,267 -292
1974 589,035 -80,816 290,796 -1,197
1973 583,608 -75,630 283,385 -1,168
1972 581,361 -77,708 275,236 -4,589
1971 582,011 -84,712 265,442 -12,238
1970 583,396 -66,065 257,938 -10,233
1969 586,559 -64,238 251,925 -28,752
1968 589,407 -61,442 242,821 -36,683
1967 591,649 -57,256 237,156 -35,666
1966 590,855 -59,395 231,440 -38,143
1965 587,677 -51,855 229,061 -38,519
1964 581,435 -53,972 226,685 -43,480
1963 572,355 -52,631 225,367 -46,516
1962 559,985 -50,108 223,842 -48,017
1961 545,627 -47,849 222,372 -48,777
1960 529,316 -49,115 217,134 12,181

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 Ghana 98.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,484,449 people) and 1.37% is from migration (a loss of 90,310 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 532,286 people or 1.5% in Ghana.

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
Ghana
City Population
Kumasi 3.9M
Accra 1.78M
Tamale 730K
Sekondi-Takoradi 540K
Ashaiman 208K
Obuasi 180K
Tema 162K
Koforidua 127K
Ho 126K
Hohoe 56.2K

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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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