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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 52,886,363 in 2024 vs 91,567,738 people in Iran in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,105,437 people compared to 93,468,444 in Iran.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 1.73 times bigger than Colombia's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Iran is the 17th.
  • The countries together account for 1.78% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 1.13% for Iran.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs +1.19% in Iran.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.1M (26.7% growth), while Iran has grown from 73.4M to 93.5M (27.4% growth).

Colombia vs Iran: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Iran
2100 47,499,215 80,713,760
2099 47,845,841 81,246,718
2098 48,197,117 81,770,953
2097 48,551,975 82,295,714
2096 48,909,832 82,818,575
2095 49,272,722 83,338,446
2094 49,640,091 83,854,648
2093 50,009,863 84,371,569
2092 50,381,320 84,888,626
2091 50,754,115 85,410,099
2090 51,127,855 85,934,675
2089 51,502,015 86,466,409
2088 51,875,918 87,004,165
2087 52,247,171 87,549,685
2086 52,614,991 88,105,571
2085 52,979,265 88,668,329
2084 53,339,176 89,239,709
2083 53,693,979 89,817,194
2082 54,043,369 90,402,538
2081 54,385,627 90,995,822
2080 54,721,064 91,595,122
2079 55,048,030 92,196,842
2078 55,367,481 92,801,160
2077 55,677,284 93,405,954
2076 55,976,943 94,007,669
2075 56,266,206 94,606,607
2074 56,544,981 95,197,577
2073 56,812,141 95,783,994
2072 57,068,255 96,355,853
2071 57,312,673 96,915,335
2070 57,545,138 97,460,813
2069 57,764,682 97,988,897
2068 57,972,674 98,496,927
2067 58,168,272 98,978,509
2066 58,351,633 99,439,391
2065 58,521,871 99,877,457
2064 58,680,744 100,288,977
2063 58,827,326 100,668,199
2062 58,962,991 101,017,348
2061 59,086,555 101,332,810
2060 59,199,108 101,612,261
2059 59,300,144 101,858,931
2058 59,390,214 102,061,144
2057 59,468,904 102,228,085
2056 59,536,324 102,358,266
2055 59,592,582 102,449,092
2054 59,637,127 102,498,594
2053 59,670,001 102,508,245
2052 59,690,977 102,480,373
2051 59,699,504 102,417,847
2050 59,695,795 102,318,917
2049 59,678,701 102,189,816
2048 59,648,033 102,024,233
2047 59,602,061 101,832,213
2046 59,540,723 101,613,554
2045 59,463,463 101,371,784
2044 59,367,350 101,104,998
2043 59,253,902 100,818,045
2042 59,121,606 100,512,032
2041 58,969,930 100,188,214
2040 58,799,039 99,849,875
2039 58,603,737 99,501,869
2038 58,388,433 99,137,385
2037 58,151,809 98,759,167
2036 57,888,958 98,366,612
2035 57,606,734 97,963,082
2034 57,297,583 97,546,148
2033 56,964,672 97,118,106
2032 56,610,464 96,671,440
2031 56,231,768 96,204,118
2030 55,827,391 95,718,604
2029 55,399,717 95,195,996
2028 54,947,769 94,623,034
2027 54,469,148 93,987,260
2026 53,970,578 93,276,075
2025 53,442,597 92,478,162
2024 52,886,363 91,567,738
2023 52,321,152 90,608,707
2022 51,737,944 89,524,246
2021 51,188,173 88,455,488
2020 50,629,997 87,723,443
2019 49,907,985 87,051,648
2018 49,024,465 86,117,998
2017 48,131,078 85,026,754
2016 47,437,512 83,812,228
2015 46,969,940 82,619,362
2014 46,565,429 81,502,045
2013 46,151,584 80,414,686
2012 45,715,810 79,370,580
2011 45,259,614 78,383,598
2010 44,777,319 77,420,842
2009 44,271,541 76,457,825
2008 43,758,808 75,514,204
2007 43,235,374 74,602,648
2006 42,691,084 73,392,747
2005 42,128,977 71,828,455
2004 41,543,171 70,256,316
2003 40,937,429 68,769,340
2002 40,324,680 68,011,317
2001 39,709,262 67,452,005
2000 39,089,934 66,418,659
1999 38,454,863 65,445,391
1998 37,792,165 64,519,859
1997 37,121,149 63,639,638
1996 36,462,745 62,881,300
1995 35,804,662 62,205,567
1994 35,127,410 61,520,598
1993 34,441,473 61,403,543
1992 33,760,571 61,184,983
1991 33,098,372 59,986,931
1990 32,440,069 58,380,092
1989 31,776,279 56,704,914
1988 31,130,524 55,072,694
1987 30,499,467 53,323,493
1986 29,879,112 51,446,045
1985 29,268,470 49,582,289
1984 28,642,690 47,793,998
1983 27,988,173 46,029,535
1982 27,338,331 44,272,141
1981 26,713,267 41,989,312
1980 26,104,498 39,842,324
1979 25,515,626 38,424,952
1978 24,950,337 37,126,535
1977 24,393,494 35,933,181
1976 23,858,810 34,837,271
1975 23,344,644 33,802,973
1974 22,833,469 32,796,463
1973 22,325,374 31,839,838
1972 21,819,563 30,921,179
1971 21,319,096 30,029,071
1970 20,811,782 29,145,100
1969 20,291,942 28,273,482
1968 19,766,796 27,437,391
1967 19,235,618 26,628,432
1966 18,702,688 25,829,270
1965 18,169,050 25,036,978
1964 17,637,411 24,262,859
1963 17,113,823 23,519,005
1962 16,599,029 22,807,907
1961 16,095,203 22,125,726
1960 15,606,209 21,470,434

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/colombia/iran | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Colombia increased by 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth), while Iran gained 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth), while Iran's population increased by 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. Iran was ranked 17th in 2006 and still ranked 17th 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 Iran will increase by 9.47% to 102,318,917 people and rank change from 17th to 18th.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people compared to the peak of 103M people in 2053 for Iran.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia Iran
2100 -0.72% -0.66%
2099 -0.73% -0.64%
2098 -0.73% -0.64%
2097 -0.73% -0.63%
2096 -0.74% -0.62%
2095 -0.74% -0.62%
2094 -0.74% -0.61%
2093 -0.74% -0.61%
2092 -0.73% -0.61%
2091 -0.73% -0.61%
2090 -0.73% -0.61%
2089 -0.72% -0.62%
2088 -0.71% -0.62%
2087 -0.7% -0.63%
2086 -0.69% -0.63%
2085 -0.67% -0.64%
2084 -0.66% -0.64%
2083 -0.65% -0.65%
2082 -0.63% -0.65%
2081 -0.61% -0.65%
2080 -0.59% -0.65%
2079 -0.58% -0.65%
2078 -0.56% -0.65%
2077 -0.54% -0.64%
2076 -0.51% -0.63%
2075 -0.49% -0.62%
2074 -0.47% -0.61%
2073 -0.45% -0.59%
2072 -0.43% -0.58%
2071 -0.4% -0.56%
2070 -0.38% -0.54%
2069 -0.36% -0.52%
2068 -0.34% -0.49%
2067 -0.31% -0.46%
2066 -0.29% -0.44%
2065 -0.27% -0.41%
2064 -0.25% -0.38%
2063 -0.23% -0.35%
2062 -0.21% -0.31%
2061 -0.19% -0.28%
2060 -0.17% -0.24%
2059 -0.15% -0.2%
2058 -0.13% -0.16%
2057 -0.11% -0.13%
2056 -0.09% -0.09%
2055 -0.07% -0.05%
2054 -0.06% -0.009%
2053 -0.04% 0.03%
2052 -0.01% 0.06%
2051 0.006% 0.1%
2050 0.03% 0.13%
2049 0.05% 0.16%
2048 0.08% 0.19%
2047 0.1% 0.22%
2046 0.13% 0.24%
2045 0.16% 0.26%
2044 0.19% 0.28%
2043 0.22% 0.3%
2042 0.26% 0.32%
2041 0.29% 0.34%
2040 0.33% 0.35%
2039 0.37% 0.37%
2038 0.41% 0.38%
2037 0.45% 0.4%
2036 0.49% 0.41%
2035 0.54% 0.43%
2034 0.58% 0.44%
2033 0.63% 0.46%
2032 0.67% 0.49%
2031 0.72% 0.51%
2030 0.77% 0.55%
2029 0.82% 0.61%
2028 0.88% 0.68%
2027 0.92% 0.76%
2026 0.99% 0.86%
2025 1.05% 0.99%
2024 1.08% 1.06%
2023 1.13% 1.21%
2022 1.07% 1.21%
2021 1.1% 0.83%
2020 1.45% 0.77%
2019 1.8% 1.08%
2018 1.86% 1.28%
2017 1.46% 1.45%
2016 1% 1.44%
2015 0.87% 1.37%
2014 0.9% 1.35%
2013 0.95% 1.32%
2012 1.01% 1.26%
2011 1.08% 1.24%
2010 1.14% 1.26%
2009 1.17% 1.25%
2008 1.21% 1.22%
2007 1.27% 1.65%
2006 1.33% 2.18%
2005 1.41% 2.24%
2004 1.48% 2.16%
2003 1.52% 1.11%
2002 1.55% 0.83%
2001 1.58% 1.56%
2000 1.65% 1.49%
1999 1.75% 1.43%
1998 1.81% 1.38%
1997 1.81% 1.21%
1996 1.84% 1.09%
1995 1.93% 1.11%
1994 1.99% 0.19%
1993 2.02% 0.36%
1992 2% 2%
1991 2.03% 2.75%
1990 2.09% 2.95%
1989 2.07% 2.96%
1988 2.07% 3.28%
1987 2.08% 3.65%
1986 2.09% 3.76%
1985 2.18% 3.74%
1984 2.34% 3.83%
1983 2.38% 3.97%
1982 2.34% 5.44%
1981 2.33% 5.39%
1980 2.31% 3.69%
1979 2.27% 3.5%
1978 2.28% 3.32%
1977 2.24% 3.15%
1976 2.2% 3.06%
1975 2.24% 3.07%
1974 2.28% 3%
1973 2.32% 2.97%
1972 2.35% 2.97%
1971 2.44% 3.03%
1970 2.56% 3.08%
1969 2.66% 3.05%
1968 2.76% 3.04%
1967 2.85% 3.09%
1966 2.94% 3.16%
1965 3.01% 3.19%
1964 3.06% 3.16%
1963 3.1% 3.12%
1962 3.13% 3.08%
1961 3.13% 3.05%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/colombia/iran | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Colombia grew by 1.08%, while Iran's population grew by 1.06%.

Live population counters

Colombia Iran
Current population
54105437
93468444
Population rank 28/197 17/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 1.13%
One net population change
55.8 seconds
32.9 seconds
One birth every
44.7 seconds
26.9 seconds
One death every
1.86 minutes
1.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,549 +2,627
Annual growth/decline +565,211 +959,031
Annual growth/decline rate +1.08% +1.06%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 98/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
4.51 minutes
Annual migration change +129,139 +116,786
Net migration rank 12/196 14/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 3,840,654
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 17/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 4.2%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 103/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
Iran
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia Iran
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - 116,786
2024 - 141,643 - 190,156
2023 422,598 154,521 750,150 262,044
2022 406,143 183,180 753,525 403,190
2021 311,122 199,070 645,725 334,967
2020 378,965 227,130 663,978 -180,680
2019 441,087 396,826 893,063 -32,794
2018 433,622 495,524 1,035,052 -27,946
2017 426,538 431,072 1,140,549 34,849
2016 425,087 104,373 1,186,949 66,630
2015 446,778 -41,123 1,178,317 -46,239
2014 470,916 -67,522 1,158,552 -56,042
2013 489,069 -64,789 1,119,533 -47,322
2012 503,285 -56,070 1,073,804 -57,823
2011 511,524 -46,385 1,023,925 -65,924
2010 533,657 -34,220 980,380 -12,849
2009 559,017 -46,901 958,322 211
2008 576,654 -63,313 940,983 -12,184
2007 583,115 -49,634 919,254 -24,950
2006 594,388 -39,303 884,529 640,932
2005 610,618 -41,465 837,305 765,873
2004 628,424 -25,949 801,203 739,996
2003 642,144 -33,114 732,600 700,222
2002 640,840 -24,387 752,205 -668,962
2001 642,933 -28,582 743,658 291,692
2000 652,176 -27,878 731,203 300,133
1999 668,576 -22,698 723,237 191,988
1998 687,704 -8,186 717,655 218,171
1997 686,073 -23,600 726,574 98,009
1996 682,547 -28,251 784,508 -92,435
1995 694,968 -33,097 879,648 -220,258
1994 708,660 -16,023 1,008,076 -297,487
1993 709,287 -30,103 1,219,658 -1,696,091
1992 697,763 -15,147 1,365,466 -451,945
1991 690,266 -48,458 1,495,594 -13,059
1990 682,409 -7,590 1,530,434 200,711
1989 674,102 -21,329 1,609,739 9,460
1988 663,796 -25,064 1,614,512 30,688
1987 659,429 -36,040 1,639,644 213,524
1986 659,701 -42,368 1,659,289 242,411
1985 625,379 -21,408 1,661,750 163,999
1984 666,315 -18,692 1,653,051 97,748
1983 674,767 -13,329 1,573,612 204,544
1982 675,339 -37,090 1,514,240 222,390
1981 662,195 -50,351 1,376,830 1,452,169
1980 649,872 -44,203 1,361,293 103,674
1979 635,747 -63,657 1,294,306 75,451
1978 626,378 -67,870 1,156,974 70,088
1977 622,814 -67,638 1,091,542 68,093
1976 612,265 -98,057 1,013,347 18,825
1975 598,580 -84,462 929,481 106,921
1974 589,035 -80,816 873,369 103,252
1973 583,608 -75,630 831,880 104,779
1972 581,361 -77,708 804,043 96,614
1971 582,011 -84,712 805,830 77,717
1970 583,396 -66,065 794,612 89,757
1969 586,559 -64,238 780,660 78,196
1968 589,407 -61,442 743,992 69,342
1967 591,649 -57,256 727,276 77,313
1966 590,855 -59,395 695,040 98,709
1965 587,677 -51,855 663,029 127,808
1964 581,435 -53,972 635,589 121,817
1963 572,355 -52,631 620,126 110,190
1962 559,985 -50,108 595,538 96,332
1961 545,627 -47,849 594,674 77,811
1960 529,316 -49,115 584,060 54,041

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/colombia/iran | CC BY

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 Iran 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,405,860 people) and 7.46% is from migration (a gain of 757,979 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 3,840,654 people or 4.2% in Iran.

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
Iran
City Population
Tehran 8.69M
Mashhad 3M
Isfahan 1.96M
Karaj 1.59M
Shiraz 1.57M
Tabriz 1.56M
Qom 1.2M
Ahvaz 1.18M
Kermanshah 947K
Urmia 736K

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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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