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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 52,886,363 in 2024 vs 1,450,935,791 people in India in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,105,437 people compared to 1,480,351,380 in India.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 27.4 times bigger than Colombia's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while India is the 1st.
  • The countries together account for 18.5% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 17.9% for India.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs +1.03% in India.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.1M (26.7% growth), while India has grown from 1.17B to 1.48B (26.2% growth).

Colombia vs India: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia India
2100 47,499,215 1,515,897,176
2099 47,845,841 1,523,583,618
2098 48,197,117 1,531,281,096
2097 48,551,975 1,538,914,978
2096 48,909,832 1,546,515,506
2095 49,272,722 1,554,100,337
2094 49,640,091 1,561,632,624
2093 50,009,863 1,569,112,481
2092 50,381,320 1,576,470,228
2091 50,754,115 1,583,793,450
2090 51,127,855 1,591,038,578
2089 51,502,015 1,598,165,996
2088 51,875,918 1,605,169,643
2087 52,247,171 1,612,023,916
2086 52,614,991 1,618,795,931
2085 52,979,265 1,625,424,591
2084 53,339,176 1,631,854,605
2083 53,693,979 1,638,132,423
2082 54,043,369 1,644,206,476
2081 54,385,627 1,650,106,942
2080 54,721,064 1,655,799,569
2079 55,048,030 1,661,261,962
2078 55,367,481 1,666,477,951
2077 55,677,284 1,671,444,317
2076 55,976,943 1,676,151,275
2075 56,266,206 1,680,606,119
2074 56,544,981 1,684,743,082
2073 56,812,141 1,688,579,113
2072 57,068,255 1,692,138,648
2071 57,312,673 1,695,351,098
2070 57,545,138 1,698,255,829
2069 57,764,682 1,700,813,392
2068 57,972,674 1,703,025,450
2067 58,168,272 1,704,872,725
2066 58,351,633 1,706,347,017
2065 58,521,871 1,707,540,131
2064 58,680,744 1,708,362,011
2063 58,827,326 1,708,845,280
2062 58,962,991 1,709,011,618
2061 59,086,555 1,708,866,368
2060 59,199,108 1,708,344,645
2059 59,300,144 1,707,488,768
2058 59,390,214 1,706,314,224
2057 59,468,904 1,704,805,210
2056 59,536,324 1,703,013,988
2055 59,592,582 1,700,890,479
2054 59,637,127 1,698,473,703
2053 59,670,001 1,695,661,388
2052 59,690,977 1,692,531,993
2051 59,699,504 1,689,057,795
2050 59,695,795 1,685,236,057
2049 59,678,701 1,681,083,344
2048 59,648,033 1,676,576,931
2047 59,602,061 1,671,678,054
2046 59,540,723 1,666,371,707
2045 59,463,463 1,660,667,112
2044 59,367,350 1,654,556,840
2043 59,253,902 1,648,067,988
2042 59,121,606 1,641,136,901
2041 58,969,930 1,633,771,970
2040 58,799,039 1,625,990,392
2039 58,603,737 1,617,818,911
2038 58,388,433 1,609,238,166
2037 58,151,809 1,600,212,760
2036 57,888,958 1,590,731,970
2035 57,606,734 1,580,864,963
2034 57,297,583 1,570,629,033
2033 56,964,672 1,560,043,145
2032 56,610,464 1,549,098,676
2031 56,231,768 1,537,810,507
2030 55,827,391 1,526,192,552
2029 55,399,717 1,514,274,850
2028 54,947,769 1,502,102,657
2027 54,469,148 1,489,628,314
2026 53,970,578 1,476,911,618
2025 53,442,597 1,463,993,377
2024 52,886,363 1,450,935,791
2023 52,321,152 1,438,069,596
2022 51,737,944 1,425,423,212
2021 51,188,173 1,414,203,896
2020 50,629,997 1,402,617,695
2019 49,907,985 1,389,030,312
2018 49,024,465 1,374,659,064
2017 48,131,078 1,359,657,400
2016 47,437,512 1,343,944,296
2015 46,969,940 1,328,024,498
2014 46,565,429 1,312,277,191
2013 46,151,584 1,295,829,511
2012 45,715,810 1,278,674,502
2011 45,259,614 1,261,224,954
2010 44,777,319 1,243,481,564
2009 44,271,541 1,225,524,753
2008 43,758,808 1,207,930,964
2007 43,235,374 1,190,676,021
2006 42,691,084 1,172,878,890
2005 42,128,977 1,154,676,322
2004 41,543,171 1,135,991,513
2003 40,937,429 1,116,803,006
2002 40,324,680 1,097,600,380
2001 39,709,262 1,077,898,575
2000 39,089,934 1,057,922,733
1999 38,454,863 1,038,225,823
1998 37,792,165 1,018,665,080
1997 37,121,149 999,133,762
1996 36,462,745 979,678,458
1995 35,804,662 960,301,044
1994 35,127,410 941,163,767
1993 34,441,473 922,118,387
1992 33,760,571 902,957,070
1991 33,098,372 883,927,600
1990 32,440,069 864,972,221
1989 31,776,279 846,039,529
1988 31,130,524 827,342,990
1987 30,499,467 808,931,270
1986 29,879,112 790,689,978
1985 29,268,470 772,647,793
1984 28,642,690 754,875,449
1983 27,988,173 737,372,681
1982 27,338,331 720,313,473
1981 26,713,267 703,696,250
1980 26,104,498 687,354,025
1979 25,515,626 671,155,747
1978 24,950,337 655,728,229
1977 24,393,494 640,801,103
1976 23,858,810 625,861,883
1975 23,344,644 611,309,535
1974 22,833,469 597,041,391
1973 22,325,374 583,465,598
1972 21,819,563 570,482,142
1971 21,319,096 558,096,387
1970 20,811,782 545,864,268
1969 20,291,942 533,880,544
1968 19,766,796 522,716,889
1967 19,235,618 511,606,372
1966 18,702,688 500,740,247
1965 18,169,050 490,140,146
1964 17,637,411 479,229,598
1963 17,113,823 468,138,575
1962 16,599,029 457,283,090
1961 16,095,203 446,564,729
1960 15,606,209 435,990,338

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 India gained 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth), while India's population increased by 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. India was ranked 2nd in 2006 and ranked 1st 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 India will increase by 13.8% to 1,685,236,057 people and will still be ranked 1st.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people compared to the peak of 1.71B people in 2062 for India.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia India
2100 -0.72% -0.5%
2099 -0.73% -0.5%
2098 -0.73% -0.5%
2097 -0.73% -0.49%
2096 -0.74% -0.49%
2095 -0.74% -0.48%
2094 -0.74% -0.48%
2093 -0.74% -0.47%
2092 -0.73% -0.46%
2091 -0.73% -0.46%
2090 -0.73% -0.45%
2089 -0.72% -0.44%
2088 -0.71% -0.43%
2087 -0.7% -0.42%
2086 -0.69% -0.41%
2085 -0.67% -0.39%
2084 -0.66% -0.38%
2083 -0.65% -0.37%
2082 -0.63% -0.36%
2081 -0.61% -0.34%
2080 -0.59% -0.33%
2079 -0.58% -0.31%
2078 -0.56% -0.3%
2077 -0.54% -0.28%
2076 -0.51% -0.27%
2075 -0.49% -0.25%
2074 -0.47% -0.23%
2073 -0.45% -0.21%
2072 -0.43% -0.19%
2071 -0.4% -0.17%
2070 -0.38% -0.15%
2069 -0.36% -0.13%
2068 -0.34% -0.11%
2067 -0.31% -0.09%
2066 -0.29% -0.07%
2065 -0.27% -0.05%
2064 -0.25% -0.03%
2063 -0.23% -0.01%
2062 -0.21% 0.008%
2061 -0.19% 0.03%
2060 -0.17% 0.05%
2059 -0.15% 0.07%
2058 -0.13% 0.09%
2057 -0.11% 0.11%
2056 -0.09% 0.12%
2055 -0.07% 0.14%
2054 -0.06% 0.17%
2053 -0.04% 0.18%
2052 -0.01% 0.21%
2051 0.006% 0.23%
2050 0.03% 0.25%
2049 0.05% 0.27%
2048 0.08% 0.29%
2047 0.1% 0.32%
2046 0.13% 0.34%
2045 0.16% 0.37%
2044 0.19% 0.39%
2043 0.22% 0.42%
2042 0.26% 0.45%
2041 0.29% 0.48%
2040 0.33% 0.51%
2039 0.37% 0.53%
2038 0.41% 0.56%
2037 0.45% 0.6%
2036 0.49% 0.62%
2035 0.54% 0.65%
2034 0.58% 0.68%
2033 0.63% 0.71%
2032 0.67% 0.73%
2031 0.72% 0.76%
2030 0.77% 0.79%
2029 0.82% 0.81%
2028 0.88% 0.84%
2027 0.92% 0.86%
2026 0.99% 0.88%
2025 1.05% 0.9%
2024 1.08% 0.89%
2023 1.13% 0.89%
2022 1.07% 0.79%
2021 1.1% 0.83%
2020 1.45% 0.98%
2019 1.8% 1.05%
2018 1.86% 1.1%
2017 1.46% 1.17%
2016 1% 1.2%
2015 0.87% 1.2%
2014 0.9% 1.27%
2013 0.95% 1.34%
2012 1.01% 1.38%
2011 1.08% 1.43%
2010 1.14% 1.47%
2009 1.17% 1.46%
2008 1.21% 1.45%
2007 1.27% 1.52%
2006 1.33% 1.58%
2005 1.41% 1.64%
2004 1.48% 1.72%
2003 1.52% 1.75%
2002 1.55% 1.83%
2001 1.58% 1.89%
2000 1.65% 1.9%
1999 1.75% 1.92%
1998 1.81% 1.95%
1997 1.81% 1.99%
1996 1.84% 2.02%
1995 1.93% 2.03%
1994 1.99% 2.07%
1993 2.02% 2.12%
1992 2% 2.15%
1991 2.03% 2.19%
1990 2.09% 2.24%
1989 2.07% 2.26%
1988 2.07% 2.28%
1987 2.08% 2.31%
1986 2.09% 2.34%
1985 2.18% 2.35%
1984 2.34% 2.37%
1983 2.38% 2.37%
1982 2.34% 2.36%
1981 2.33% 2.38%
1980 2.31% 2.41%
1979 2.27% 2.35%
1978 2.28% 2.33%
1977 2.24% 2.39%
1976 2.2% 2.38%
1975 2.24% 2.39%
1974 2.28% 2.33%
1973 2.32% 2.28%
1972 2.35% 2.22%
1971 2.44% 2.24%
1970 2.56% 2.24%
1969 2.66% 2.14%
1968 2.76% 2.17%
1967 2.85% 2.17%
1966 2.94% 2.16%
1965 3.01% 2.28%
1964 3.06% 2.37%
1963 3.1% 2.37%
1962 3.13% 2.4%
1961 3.13% 2.43%

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 India's population grew by 0.89%.

Live population counters

Colombia India
Current population
54105437
1480351380
Population rank 28/197 1/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 17.9%
One net population change
55.8 seconds
2.45 seconds
One birth every
44.7 seconds
1.36 seconds
One death every
1.86 minutes
3.32 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,549 +35,250
Annual growth/decline +565,211 +12,866,195
Annual growth/decline rate +1.08% +0.89%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 107/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
1.06 minutes
Annual migration change +129,139 -495,753
Net migration rank 12/196 195/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 4,796,255
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 15/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 181/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
India
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia India
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - -495,753
2024 - 141,643 - -630,830
2023 422,598 154,521 13,711,993 -979,179
2022 406,143 183,180 13,912,130 -1,353,478
2021 311,122 199,070 10,227,523 -348,916
2020 378,965 227,130 13,366,946 -73,806
2019 441,087 396,826 14,859,846 -978,969
2018 433,622 495,524 15,451,168 -589,794
2017 426,538 431,072 15,394,041 -251,642
2016 425,087 104,373 16,202,593 81,248
2015 446,778 -41,123 16,211,195 -655,085
2014 470,916 -67,522 16,165,943 -227,263
2013 489,069 -64,789 17,107,541 -151,372
2012 503,285 -56,070 17,552,365 -198,935
2011 511,524 -46,385 17,793,362 -247,017
2010 533,657 -34,220 17,991,935 -50,905
2009 559,017 -46,901 18,286,055 -312,905
2008 576,654 -63,313 18,234,926 -1,020,047
2007 583,115 -49,634 18,331,648 -1,037,200
2006 594,388 -39,303 18,641,737 -342,177
2005 610,618 -41,465 19,034,839 -929,454
2004 628,424 -25,949 19,469,758 -206,660
2003 642,144 -33,114 19,720,507 -606,970
2002 640,840 -24,387 20,024,621 -732,419
2001 642,933 -28,582 20,182,573 -70,346
2000 652,176 -27,878 19,984,160 -143,960
1999 668,576 -22,698 19,648,424 -95,320
1998 687,704 -8,186 19,569,575 -1,049
1997 686,073 -23,600 19,494,098 880
1996 682,547 -28,251 19,442,699 -26,388
1995 694,968 -33,097 19,396,161 -57,297
1994 708,660 -16,023 19,310,798 -375,253
1993 709,287 -30,103 19,152,399 2,364
1992 697,763 -15,147 19,132,757 35,155
1991 690,266 -48,458 19,049,524 -157,911
1990 682,409 -7,590 18,893,588 125,514
1989 674,102 -21,329 18,848,915 -2,907
1988 663,796 -25,064 18,702,916 -155,676
1987 659,429 -36,040 18,496,213 -219,150
1986 659,701 -42,368 18,455,495 -249,545
1985 625,379 -21,408 17,968,697 -89,991
1984 666,315 -18,692 17,698,810 -32,313
1983 674,767 -13,329 17,219,127 119,694
1982 675,339 -37,090 16,790,507 -10,687
1981 662,195 -50,351 16,422,159 33,243
1980 649,872 -44,203 16,018,786 210,914
1979 635,747 -63,657 15,392,957 774,094
1978 626,378 -67,870 14,898,145 -210,444
1977 622,814 -67,638 14,575,662 590,626
1976 612,265 -98,057 14,435,504 275,984
1975 598,580 -84,462 13,958,642 434,205
1974 589,035 -80,816 13,795,836 347,869
1973 583,608 -75,630 13,412,707 -404,743
1972 581,361 -77,708 13,041,792 -82,816
1971 582,011 -84,712 12,787,104 -974,574
1970 583,396 -66,065 12,417,866 233,782
1969 586,559 -64,238 12,167,671 -851,844
1968 589,407 -61,442 12,006,807 -995,416
1967 591,649 -57,256 11,279,897 -70,314
1966 590,855 -59,395 11,089,894 -566,982
1965 587,677 -51,855 10,925,714 -248,299
1964 581,435 -53,972 11,285,378 -141,916
1963 572,355 -52,631 11,016,705 21,640
1962 559,985 -50,108 10,743,409 -70,514
1961 545,627 -47,849 10,468,816 295,177
1960 529,316 -49,115 10,237,489 146,955

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 India 96.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 145,503,378 people) and 3.56% is from migration (a loss of 5,376,884 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 4,796,255 people or 0.3% in India.

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
India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.3M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 5.94M
Surat 5.94M
Kolkata 4.5M
Lucknow 3.38M

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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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