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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 52,886,363 in 2024 vs 10,405,134 people in Greece in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,105,437 people compared to 10,181,414 in Greece.

Population statistics:

  • Colombia's population is 5.31 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Greece is the 96th.
  • The countries together account for 0.78% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 0.12% for Greece.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs -0.47% in Greece.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.1M (26.7% growth), while Greece has declined from 11M to 10.2M (7.61% decline).

Colombia vs Greece: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Greece
2100 47,499,215 6,463,085
2099 47,845,841 6,505,287
2098 48,197,117 6,547,164
2097 48,551,975 6,589,081
2096 48,909,832 6,630,487
2095 49,272,722 6,671,006
2094 49,640,091 6,710,734
2093 50,009,863 6,749,510
2092 50,381,320 6,787,596
2091 50,754,115 6,824,775
2090 51,127,855 6,862,164
2089 51,502,015 6,900,089
2088 51,875,918 6,937,116
2087 52,247,171 6,973,450
2086 52,614,991 7,010,676
2085 52,979,265 7,048,751
2084 53,339,176 7,086,818
2083 53,693,979 7,124,743
2082 54,043,369 7,164,627
2081 54,385,627 7,205,487
2080 54,721,064 7,248,512
2079 55,048,030 7,292,836
2078 55,367,481 7,338,859
2077 55,677,284 7,387,671
2076 55,976,943 7,437,562
2075 56,266,206 7,489,139
2074 56,544,981 7,543,259
2073 56,812,141 7,600,155
2072 57,068,255 7,659,253
2071 57,312,673 7,719,672
2070 57,545,138 7,782,317
2069 57,764,682 7,847,153
2068 57,972,674 7,913,682
2067 58,168,272 7,980,659
2066 58,351,633 8,047,692
2065 58,521,871 8,114,348
2064 58,680,744 8,181,923
2063 58,827,326 8,250,274
2062 58,962,991 8,318,463
2061 59,086,555 8,386,919
2060 59,199,108 8,454,179
2059 59,300,144 8,522,250
2058 59,390,214 8,589,200
2057 59,468,904 8,655,428
2056 59,536,324 8,720,012
2055 59,592,582 8,783,558
2054 59,637,127 8,844,935
2053 59,670,001 8,903,834
2052 59,690,977 8,961,755
2051 59,699,504 9,018,494
2050 59,695,795 9,072,676
2049 59,678,701 9,126,801
2048 59,648,033 9,177,973
2047 59,602,061 9,228,605
2046 59,540,723 9,275,381
2045 59,463,463 9,321,349
2044 59,367,350 9,367,130
2043 59,253,902 9,411,608
2042 59,121,606 9,454,837
2041 58,969,930 9,499,098
2040 58,799,039 9,543,726
2039 58,603,737 9,588,298
2038 58,388,433 9,633,708
2037 58,151,809 9,679,362
2036 57,888,958 9,724,905
2035 57,606,734 9,771,397
2034 57,297,583 9,817,355
2033 56,964,672 9,863,589
2032 56,610,464 9,911,215
2031 56,231,768 9,956,924
2030 55,827,391 10,002,298
2029 55,399,717 10,047,641
2028 54,947,769 10,092,845
2027 54,469,148 10,137,354
2026 53,970,578 10,181,414
2025 53,442,597 10,223,023
2024 52,886,363 10,405,134
2023 52,321,152 10,407,351
2022 51,737,944 10,436,882
2021 51,188,173 10,569,207
2020 50,629,997 10,698,599
2019 49,907,985 10,721,582
2018 49,024,465 10,732,882
2017 48,131,078 10,754,679
2016 47,437,512 10,775,971
2015 46,969,940 10,820,883
2014 46,565,429 10,892,413
2013 46,151,584 10,965,211
2012 45,715,810 11,045,011
2011 45,259,614 11,104,899
2010 44,777,319 11,121,341
2009 44,271,541 11,107,017
2008 43,758,808 11,077,841
2007 43,235,374 11,048,473
2006 42,691,084 11,020,362
2005 42,128,977 10,987,314
2004 41,543,171 10,955,141
2003 40,937,429 10,928,070
2002 40,324,680 10,902,022
2001 39,709,262 10,862,132
2000 39,089,934 10,805,808
1999 38,454,863 10,761,698
1998 37,792,165 10,720,509
1997 37,121,149 10,661,259
1996 36,462,745 10,608,800
1995 35,804,662 10,562,153
1994 35,127,410 10,512,922
1993 34,441,473 10,460,415
1992 33,760,571 10,399,061
1991 33,098,372 10,319,927
1990 32,440,069 10,196,792
1989 31,776,279 10,089,498
1988 31,130,524 10,036,983
1987 30,499,467 10,000,595
1986 29,879,112 9,967,213
1985 29,268,470 9,934,300
1984 28,642,690 9,895,801
1983 27,988,173 9,846,627
1982 27,338,331 9,789,513
1981 26,713,267 9,729,350
1980 26,104,498 9,642,505
1979 25,515,626 9,548,258
1978 24,950,337 9,429,959
1977 24,393,494 9,308,479
1976 23,858,810 9,188,150
1975 23,344,644 9,046,541
1974 22,833,469 8,962,022
1973 22,325,374 8,929,086
1972 21,819,563 8,888,628
1971 21,319,096 8,831,036
1970 20,811,782 8,792,806
1969 20,291,942 8,772,764
1968 19,766,796 8,740,765
1967 19,235,618 8,684,088
1966 18,702,688 8,613,651
1965 18,169,050 8,550,333
1964 17,637,411 8,510,429
1963 17,113,823 8,479,625
1962 16,599,029 8,448,233
1961 16,095,203 8,398,050
1960 15,606,209 8,331,725

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 Greece lost 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth), while Greece's population decreased by 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. Greece was ranked 74th in 2006 and ranked 96th 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 Greece will decrease by 10.9% to 9,072,676 people and rank change from 96th to 106th.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people, while Greece's population already peaked in 2010 at 11.1M people and is projected to decrease to 6.46M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia Greece
2100 -0.72% -0.65%
2099 -0.73% -0.64%
2098 -0.73% -0.64%
2097 -0.73% -0.62%
2096 -0.74% -0.61%
2095 -0.74% -0.59%
2094 -0.74% -0.57%
2093 -0.74% -0.56%
2092 -0.73% -0.54%
2091 -0.73% -0.54%
2090 -0.73% -0.55%
2089 -0.72% -0.53%
2088 -0.71% -0.52%
2087 -0.7% -0.53%
2086 -0.69% -0.54%
2085 -0.67% -0.54%
2084 -0.66% -0.53%
2083 -0.65% -0.56%
2082 -0.63% -0.57%
2081 -0.61% -0.59%
2080 -0.59% -0.61%
2079 -0.58% -0.63%
2078 -0.56% -0.66%
2077 -0.54% -0.67%
2076 -0.51% -0.69%
2075 -0.49% -0.72%
2074 -0.47% -0.75%
2073 -0.45% -0.77%
2072 -0.43% -0.78%
2071 -0.4% -0.8%
2070 -0.38% -0.83%
2069 -0.36% -0.84%
2068 -0.34% -0.84%
2067 -0.31% -0.83%
2066 -0.29% -0.82%
2065 -0.27% -0.83%
2064 -0.25% -0.83%
2063 -0.23% -0.82%
2062 -0.21% -0.82%
2061 -0.19% -0.8%
2060 -0.17% -0.8%
2059 -0.15% -0.78%
2058 -0.13% -0.77%
2057 -0.11% -0.74%
2056 -0.09% -0.72%
2055 -0.07% -0.69%
2054 -0.06% -0.66%
2053 -0.04% -0.65%
2052 -0.01% -0.63%
2051 0.006% -0.6%
2050 0.03% -0.59%
2049 0.05% -0.56%
2048 0.08% -0.55%
2047 0.1% -0.5%
2046 0.13% -0.49%
2045 0.16% -0.49%
2044 0.19% -0.47%
2043 0.22% -0.46%
2042 0.26% -0.47%
2041 0.29% -0.47%
2040 0.33% -0.46%
2039 0.37% -0.47%
2038 0.41% -0.47%
2037 0.45% -0.47%
2036 0.49% -0.48%
2035 0.54% -0.47%
2034 0.58% -0.47%
2033 0.63% -0.48%
2032 0.67% -0.46%
2031 0.72% -0.45%
2030 0.77% -0.45%
2029 0.82% -0.45%
2028 0.88% -0.44%
2027 0.92% -0.43%
2026 0.99% -0.41%
2025 1.05% -1.75%
2024 1.08% -0.02%
2023 1.13% -0.28%
2022 1.07% -1.25%
2021 1.1% -1.21%
2020 1.45% -0.21%
2019 1.8% -0.11%
2018 1.86% -0.2%
2017 1.46% -0.2%
2016 1% -0.42%
2015 0.87% -0.66%
2014 0.9% -0.66%
2013 0.95% -0.72%
2012 1.01% -0.54%
2011 1.08% -0.15%
2010 1.14% 0.13%
2009 1.17% 0.26%
2008 1.21% 0.27%
2007 1.27% 0.26%
2006 1.33% 0.3%
2005 1.41% 0.29%
2004 1.48% 0.25%
2003 1.52% 0.24%
2002 1.55% 0.37%
2001 1.58% 0.52%
2000 1.65% 0.41%
1999 1.75% 0.38%
1998 1.81% 0.56%
1997 1.81% 0.49%
1996 1.84% 0.44%
1995 1.93% 0.47%
1994 1.99% 0.5%
1993 2.02% 0.59%
1992 2% 0.77%
1991 2.03% 1.21%
1990 2.09% 1.06%
1989 2.07% 0.52%
1988 2.07% 0.36%
1987 2.08% 0.33%
1986 2.09% 0.33%
1985 2.18% 0.39%
1984 2.34% 0.5%
1983 2.38% 0.58%
1982 2.34% 0.62%
1981 2.33% 0.9%
1980 2.31% 0.99%
1979 2.27% 1.25%
1978 2.28% 1.31%
1977 2.24% 1.31%
1976 2.2% 1.57%
1975 2.24% 0.94%
1974 2.28% 0.37%
1973 2.32% 0.46%
1972 2.35% 0.65%
1971 2.44% 0.43%
1970 2.56% 0.23%
1969 2.66% 0.37%
1968 2.76% 0.65%
1967 2.85% 0.82%
1966 2.94% 0.74%
1965 3.01% 0.47%
1964 3.06% 0.36%
1963 3.1% 0.37%
1962 3.13% 0.6%
1961 3.13% 0.8%

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 Greece's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Colombia Greece
Current population
54105437
10181414
Population rank 28/197 96/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.12%
One net population change
55.8 seconds
3.95 hours
One birth every
44.7 seconds
7.43 minutes
One death every
1.86 minutes
4.14 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,549 -6
Annual growth/decline +565,211 -2,217
Annual growth/decline rate +1.08% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 165/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
31.7 minutes
Annual migration change +129,139 +16,636
Net migration rank 12/196 37/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 1,423,964
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 46/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 14.2%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 47/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
Greece
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia Greece
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - 16,636
2024 - 141,643 - -122,772
2023 422,598 154,521 -56,200 -159,430
2022 406,143 183,180 -63,665 -53,997
2021 311,122 199,070 -58,131 -160,277
2020 378,965 227,130 -46,004 6,353
2019 441,087 396,826 -41,814 36,762
2018 433,622 495,524 -33,272 17,938
2017 426,538 431,072 -36,566 10,483
2016 425,087 104,373 -25,862 10,484
2015 446,778 -41,123 -29,216 -43,462
2014 470,916 -67,522 -20,696 -46,678
2013 489,069 -64,789 -17,545 -59,323
2012 503,285 -56,070 -16,568 -65,364
2011 511,524 -46,385 -4,441 -31,786
2010 533,657 -34,220 5,560 2,001
2009 559,017 -46,901 8,886 18,182
2008 576,654 -63,313 11,077 27,081
2007 583,115 -49,634 2,210 25,400
2006 594,388 -39,303 6,612 27,621
2005 610,618 -41,465 2,197 33,297
2004 628,424 -25,949 0 29,039
2003 642,144 -33,114 -1,093 25,323
2002 640,840 -24,387 0 25,692
2001 642,933 -28,582 0 60,387
2000 652,176 -27,878 -1,081 54,661
1999 668,576 -22,698 -2,153 49,930
1998 687,704 -8,186 -2,144 47,856
1997 686,073 -23,600 2,133 45,671
1996 682,547 -28,251 0 43,444
1995 694,968 -33,097 1,056 42,674
1994 708,660 -16,023 6,307 42,897
1993 709,287 -30,103 4,185 39,829
1992 697,763 -15,147 6,239 41,000
1991 690,266 -48,458 6,192 37,917
1990 682,409 -7,590 8,157 26,294
1989 674,102 -21,329 9,080 18,862
1988 663,796 -25,064 15,055 20,557
1987 659,429 -36,040 10,001 19,005
1986 659,701 -42,368 20,931 19,064
1985 625,379 -21,408 22,849 16,093
1984 666,315 -18,692 37,604 19,767
1983 674,767 -13,329 42,341 18,655
1982 675,339 -37,090 50,906 19,675
1981 662,195 -50,351 54,484 25,061
1980 649,872 -44,203 60,748 47,460
1979 635,747 -63,657 65,882 72,184
1978 626,378 -67,870 64,124 60,775
1977 622,814 -67,638 59,574 19,193
1976 612,265 -98,057 65,236 89,601
1975 598,580 -84,462 61,516 61,265
1974 589,035 -80,816 68,111 -22,590
1973 583,608 -75,630 59,824 -42,387
1972 581,361 -77,708 64,887 -3,589
1971 582,011 -84,712 67,116 -12,747
1970 583,396 -66,065 71,222 -54,166
1969 586,559 -64,238 82,464 -118,544
1968 589,407 -61,442 87,408 -429
1967 591,649 -57,256 91,183 -55,853
1966 590,855 -59,395 86,998 21,206
1965 587,677 -51,855 83,793 -81,576
1964 581,435 -53,972 83,402 -76,678
1963 572,355 -52,631 81,404 -77,345
1962 559,985 -50,108 85,327 -74,972
1961 545,627 -47,849 86,500 -61,102
1960 529,316 -49,115 96,648 -15,996

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 Greece 51.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 411,426 people) and 48.1% is from migration (a loss of 381,824 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 1,423,964 people or 14.2% in Greece.

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
Greece
City Population
Athens 643K
Crete 623K
Thessaloniki 310K
Patras 174K
Piraeus 168K
Larissa 146K
Heraklion 145K
Peristeri 134K
Kallithea 97.6K
Glyfada 89.6K

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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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