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

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The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 53,425,635 in 2025 vs 35,064,272 people in Ghana in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,209,462 people compared to 36,032,857 in Ghana.

Population statistics:

  • Colombia's population is 1.5 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 +1.26% per year vs +2.05% in Ghana.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.2M (27% growth), while Ghana has grown from 23M to 36M (56.4% growth).

Colombia vs Ghana: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Ghana
2100 47,484,139 68,117,614
2099 47,830,655 68,008,028
2098 48,181,819 67,888,410
2097 48,536,565 67,759,128
2096 48,894,308 67,625,262
2095 49,257,082 67,481,344
2094 49,624,336 67,325,992
2093 49,993,990 67,162,890
2092 50,365,329 66,991,846
2091 50,738,006 66,804,098
2090 51,111,627 66,605,276
2089 51,485,668 66,395,029
2088 51,859,452 66,173,453
2087 52,230,587 65,937,323
2086 52,598,291 65,699,827
2085 52,962,450 65,451,666
2084 53,322,246 65,196,037
2083 53,676,937 64,922,457
2082 54,026,216 64,638,242
2081 54,368,364 64,342,209
2080 54,703,696 64,034,249
2079 55,030,557 63,717,528
2078 55,349,907 63,384,648
2077 55,659,611 63,046,955
2076 55,959,176 62,699,375
2075 56,248,347 62,337,964
2074 56,527,033 61,974,725
2073 56,794,109 61,604,458
2072 57,050,141 61,227,111
2071 57,294,481 60,835,024
2070 57,526,873 60,442,399
2069 57,746,348 60,041,679
2068 57,954,274 59,627,097
2067 58,149,809 59,203,373
2066 58,333,112 58,774,846
2065 58,503,296 58,341,378
2064 58,662,119 57,893,305
2063 58,808,654 57,439,982
2062 58,944,276 56,974,922
2061 59,067,801 56,500,340
2060 59,180,318 56,019,906
2059 59,281,322 55,529,609
2058 59,371,363 55,031,460
2057 59,450,029 54,524,491
2056 59,517,427 54,007,205
2055 59,573,668 53,481,428
2054 59,618,199 52,949,003
2053 59,651,062 52,407,089
2052 59,672,031 51,859,418
2051 59,680,555 51,300,839
2050 59,676,848 50,730,296
2049 59,659,759 50,153,221
2048 59,629,100 49,567,895
2047 59,583,143 48,972,414
2046 59,521,825 48,373,367
2045 59,444,589 47,766,811
2044 59,348,507 47,154,486
2043 59,235,094 46,538,892
2042 59,102,840 45,916,531
2041 58,951,213 45,291,657
2040 58,780,376 44,660,573
2039 58,585,136 44,029,228
2038 58,369,901 43,393,321
2037 58,133,352 42,752,045
2036 57,870,584 42,112,269
2035 57,588,449 41,470,624
2034 57,279,396 40,823,789
2033 56,946,591 40,176,026
2032 56,592,496 39,532,216
2031 56,213,920 38,892,407
2030 55,809,671 38,251,174
2029 55,382,133 37,616,078
2028 54,930,329 36,978,847
2027 54,451,860 36,342,429
2026 53,953,448 35,705,894
2025 53,425,635 35,064,272
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 6,771,950 people (a 14.3% growth), while Ghana's population increased by 6,676,115 people (a 22.7% 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 10.1% to 59,676,848 people with a rank change from 28th to 34th. The population of Ghana will increase by 40.8% to 50,730,296 people and rank change from 46th to 43rd.

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 1.02% 1.85%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Colombia grew by 1.02%, while Ghana's population grew by 1.85%.

Live population counters

Colombia Ghana
Current population
54209462
36032857
Population rank 28/197 46/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.43%
One net population change
58.6 seconds
49.7 seconds
One birth every
45 seconds
35.3 seconds
One death every
1.82 minutes
2.18 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,477 +1,745
Annual growth/decline +539,272 +636,858
Annual growth/decline rate +1.02% +1.85%
Population growth rate rank 100/197 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 411,721 141,643 651,057 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Ghana 98.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,474,677 people) and 1.48% is from migration (a loss of 97,112 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 (1960–2025, 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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