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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 52,886,363 in 2024 vs 5,395,790 people in Ireland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,105,437 people compared to 5,518,360 in Ireland.

Population statistics:

  • Colombia's population is 9.8 times bigger than Ireland's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Ireland is the 121st.
  • The countries together account for 0.72% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 0.07% for Ireland.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs +1.41% in Ireland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.1M (26.7% growth), while Ireland has grown from 4.27M to 5.52M (29.1% growth).

Colombia vs Ireland: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Ireland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Ireland
2100 47,499,215 5,468,791
2099 47,845,841 5,493,162
2098 48,197,117 5,516,999
2097 48,551,975 5,540,157
2096 48,909,832 5,562,811
2095 49,272,722 5,583,505
2094 49,640,091 5,603,538
2093 50,009,863 5,623,266
2092 50,381,320 5,642,437
2091 50,754,115 5,661,268
2090 51,127,855 5,680,076
2089 51,502,015 5,697,512
2088 51,875,918 5,714,108
2087 52,247,171 5,729,431
2086 52,614,991 5,743,405
2085 52,979,265 5,757,666
2084 53,339,176 5,771,610
2083 53,693,979 5,785,324
2082 54,043,369 5,798,037
2081 54,385,627 5,809,262
2080 54,721,064 5,821,598
2079 55,048,030 5,836,731
2078 55,367,481 5,851,937
2077 55,677,284 5,867,627
2076 55,976,943 5,883,876
2075 56,266,206 5,900,200
2074 56,544,981 5,917,659
2073 56,812,141 5,934,975
2072 57,068,255 5,952,211
2071 57,312,673 5,969,279
2070 57,545,138 5,986,770
2069 57,764,682 6,003,570
2068 57,972,674 6,019,937
2067 58,168,272 6,035,810
2066 58,351,633 6,051,604
2065 58,521,871 6,066,791
2064 58,680,744 6,081,606
2063 58,827,326 6,094,455
2062 58,962,991 6,106,325
2061 59,086,555 6,118,587
2060 59,199,108 6,131,482
2059 59,300,144 6,143,979
2058 59,390,214 6,153,447
2057 59,468,904 6,161,059
2056 59,536,324 6,164,047
2055 59,592,582 6,168,611
2054 59,637,127 6,169,455
2053 59,670,001 6,169,673
2052 59,690,977 6,167,591
2051 59,699,504 6,164,894
2050 59,695,795 6,159,756
2049 59,678,701 6,151,623
2048 59,648,033 6,140,272
2047 59,602,061 6,128,245
2046 59,540,723 6,115,454
2045 59,463,463 6,099,562
2044 59,367,350 6,081,384
2043 59,253,902 6,062,477
2042 59,121,606 6,041,683
2041 58,969,930 6,017,573
2040 58,799,039 5,992,311
2039 58,603,737 5,967,604
2038 58,388,433 5,940,474
2037 58,151,809 5,912,327
2036 57,888,958 5,884,159
2035 57,606,734 5,855,902
2034 57,297,583 5,825,178
2033 56,964,672 5,792,751
2032 56,610,464 5,757,842
2031 56,231,768 5,721,671
2030 55,827,391 5,684,420
2029 55,399,717 5,644,008
2028 54,947,769 5,600,083
2027 54,469,148 5,553,725
2026 53,970,578 5,505,248
2025 53,442,597 5,452,752
2024 52,886,363 5,395,790
2023 52,321,152 5,311,538
2022 51,737,944 5,212,836
2021 51,188,173 5,110,585
2020 50,629,997 5,039,747
2019 49,907,985 4,976,456
2018 49,024,465 4,898,022
2017 48,131,078 4,827,445
2016 47,437,512 4,762,722
2015 46,969,940 4,701,957
2014 46,565,429 4,657,740
2013 46,151,584 4,623,816
2012 45,715,810 4,599,533
2011 45,259,614 4,580,084
2010 44,777,319 4,560,155
2009 44,271,541 4,535,375
2008 43,758,808 4,489,544
2007 43,235,374 4,398,942
2006 42,691,084 4,273,591
2005 42,128,977 4,159,914
2004 41,543,171 4,070,262
2003 40,937,429 3,996,521
2002 40,324,680 3,931,947
2001 39,709,262 3,866,243
2000 39,089,934 3,805,174
1999 38,454,863 3,754,786
1998 37,792,165 3,712,696
1997 37,121,149 3,674,171
1996 36,462,745 3,637,510
1995 35,804,662 3,608,841
1994 35,127,410 3,590,386
1993 34,441,473 3,576,261
1992 33,760,571 3,558,430
1991 33,098,372 3,534,235
1990 32,440,069 3,513,974
1989 31,776,279 3,511,009
1988 31,130,524 3,524,949
1987 30,499,467 3,540,057
1986 29,879,112 3,539,690
1985 29,268,470 3,538,082
1984 28,642,690 3,532,423
1983 27,988,173 3,510,600
1982 27,338,331 3,485,800
1981 26,713,267 3,453,000
1980 26,104,498 3,412,800
1979 25,515,626 3,373,750
1978 24,950,337 3,329,100
1977 24,393,494 3,282,200
1976 23,858,810 3,238,050
1975 23,344,644 3,189,550
1974 22,833,469 3,137,500
1973 22,325,374 3,085,950
1972 21,819,563 3,036,850
1971 21,319,096 2,992,050
1970 20,811,782 2,957,250
1969 20,291,942 2,932,650
1968 19,766,796 2,915,550
1967 19,235,618 2,902,450
1966 18,702,688 2,888,800
1965 18,169,050 2,877,300
1964 17,637,411 2,866,550
1963 17,113,823 2,852,650
1962 16,599,029 2,836,050
1961 16,095,203 2,824,400
1960 15,606,209 2,828,600

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/ireland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Colombia increased by 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth), while Ireland gained 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth), while Ireland's population increased by 755,638 people (a 15.9% growth).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. Ireland was ranked 121st in 2006 and still ranked 121st 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 Ireland will increase by 11.6% to 6,159,756 people and rank change from 121st to 119th.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people compared to the peak of 6.17M people in 2053 for Ireland.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Ireland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia Ireland
2100 -0.72% -0.44%
2099 -0.73% -0.43%
2098 -0.73% -0.42%
2097 -0.73% -0.41%
2096 -0.74% -0.37%
2095 -0.74% -0.36%
2094 -0.74% -0.35%
2093 -0.74% -0.34%
2092 -0.73% -0.33%
2091 -0.73% -0.33%
2090 -0.73% -0.31%
2089 -0.72% -0.29%
2088 -0.71% -0.27%
2087 -0.7% -0.24%
2086 -0.69% -0.25%
2085 -0.67% -0.24%
2084 -0.66% -0.24%
2083 -0.65% -0.22%
2082 -0.63% -0.19%
2081 -0.61% -0.21%
2080 -0.59% -0.26%
2079 -0.58% -0.26%
2078 -0.56% -0.27%
2077 -0.54% -0.28%
2076 -0.51% -0.28%
2075 -0.49% -0.3%
2074 -0.47% -0.29%
2073 -0.45% -0.29%
2072 -0.43% -0.29%
2071 -0.4% -0.29%
2070 -0.38% -0.28%
2069 -0.36% -0.27%
2068 -0.34% -0.26%
2067 -0.31% -0.26%
2066 -0.29% -0.25%
2065 -0.27% -0.24%
2064 -0.25% -0.21%
2063 -0.23% -0.19%
2062 -0.21% -0.2%
2061 -0.19% -0.21%
2060 -0.17% -0.2%
2059 -0.15% -0.15%
2058 -0.13% -0.12%
2057 -0.11% -0.05%
2056 -0.09% -0.07%
2055 -0.07% -0.01%
2054 -0.06% -0.004%
2053 -0.04% 0.03%
2052 -0.01% 0.04%
2051 0.006% 0.08%
2050 0.03% 0.13%
2049 0.05% 0.18%
2048 0.08% 0.2%
2047 0.1% 0.21%
2046 0.13% 0.26%
2045 0.16% 0.3%
2044 0.19% 0.31%
2043 0.22% 0.34%
2042 0.26% 0.4%
2041 0.29% 0.42%
2040 0.33% 0.41%
2039 0.37% 0.46%
2038 0.41% 0.48%
2037 0.45% 0.48%
2036 0.49% 0.48%
2035 0.54% 0.53%
2034 0.58% 0.56%
2033 0.63% 0.61%
2032 0.67% 0.63%
2031 0.72% 0.66%
2030 0.77% 0.72%
2029 0.82% 0.78%
2028 0.88% 0.83%
2027 0.92% 0.88%
2026 0.99% 0.96%
2025 1.05% 1.06%
2024 1.08% 1.59%
2023 1.13% 1.89%
2022 1.07% 2%
2021 1.1% 1.41%
2020 1.45% 1.27%
2019 1.8% 1.6%
2018 1.86% 1.46%
2017 1.46% 1.36%
2016 1% 1.29%
2015 0.87% 0.95%
2014 0.9% 0.73%
2013 0.95% 0.53%
2012 1.01% 0.42%
2011 1.08% 0.44%
2010 1.14% 0.55%
2009 1.17% 1.02%
2008 1.21% 2.06%
2007 1.27% 2.93%
2006 1.33% 2.73%
2005 1.41% 2.2%
2004 1.48% 1.85%
2003 1.52% 1.64%
2002 1.55% 1.7%
2001 1.58% 1.6%
2000 1.65% 1.34%
1999 1.75% 1.13%
1998 1.81% 1.05%
1997 1.81% 1.01%
1996 1.84% 0.79%
1995 1.93% 0.51%
1994 1.99% 0.39%
1993 2.02% 0.5%
1992 2% 0.68%
1991 2.03% 0.58%
1990 2.09% 0.08%
1989 2.07% -0.4%
1988 2.07% -0.43%
1987 2.08% 0.01%
1986 2.09% 0.05%
1985 2.18% 0.16%
1984 2.34% 0.62%
1983 2.38% 0.71%
1982 2.34% 0.95%
1981 2.33% 1.18%
1980 2.31% 1.16%
1979 2.27% 1.34%
1978 2.28% 1.43%
1977 2.24% 1.36%
1976 2.2% 1.52%
1975 2.24% 1.66%
1974 2.28% 1.67%
1973 2.32% 1.62%
1972 2.35% 1.5%
1971 2.44% 1.18%
1970 2.56% 0.84%
1969 2.66% 0.59%
1968 2.76% 0.45%
1967 2.85% 0.47%
1966 2.94% 0.4%
1965 3.01% 0.38%
1964 3.06% 0.49%
1963 3.1% 0.59%
1962 3.13% 0.41%
1961 3.13% -0.15%

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/ireland | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Colombia grew by 1.08%, while Ireland's population grew by 1.59%.

Live population counters

Colombia Ireland
Current population
54105437
5518360
Population rank 28/197 121/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.07%
One net population change
55.8 seconds
6.24 minutes
One birth every
44.7 seconds
9.61 minutes
One death every
1.86 minutes
15 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,549 +231
Annual growth/decline +565,211 +84,252
Annual growth/decline rate +1.08% +1.59%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 68/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
14.9 minutes
Annual migration change +129,139 +35,417
Net migration rank 12/196 27/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 1,216,237
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 52/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 23.1%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 25/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
Ireland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia Ireland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - 35,417
2024 - 141,643 - 39,059
2023 422,598 154,521 19,652 43,873
2022 406,143 183,180 19,287 93,535
2021 311,122 199,070 26,064 27,419
2020 378,965 227,130 23,687 15,746
2019 441,087 396,826 28,365 29,663
2018 433,622 495,524 29,878 33,387
2017 426,538 431,072 31,379 28,883
2016 425,087 104,373 33,339 18,967
2015 446,778 -41,123 35,265 13,376
2014 470,916 -67,522 37,728 448
2013 489,069 -64,789 39,302 -12,309
2012 503,285 -56,070 42,775 -22,411
2011 511,524 -46,385 45,801 -26,529
2010 533,657 -34,220 47,426 -26,974
2009 559,017 -46,901 47,168 -18,524
2008 576,654 -63,313 46,691 18,979
2007 583,115 -49,634 43,109 76,465
2006 594,388 -39,303 36,752 94,513
2005 610,618 -41,465 33,279 63,983
2004 628,424 -25,949 33,376 49,102
2003 642,144 -33,114 32,372 32,220
2002 640,840 -24,387 31,062 34,286
2001 642,933 -28,582 27,837 39,220
2000 652,176 -27,878 23,592 31,298
1999 668,576 -22,698 21,402 23,592
1998 687,704 -8,186 22,277 16,615
1997 686,073 -23,600 21,311 17,425
1996 682,547 -28,251 18,915 9,959
1995 694,968 -33,097 16,601 10,019
1994 708,660 -16,023 17,234 -3,118
1993 709,287 -30,103 17,166 -3,762
1992 697,763 -15,147 20,283 1,335
1991 690,266 -48,458 21,206 4,944
1990 682,409 -7,590 21,787 -8,203
1989 674,102 -21,329 20,012 -28,752
1988 663,796 -25,064 22,912 -44,020
1987 659,429 -36,040 26,904 -38,426
1986 659,701 -42,368 27,963 -21,139
1985 625,379 -21,408 29,013 -16,178
1984 666,315 -18,692 31,791 -15,549
1983 674,767 -13,329 34,053 -15,043
1982 675,339 -37,090 38,344 -14,464
1981 662,195 -50,351 39,364 -10,834
1980 649,872 -44,203 40,612 -2,876
1979 635,747 -63,657 38,798 1,486
1978 626,378 -67,870 36,288 15,543
1977 622,814 -67,638 35,448 14,505
1976 612,265 -98,057 33,676 14,200
1975 598,580 -84,462 34,128 13,828
1974 589,035 -80,816 34,199 13,482
1973 583,608 -75,630 34,562 13,164
1972 581,361 -77,708 34,316 12,858
1971 582,011 -84,712 35,606 5,851
1970 583,396 -66,065 30,756 -8,892
1969 586,559 -64,238 29,326 -10,250
1968 589,407 -61,442 27,697 -11,132
1967 591,649 -57,256 29,895 -11,708
1966 590,855 -59,395 26,866 -11,858
1965 587,677 -51,855 30,500 -14,016
1964 581,435 -53,972 31,532 -15,640
1963 572,355 -52,631 29,667 -16,615
1962 559,985 -50,108 28,077 -17,438
1961 545,627 -47,849 25,137 -22,237
1960 529,316 -49,115 28,286 -38,492

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

GeoRank.org/population/colombia/ireland | 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 Ireland 48.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 284,644 people) and 51.8% is from migration (a gain of 305,297 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 1,216,237 people or 23.1% in Ireland.

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
Ireland
City Population
Dublin 593K
Cork 222K
Galway 83.5K
Limerick 62.7K
Waterford 48.4K
Drogheda 41K
Swords 40.8K
Dundalk 39K
Tralee 26.1K
Kilkenny 22.2K

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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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