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

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The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 53,425,635 in 2025 vs 285,721,236 people in Indonesia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,209,462 people compared to 289,027,659 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 +1.26% per year vs +0.9% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.2M (27% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.5% growth).

Colombia vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Indonesia
2100 47,484,139 297,217,412
2099 47,830,655 298,340,219
2098 48,181,819 299,449,882
2097 48,536,565 300,549,857
2096 48,894,308 301,634,112
2095 49,257,082 302,698,798
2094 49,624,336 303,751,488
2093 49,993,990 304,790,169
2092 50,365,329 305,809,796
2091 50,738,006 306,805,664
2090 51,111,627 307,780,044
2089 51,485,668 308,727,665
2088 51,859,452 309,652,467
2087 52,230,587 310,557,120
2086 52,598,291 311,434,804
2085 52,962,450 312,284,488
2084 53,322,246 313,107,329
2083 53,676,937 313,904,231
2082 54,026,216 314,670,881
2081 54,368,364 315,404,888
2080 54,703,696 316,109,402
2079 55,030,557 316,790,074
2078 55,349,907 317,438,140
2077 55,659,611 318,056,534
2076 55,959,176 318,635,038
2075 56,248,347 319,190,402
2074 56,527,033 319,709,426
2073 56,794,109 320,201,444
2072 57,050,141 320,659,562
2071 57,294,481 321,086,184
2070 57,526,873 321,485,042
2069 57,746,348 321,858,064
2068 57,954,274 322,201,979
2067 58,149,809 322,516,545
2066 58,333,112 322,798,892
2065 58,503,296 323,048,550
2064 58,662,119 323,268,759
2063 58,808,654 323,456,004
2062 58,944,276 323,612,644
2061 59,067,801 323,734,699
2060 59,180,318 323,814,746
2059 59,281,322 323,854,683
2058 59,371,363 323,844,015
2057 59,450,029 323,786,943
2056 59,517,427 323,671,172
2055 59,573,668 323,502,155
2054 59,618,199 323,274,189
2053 59,651,062 322,982,358
2052 59,672,031 322,627,695
2051 59,680,555 322,202,850
2050 59,676,848 321,699,802
2049 59,659,759 321,119,283
2048 59,629,100 320,457,830
2047 59,583,143 319,728,668
2046 59,521,825 318,921,027
2045 59,444,589 318,028,206
2044 59,348,507 317,051,440
2043 59,235,094 315,992,168
2042 59,102,840 314,856,940
2041 58,951,213 313,643,892
2040 58,780,376 312,358,800
2039 58,585,136 311,001,176
2038 58,369,901 309,578,763
2037 58,133,352 308,089,917
2036 57,870,584 306,544,452
2035 57,588,449 304,940,852
2034 57,279,396 303,275,782
2033 56,946,591 301,552,643
2032 56,592,496 299,781,696
2031 56,213,920 297,956,985
2030 55,809,671 296,081,262
2029 55,382,133 294,145,245
2028 54,930,329 292,143,454
2027 54,451,860 290,069,053
2026 53,953,448 287,927,760
2025 53,425,635 285,721,236
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 6,771,950 people (a 14.3% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% 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 10.1% to 59,676,848 people with a rank change from 28th to 34th. The population of Indonesia will increase by 11.3% to 321,699,802 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 1.02% 0.79%
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 (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 Indonesia's population grew by 0.79%.

Live population counters

Colombia Indonesia
Current population
54209462
289027659
Population rank 28/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 3.48%
One net population change
58.6 seconds
14.2 seconds
One birth every
45 seconds
7.06 seconds
One death every
1.82 minutes
14.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,477 +6,119
Annual growth/decline +539,272 +2,233,305
Annual growth/decline rate +1.02% +0.79%
Population growth rate rank 100/197 112/197
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 411,721 141,643 2,307,025 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Indonesia 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 24,548,978 people) and 1.17% is from migration (a loss of 290,739 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 (1960–2025, 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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