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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 52,886,363 in 2024 vs 283,487,931 people in Indonesia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,105,437 people compared to 288,551,776 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 5.33 times bigger than Colombia's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 4.13% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs +0.94% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.1M (26.7% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.3% growth).

Colombia vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Indonesia
2100 47,499,215 297,263,579
2099 47,845,841 298,386,561
2098 48,197,117 299,496,396
2097 48,551,975 300,596,542
2096 48,909,832 301,680,965
2095 49,272,722 302,745,817
2094 49,640,091 303,798,670
2093 50,009,863 304,837,512
2092 50,381,320 305,857,297
2091 50,754,115 306,853,321
2090 51,127,855 307,827,852
2089 51,502,015 308,775,620
2088 51,875,918 309,700,566
2087 52,247,171 310,605,359
2086 52,614,991 311,483,180
2085 52,979,265 312,332,996
2084 53,339,176 313,155,965
2083 53,693,979 313,952,990
2082 54,043,369 314,719,759
2081 54,385,627 315,453,880
2080 54,721,064 316,158,503
2079 55,048,030 316,839,281
2078 55,367,481 317,487,448
2077 55,677,284 318,105,938
2076 55,976,943 318,684,532
2075 56,266,206 319,239,982
2074 56,544,981 319,759,087
2073 56,812,141 320,251,181
2072 57,068,255 320,709,370
2071 57,312,673 321,136,059
2070 57,545,138 321,534,979
2069 57,764,682 321,908,058
2068 57,972,674 322,252,027
2067 58,168,272 322,566,642
2066 58,351,633 322,849,032
2065 58,521,871 323,098,730
2064 58,680,744 323,318,973
2063 58,827,326 323,506,247
2062 58,962,991 323,662,911
2061 59,086,555 323,784,985
2060 59,199,108 323,865,045
2059 59,300,144 323,904,988
2058 59,390,214 323,894,318
2057 59,468,904 323,837,237
2056 59,536,324 323,721,448
2055 59,592,582 323,552,405
2054 59,637,127 323,324,404
2053 59,670,001 323,032,528
2052 59,690,977 322,677,809
2051 59,699,504 322,252,898
2050 59,695,795 321,749,772
2049 59,678,701 321,169,163
2048 59,648,033 320,507,607
2047 59,602,061 319,778,332
2046 59,540,723 318,970,565
2045 59,463,463 318,077,606
2044 59,367,350 317,100,688
2043 59,253,902 316,041,251
2042 59,121,606 314,905,847
2041 58,969,930 313,692,611
2040 58,799,039 312,407,319
2039 58,603,737 311,049,484
2038 58,388,433 309,626,850
2037 58,151,809 308,137,773
2036 57,888,958 306,592,068
2035 57,606,734 304,988,219
2034 57,297,583 303,322,890
2033 56,964,672 301,599,483
2032 56,610,464 299,828,261
2031 56,231,768 298,003,267
2030 55,827,391 296,127,253
2029 55,399,717 294,190,935
2028 54,947,769 292,188,833
2027 54,469,148 290,114,110
2026 53,970,578 287,972,484
2025 53,442,597 285,765,617
2024 52,886,363 283,487,931
2023 52,321,152 281,190,067
2022 51,737,944 278,830,529
2021 51,188,173 276,758,053
2020 50,629,997 274,814,866
2019 49,907,985 272,489,381
2018 49,024,465 269,951,846
2017 48,131,078 267,346,658
2016 47,437,512 264,627,418
2015 46,969,940 261,799,249
2014 46,565,429 258,877,399
2013 46,151,584 255,852,467
2012 45,715,810 252,698,525
2011 45,259,614 249,470,032
2010 44,777,319 246,305,322
2009 44,271,541 243,220,028
2008 43,758,808 240,157,903
2007 43,235,374 237,062,337
2006 42,691,084 233,951,652
2005 42,128,977 230,871,650
2004 41,543,171 227,926,649
2003 40,937,429 225,048,008
2002 40,324,680 222,088,495
2001 39,709,262 219,097,902
2000 39,089,934 216,077,790
1999 38,454,863 213,004,668
1998 37,792,165 209,826,788
1997 37,121,149 206,536,095
1996 36,462,745 203,204,348
1995 35,804,662 199,888,057
1994 35,127,410 196,591,828
1993 34,441,473 193,305,168
1992 33,760,571 190,043,744
1991 33,098,372 186,778,238
1990 32,440,069 183,501,098
1989 31,776,279 180,201,630
1988 31,130,524 176,855,065
1987 30,499,467 173,511,154
1986 29,879,112 170,175,065
1985 29,268,470 166,776,185
1984 28,642,690 163,251,124
1983 27,988,173 159,651,381
1982 27,338,331 156,052,152
1981 26,713,267 152,485,035
1980 26,104,498 148,950,540
1979 25,515,626 145,434,834
1978 24,950,337 141,953,163
1977 24,393,494 138,533,541
1976 23,858,810 135,173,655
1975 23,344,644 131,843,848
1974 22,833,469 128,555,045
1973 22,325,374 125,288,515
1972 21,819,563 122,039,841
1971 21,319,096 118,833,702
1970 20,811,782 115,657,495
1969 20,291,942 112,517,639
1968 19,766,796 109,450,006
1967 19,235,618 106,526,393
1966 18,702,688 103,792,754
1965 18,169,050 101,365,130
1964 17,637,411 98,833,749
1963 17,113,823 96,051,424
1962 16,599,029 93,375,850
1961 16,095,203 90,791,249
1960 15,606,209 88,296,070

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 Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th 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 Indonesia will increase by 11.5% to 321,749,772 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people compared to the peak of 324M people in 2059 for Indonesia.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia Indonesia
2100 -0.72% -0.38%
2099 -0.73% -0.37%
2098 -0.73% -0.37%
2097 -0.73% -0.36%
2096 -0.74% -0.35%
2095 -0.74% -0.35%
2094 -0.74% -0.34%
2093 -0.74% -0.33%
2092 -0.73% -0.32%
2091 -0.73% -0.32%
2090 -0.73% -0.31%
2089 -0.72% -0.3%
2088 -0.71% -0.29%
2087 -0.7% -0.28%
2086 -0.69% -0.27%
2085 -0.67% -0.26%
2084 -0.66% -0.25%
2083 -0.65% -0.24%
2082 -0.63% -0.23%
2081 -0.61% -0.22%
2080 -0.59% -0.21%
2079 -0.58% -0.2%
2078 -0.56% -0.19%
2077 -0.54% -0.18%
2076 -0.51% -0.17%
2075 -0.49% -0.16%
2074 -0.47% -0.15%
2073 -0.45% -0.14%
2072 -0.43% -0.13%
2071 -0.4% -0.12%
2070 -0.38% -0.12%
2069 -0.36% -0.11%
2068 -0.34% -0.1%
2067 -0.31% -0.09%
2066 -0.29% -0.08%
2065 -0.27% -0.07%
2064 -0.25% -0.06%
2063 -0.23% -0.05%
2062 -0.21% -0.04%
2061 -0.19% -0.02%
2060 -0.17% -0.01%
2059 -0.15% 0.003%
2058 -0.13% 0.02%
2057 -0.11% 0.04%
2056 -0.09% 0.05%
2055 -0.07% 0.07%
2054 -0.06% 0.09%
2053 -0.04% 0.11%
2052 -0.01% 0.13%
2051 0.006% 0.16%
2050 0.03% 0.18%
2049 0.05% 0.21%
2048 0.08% 0.23%
2047 0.1% 0.25%
2046 0.13% 0.28%
2045 0.16% 0.31%
2044 0.19% 0.34%
2043 0.22% 0.36%
2042 0.26% 0.39%
2041 0.29% 0.41%
2040 0.33% 0.44%
2039 0.37% 0.46%
2038 0.41% 0.48%
2037 0.45% 0.5%
2036 0.49% 0.53%
2035 0.54% 0.55%
2034 0.58% 0.57%
2033 0.63% 0.59%
2032 0.67% 0.61%
2031 0.72% 0.63%
2030 0.77% 0.66%
2029 0.82% 0.69%
2028 0.88% 0.72%
2027 0.92% 0.74%
2026 0.99% 0.77%
2025 1.05% 0.8%
2024 1.08% 0.82%
2023 1.13% 0.85%
2022 1.07% 0.75%
2021 1.1% 0.71%
2020 1.45% 0.85%
2019 1.8% 0.94%
2018 1.86% 0.97%
2017 1.46% 1.03%
2016 1% 1.08%
2015 0.87% 1.13%
2014 0.9% 1.18%
2013 0.95% 1.25%
2012 1.01% 1.29%
2011 1.08% 1.28%
2010 1.14% 1.27%
2009 1.17% 1.28%
2008 1.21% 1.31%
2007 1.27% 1.33%
2006 1.33% 1.33%
2005 1.41% 1.29%
2004 1.48% 1.28%
2003 1.52% 1.33%
2002 1.55% 1.36%
2001 1.58% 1.4%
2000 1.65% 1.44%
1999 1.75% 1.51%
1998 1.81% 1.59%
1997 1.81% 1.64%
1996 1.84% 1.66%
1995 1.93% 1.68%
1994 1.99% 1.7%
1993 2.02% 1.72%
1992 2% 1.75%
1991 2.03% 1.79%
1990 2.09% 1.83%
1989 2.07% 1.89%
1988 2.07% 1.93%
1987 2.08% 1.96%
1986 2.09% 2.04%
1985 2.18% 2.16%
1984 2.34% 2.25%
1983 2.38% 2.31%
1982 2.34% 2.34%
1981 2.33% 2.37%
1980 2.31% 2.42%
1979 2.27% 2.45%
1978 2.28% 2.47%
1977 2.24% 2.49%
1976 2.2% 2.53%
1975 2.24% 2.56%
1974 2.28% 2.61%
1973 2.32% 2.66%
1972 2.35% 2.7%
1971 2.44% 2.75%
1970 2.56% 2.79%
1969 2.66% 2.8%
1968 2.76% 2.74%
1967 2.85% 2.63%
1966 2.94% 2.39%
1965 3.01% 2.56%
1964 3.06% 2.9%
1963 3.1% 2.87%
1962 3.13% 2.85%
1961 3.13% 2.83%

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 Indonesia's population grew by 0.82%.

Live population counters

Colombia Indonesia
Current population
54105437
288551776
Population rank 28/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 3.48%
One net population change
55.8 seconds
13.7 seconds
One birth every
44.7 seconds
7.04 seconds
One death every
1.86 minutes
14.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,549 +6,296
Annual growth/decline +565,211 +2,297,864
Annual growth/decline rate +1.08% +0.82%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 115/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change +129,139 -39,509
Net migration rank 12/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - -39,509
2024 - 141,643 - -38,469
2023 422,598 154,521 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 406,143 183,180 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 311,122 199,070 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 378,965 227,130 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 441,087 396,826 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 433,622 495,524 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 426,538 431,072 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 425,087 104,373 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 446,778 -41,123 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 470,916 -67,522 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 489,069 -64,789 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 503,285 -56,070 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 511,524 -46,385 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 533,657 -34,220 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 559,017 -46,901 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 576,654 -63,313 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 583,115 -49,634 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 594,388 -39,303 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 610,618 -41,465 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 628,424 -25,949 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 642,144 -33,114 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 640,840 -24,387 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 642,933 -28,582 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 652,176 -27,878 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 668,576 -22,698 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 687,704 -8,186 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 686,073 -23,600 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 682,547 -28,251 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 694,968 -33,097 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 708,660 -16,023 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 709,287 -30,103 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 697,763 -15,147 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 690,266 -48,458 3,288,791 3,096
1990 682,409 -7,590 3,250,906 11,539
1989 674,102 -21,329 3,316,792 19,905
1988 663,796 -25,064 3,331,242 25,383
1987 659,429 -36,040 3,304,520 26,705
1986 659,701 -42,368 3,309,905 30,988
1985 625,379 -21,408 3,419,412 37,451
1984 666,315 -18,692 3,549,570 43,693
1983 674,767 -13,329 3,558,949 47,375
1982 675,339 -37,090 3,545,504 46,792
1981 662,195 -50,351 3,497,244 44,710
1980 649,872 -44,203 3,484,846 42,254
1979 635,747 -63,657 3,460,621 43,900
1978 626,378 -67,870 3,412,980 45,911
1977 622,814 -67,638 3,334,779 45,610
1976 612,265 -98,057 3,291,479 48,010
1975 598,580 -84,462 3,263,794 56,386
1974 589,035 -80,816 3,196,136 61,188
1973 583,608 -75,630 3,210,643 64,991
1972 581,361 -77,708 3,149,726 72,007
1971 582,011 -84,712 3,111,304 79,264
1970 583,396 -66,065 3,080,421 81,368
1969 586,559 -64,238 3,034,825 82,955
1968 589,407 -61,442 2,961,608 55,731
1967 591,649 -57,256 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 590,855 -59,395 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 587,677 -51,855 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 581,435 -53,972 2,700,138 144,819
1963 572,355 -52,631 2,609,526 110,166
1962 559,985 -50,108 2,525,163 106,264
1961 545,627 -47,849 2,434,113 103,628
1960 529,316 -49,115 2,350,971 101,631

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 Indonesia 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

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
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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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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