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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 52,886,363 in 2024 vs 9,974,400 people in Israel in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,105,437 people compared to 10,290,887 in Israel.

Population statistics:

  • Colombia's population is 5.26 times bigger than Israel's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Israel is the 95th.
  • The countries together account for 0.78% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 0.12% for Israel.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs +1.96% in Israel.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.1M (26.7% growth), while Israel has grown from 7.05M to 10.3M (45.9% growth).

Colombia vs Israel: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Israel
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Israel
2100 47,499,215 21,079,031
2099 47,845,841 20,971,907
2098 48,197,117 20,869,188
2097 48,551,975 20,764,637
2096 48,909,832 20,651,056
2095 49,272,722 20,537,392
2094 49,640,091 20,420,251
2093 50,009,863 20,294,077
2092 50,381,320 20,167,075
2091 50,754,115 20,038,540
2090 51,127,855 19,910,123
2089 51,502,015 19,788,579
2088 51,875,918 19,660,357
2087 52,247,171 19,527,597
2086 52,614,991 19,388,628
2085 52,979,265 19,246,899
2084 53,339,176 19,099,510
2083 53,693,979 18,955,502
2082 54,043,369 18,813,463
2081 54,385,627 18,667,367
2080 54,721,064 18,512,469
2079 55,048,030 18,362,060
2078 55,367,481 18,208,724
2077 55,677,284 18,053,774
2076 55,976,943 17,908,513
2075 56,266,206 17,761,880
2074 56,544,981 17,618,257
2073 56,812,141 17,477,875
2072 57,068,255 17,343,227
2071 57,312,673 17,195,556
2070 57,545,138 17,043,216
2069 57,764,682 16,890,521
2068 57,972,674 16,742,334
2067 58,168,272 16,593,617
2066 58,351,633 16,448,006
2065 58,521,871 16,297,575
2064 58,680,744 16,152,550
2063 58,827,326 15,997,249
2062 58,962,991 15,847,545
2061 59,086,555 15,695,962
2060 59,199,108 15,537,020
2059 59,300,144 15,383,512
2058 59,390,214 15,227,838
2057 59,468,904 15,069,709
2056 59,536,324 14,910,638
2055 59,592,582 14,746,579
2054 59,637,127 14,578,352
2053 59,670,001 14,414,886
2052 59,690,977 14,252,277
2051 59,699,504 14,090,930
2050 59,695,795 13,927,651
2049 59,678,701 13,765,178
2048 59,648,033 13,606,737
2047 59,602,061 13,448,310
2046 59,540,723 13,286,110
2045 59,463,463 13,126,049
2044 59,367,350 12,960,184
2043 59,253,902 12,796,533
2042 59,121,606 12,632,183
2041 58,969,930 12,471,494
2040 58,799,039 12,312,998
2039 58,603,737 12,152,920
2038 58,388,433 11,995,851
2037 58,151,809 11,841,052
2036 57,888,958 11,693,469
2035 57,606,734 11,543,041
2034 57,297,583 11,396,608
2033 56,964,672 11,252,344
2032 56,610,464 11,108,763
2031 56,231,768 10,961,050
2030 55,827,391 10,815,614
2029 55,399,717 10,675,258
2028 54,947,769 10,533,711
2027 54,469,148 10,393,227
2026 53,970,578 10,252,942
2025 53,442,597 10,113,937
2024 52,886,363 9,974,400
2023 52,321,152 9,849,000
2022 51,737,944 9,557,500
2021 51,188,173 9,371,400
2020 50,629,997 9,215,100
2019 49,907,985 9,054,000
2018 49,024,465 8,882,800
2017 48,131,078 8,713,300
2016 47,437,512 8,546,000
2015 46,969,940 8,380,100
2014 46,565,429 8,215,700
2013 46,151,584 8,059,500
2012 45,715,810 7,910,500
2011 45,259,614 7,765,800
2010 44,777,319 7,623,600
2009 44,271,541 7,485,600
2008 43,758,808 7,308,800
2007 43,235,374 7,180,100
2006 42,691,084 7,053,700
2005 42,128,977 6,930,100
2004 41,543,171 6,809,000
2003 40,937,429 6,689,700
2002 40,324,680 6,570,000
2001 39,709,262 6,439,000
2000 39,089,934 6,289,000
1999 38,454,863 6,125,000
1998 37,792,165 5,971,000
1997 37,121,149 5,836,000
1996 36,462,745 5,692,000
1995 35,804,662 5,545,000
1994 35,127,410 5,399,000
1993 34,441,473 5,261,000
1992 33,760,571 5,123,000
1991 33,098,372 4,949,000
1990 32,440,069 4,660,000
1989 31,776,279 4,518,000
1988 31,130,524 4,442,000
1987 30,499,467 4,369,000
1986 29,879,112 4,299,000
1985 29,268,470 4,233,000
1984 28,642,690 4,159,000
1983 27,988,173 4,105,000
1982 27,338,331 4,031,000
1981 26,713,267 3,956,000
1980 26,104,498 3,878,000
1979 25,515,626 3,786,000
1978 24,950,337 3,690,000
1977 24,393,494 3,613,000
1976 23,858,810 3,533,000
1975 23,344,644 3,455,000
1974 22,833,469 3,377,000
1973 22,325,374 3,278,000
1972 21,819,563 3,148,000
1971 21,319,096 3,069,000
1970 20,811,782 2,974,000
1969 20,291,942 2,877,000
1968 19,766,796 2,803,000
1967 19,235,618 2,745,000
1966 18,702,688 2,629,000
1965 18,169,050 2,563,000
1964 17,637,411 2,475,000
1963 17,113,823 2,379,000
1962 16,599,029 2,293,000
1961 16,095,203 2,185,000
1960 15,606,209 2,114,020

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/israel | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Colombia increased by 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth), while Israel gained 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth), while Israel's population increased by 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. Israel was ranked 99th in 2006 and ranked 95th 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 Israel will increase by 35.3% to 13,927,651 people and rank change from 95th to 88th.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people compared to the peak of 21.1M people in 2100 for Israel.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Israel
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia Israel
2100 -0.72% 0.51%
2099 -0.73% 0.49%
2098 -0.73% 0.5%
2097 -0.73% 0.55%
2096 -0.74% 0.55%
2095 -0.74% 0.57%
2094 -0.74% 0.62%
2093 -0.74% 0.63%
2092 -0.73% 0.64%
2091 -0.73% 0.64%
2090 -0.73% 0.61%
2089 -0.72% 0.65%
2088 -0.71% 0.68%
2087 -0.7% 0.72%
2086 -0.69% 0.74%
2085 -0.67% 0.77%
2084 -0.66% 0.76%
2083 -0.65% 0.75%
2082 -0.63% 0.78%
2081 -0.61% 0.84%
2080 -0.59% 0.82%
2079 -0.58% 0.84%
2078 -0.56% 0.86%
2077 -0.54% 0.81%
2076 -0.51% 0.83%
2075 -0.49% 0.82%
2074 -0.47% 0.8%
2073 -0.45% 0.78%
2072 -0.43% 0.86%
2071 -0.4% 0.89%
2070 -0.38% 0.9%
2069 -0.36% 0.89%
2068 -0.34% 0.9%
2067 -0.31% 0.89%
2066 -0.29% 0.92%
2065 -0.27% 0.9%
2064 -0.25% 0.97%
2063 -0.23% 0.94%
2062 -0.21% 0.97%
2061 -0.19% 1.02%
2060 -0.17% 1%
2059 -0.15% 1.02%
2058 -0.13% 1.05%
2057 -0.11% 1.07%
2056 -0.09% 1.11%
2055 -0.07% 1.15%
2054 -0.06% 1.13%
2053 -0.04% 1.14%
2052 -0.01% 1.15%
2051 0.006% 1.17%
2050 0.03% 1.18%
2049 0.05% 1.16%
2048 0.08% 1.18%
2047 0.1% 1.22%
2046 0.13% 1.22%
2045 0.16% 1.28%
2044 0.19% 1.28%
2043 0.22% 1.3%
2042 0.26% 1.29%
2041 0.29% 1.29%
2040 0.33% 1.32%
2039 0.37% 1.31%
2038 0.41% 1.31%
2037 0.45% 1.26%
2036 0.49% 1.3%
2035 0.54% 1.28%
2034 0.58% 1.28%
2033 0.63% 1.29%
2032 0.67% 1.35%
2031 0.72% 1.34%
2030 0.77% 1.31%
2029 0.82% 1.34%
2028 0.88% 1.35%
2027 0.92% 1.37%
2026 0.99% 1.37%
2025 1.05% 1.4%
2024 1.08% 1.27%
2023 1.13% 3.05%
2022 1.07% 1.99%
2021 1.1% 1.7%
2020 1.45% 1.78%
2019 1.8% 1.93%
2018 1.86% 1.95%
2017 1.46% 1.96%
2016 1% 1.98%
2015 0.87% 2%
2014 0.9% 1.94%
2013 0.95% 1.88%
2012 1.01% 1.86%
2011 1.08% 1.87%
2010 1.14% 1.84%
2009 1.17% 2.42%
2008 1.21% 1.79%
2007 1.27% 1.79%
2006 1.33% 1.78%
2005 1.41% 1.78%
2004 1.48% 1.78%
2003 1.52% 1.82%
2002 1.55% 2.03%
2001 1.58% 2.39%
2000 1.65% 2.68%
1999 1.75% 2.58%
1998 1.81% 2.31%
1997 1.81% 2.53%
1996 1.84% 2.65%
1995 1.93% 2.7%
1994 1.99% 2.62%
1993 2.02% 2.69%
1992 2% 3.52%
1991 2.03% 6.2%
1990 2.09% 3.14%
1989 2.07% 1.71%
1988 2.07% 1.67%
1987 2.08% 1.63%
1986 2.09% 1.56%
1985 2.18% 1.78%
1984 2.34% 1.32%
1983 2.38% 1.84%
1982 2.34% 1.9%
1981 2.33% 2.01%
1980 2.31% 2.43%
1979 2.27% 2.6%
1978 2.28% 2.13%
1977 2.24% 2.26%
1976 2.2% 2.26%
1975 2.24% 2.31%
1974 2.28% 3.02%
1973 2.32% 4.13%
1972 2.35% 2.57%
1971 2.44% 3.19%
1970 2.56% 3.37%
1969 2.66% 2.64%
1968 2.76% 2.11%
1967 2.85% 4.41%
1966 2.94% 2.58%
1965 3.01% 3.56%
1964 3.06% 4.04%
1963 3.1% 3.75%
1962 3.13% 4.94%
1961 3.13% 3.36%

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 Israel's population grew by 1.27%.

Live population counters

Colombia Israel
Current population
54105437
10290887
Population rank 28/197 95/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.12%
One net population change
55.8 seconds
4.19 minutes
One birth every
44.7 seconds
2.87 minutes
One death every
1.86 minutes
10.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,549 +344
Annual growth/decline +565,211 +125,400
Annual growth/decline rate +1.08% +1.27%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 84/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
46 minutes
Annual migration change +129,139 +11,466
Net migration rank 12/196 42/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 2,091,569
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 35/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 22.3%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 26/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
Israel
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia Israel
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - 11,466
2024 - 141,643 - 10,612
2023 422,598 154,521 131,977 9,999
2022 406,143 183,180 129,982 50,004
2021 311,122 199,070 134,011 16,859
2020 378,965 227,130 128,089 16,573
2019 441,087 396,826 135,810 16,134
2018 433,622 495,524 140,348 15,615
2017 426,538 431,072 138,541 14,518
2016 425,087 104,373 136,736 24,308
2015 446,778 -41,123 134,082 29,735
2014 470,916 -67,522 133,916 25,303
2013 489,069 -64,789 129,758 17,075
2012 503,285 -56,070 128,941 16,549
2011 511,524 -46,385 125,030 10,470
2010 533,657 -34,220 126,552 12,906
2009 559,017 -46,901 122,015 7,269
2008 576,654 -63,313 117,672 7,974
2007 583,115 -49,634 111,292 9,654
2006 594,388 -39,303 109,332 11,446
2005 610,618 -41,465 105,338 10,975
2004 628,424 -25,949 106,901 8,494
2003 642,144 -33,114 106,366 6,684
2002 640,840 -24,387 101,178 17,420
2001 642,933 -28,582 99,160 38,643
2000 652,176 -27,878 98,737 63,409
1999 668,576 -22,698 94,325 78,422
1998 687,704 -8,186 93,744 52,713
1997 686,073 -23,600 88,707 60,297
1996 682,547 -28,251 86,518 66,811
1995 694,968 -33,097 82,066 61,800
1994 708,660 -16,023 79,365 57,273
1993 709,287 -30,103 77,337 49,345
1992 697,763 -15,147 77,357 57,522
1991 690,266 -48,458 73,740 153,141
1990 682,409 -7,590 71,764 178,732
1989 674,102 -21,329 68,674 14,192
1988 663,796 -25,064 71,072 1,675
1987 659,429 -36,040 69,904 7,511
1986 659,701 -42,368 70,073 -3,598
1985 625,379 -21,408 71,538 -3,686
1984 666,315 -18,692 70,703 10,933
1983 674,767 -13,329 70,196 689
1982 675,339 -37,090 68,931 16,563
1981 662,195 -50,351 67,647 16,021
1980 649,872 -44,203 68,253 16,284
1979 635,747 -63,657 68,148 15,591
1978 626,378 -67,870 67,158 15,556
1977 622,814 -67,638 70,092 12,747
1976 612,265 -98,057 74,899 10,459
1975 598,580 -84,462 70,828 11,726
1974 589,035 -80,816 68,891 11,929
1973 583,608 -75,630 65,560 14,310
1972 581,361 -77,708 62,960 27,415
1971 582,011 -84,712 64,449 52,632
1970 583,396 -66,065 56,506 56,173
1969 586,559 -64,238 53,800 59,928
1968 589,407 -61,442 51,014 60,804
1967 591,649 -57,256 47,488 59,483
1966 590,855 -59,395 50,477 57,347
1965 587,677 -51,855 49,979 54,694
1964 581,435 -53,972 48,015 54,050
1963 572,355 -52,631 44,964 53,877
1962 559,985 -50,108 43,337 52,313
1961 545,627 -47,849 42,170 34,482
1960 529,316 -49,115 44,818 10,990

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 Israel 86% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,343,492 people) and 14% is from migration (a gain of 219,048 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 2,091,569 people or 22.3% in Israel.

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
Israel
City Population
Jerusalem 936K
Tel Aviv 468K
Haifa 283K
Rishon LeZion 250K
Petah Tikva 236K
Netanya 217K
Beersheba 209K
Holon 194K
Bnei Brak 194K
Ramat Gan 159K

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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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