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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 52,886,363 in 2024 vs 58,952,704 people in Italy in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,105,437 people compared to 58,562,681 in Italy.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 1.08 times bigger than Colombia's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Italy is the 26th.
  • The countries together account for 1.36% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 0.71% for Italy.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs -0.21% in Italy.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.1M (26.7% growth), while Italy has grown from 58.4M to 58.6M (0.28% growth).

Colombia vs Italy: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Italy
2100 47,499,215 35,208,261
2099 47,845,841 35,444,989
2098 48,197,117 35,676,340
2097 48,551,975 35,914,345
2096 48,909,832 36,150,501
2095 49,272,722 36,386,787
2094 49,640,091 36,619,396
2093 50,009,863 36,850,181
2092 50,381,320 37,089,746
2091 50,754,115 37,323,400
2090 51,127,855 37,560,976
2089 51,502,015 37,802,157
2088 51,875,918 38,040,056
2087 52,247,171 38,280,439
2086 52,614,991 38,517,279
2085 52,979,265 38,761,126
2084 53,339,176 39,008,873
2083 53,693,979 39,255,273
2082 54,043,369 39,509,964
2081 54,385,627 39,767,732
2080 54,721,064 40,030,977
2079 55,048,030 40,302,924
2078 55,367,481 40,579,648
2077 55,677,284 40,860,952
2076 55,976,943 41,151,772
2075 56,266,206 41,455,646
2074 56,544,981 41,779,503
2073 56,812,141 42,111,664
2072 57,068,255 42,459,257
2071 57,312,673 42,814,908
2070 57,545,138 43,187,953
2069 57,764,682 43,571,469
2068 57,972,674 43,964,515
2067 58,168,272 44,361,273
2066 58,351,633 44,771,926
2065 58,521,871 45,197,177
2064 58,680,744 45,628,630
2063 58,827,326 46,066,216
2062 58,962,991 46,517,561
2061 59,086,555 46,971,598
2060 59,199,108 47,424,830
2059 59,300,144 47,879,711
2058 59,390,214 48,332,818
2057 59,468,904 48,778,066
2056 59,536,324 49,222,515
2055 59,592,582 49,653,326
2054 59,637,127 50,073,600
2053 59,670,001 50,488,203
2052 59,690,977 50,886,354
2051 59,699,504 51,276,616
2050 59,695,795 51,663,176
2049 59,678,701 52,034,983
2048 59,648,033 52,392,012
2047 59,602,061 52,745,310
2046 59,540,723 53,080,828
2045 59,463,463 53,408,660
2044 59,367,350 53,723,325
2043 59,253,902 54,042,322
2042 59,121,606 54,342,628
2041 58,969,930 54,629,496
2040 58,799,039 54,916,374
2039 58,603,737 55,205,078
2038 58,388,433 55,481,637
2037 58,151,809 55,757,394
2036 57,888,958 56,025,224
2035 57,606,734 56,295,613
2034 57,297,583 56,562,648
2033 56,964,672 56,822,364
2032 56,610,464 57,078,534
2031 56,231,768 57,345,322
2030 55,827,391 57,606,120
2029 55,399,717 57,851,091
2028 54,947,769 58,091,760
2027 54,469,148 58,333,039
2026 53,970,578 58,562,681
2025 53,442,597 58,769,653
2024 52,886,363 58,952,704
2023 52,321,152 58,984,216
2022 51,737,944 59,013,667
2021 51,188,173 59,133,173
2020 50,629,997 59,438,851
2019 49,907,985 59,729,081
2018 49,024,465 60,148,658
2017 48,131,078 60,002,252
2016 47,437,512 60,115,223
2015 46,969,940 60,229,605
2014 46,565,429 60,320,707
2013 46,151,584 60,311,613
2012 45,715,810 60,191,247
2011 45,259,614 60,026,841
2010 44,777,319 59,819,407
2009 44,271,541 59,555,454
2008 43,758,808 59,211,181
2007 43,235,374 58,756,247
2006 42,691,084 58,399,861
2005 42,128,977 58,166,682
2004 41,543,171 57,828,179
2003 40,937,429 57,399,184
2002 40,324,680 57,089,824
2001 39,709,262 56,976,981
2000 39,089,934 56,942,108
1999 38,454,863 56,916,317
1998 37,792,165 56,906,744
1997 37,121,149 56,890,372
1996 36,462,745 56,860,281
1995 35,804,662 56,844,303
1994 35,127,410 56,843,400
1993 34,441,473 56,831,821
1992 33,760,571 56,797,087
1991 33,098,372 56,758,521
1990 32,440,069 56,719,240
1989 31,776,279 56,671,781
1988 31,130,524 56,629,288
1987 30,499,467 56,601,931
1986 29,879,112 56,596,155
1985 29,268,470 56,593,071
1984 28,642,690 56,576,718
1983 27,988,173 56,564,074
1982 27,338,331 56,543,548
1981 26,713,267 56,501,675
1980 26,104,498 56,433,883
1979 25,515,626 56,317,749
1978 24,950,337 56,155,143
1977 24,393,494 55,955,411
1976 23,858,810 55,718,260
1975 23,344,644 55,441,001
1974 22,833,469 55,110,868
1973 22,325,374 54,751,406
1972 21,819,563 54,381,345
1971 21,319,096 54,073,490
1970 20,811,782 53,821,850
1969 20,291,942 53,537,950
1968 19,766,796 53,235,750
1967 19,235,618 52,900,500
1966 18,702,688 52,519,000
1965 18,169,050 52,112,350
1964 17,637,411 51,675,350
1963 17,113,823 51,252,000
1962 16,599,029 50,879,450
1961 16,095,203 50,536,350
1960 15,606,209 50,199,700

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/italy | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Colombia increased by 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth), while Italy gained 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth), while Italy's population decreased by 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. Italy was ranked 23rd in 2006 and ranked 26th 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 Italy will decrease by 11.8% to 51,663,176 people and rank change from 26th to 40th.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia Italy
2100 -0.72% -0.67%
2099 -0.73% -0.65%
2098 -0.73% -0.66%
2097 -0.73% -0.65%
2096 -0.74% -0.65%
2095 -0.74% -0.64%
2094 -0.74% -0.63%
2093 -0.74% -0.65%
2092 -0.73% -0.63%
2091 -0.73% -0.63%
2090 -0.73% -0.64%
2089 -0.72% -0.63%
2088 -0.71% -0.63%
2087 -0.7% -0.61%
2086 -0.69% -0.63%
2085 -0.67% -0.64%
2084 -0.66% -0.63%
2083 -0.65% -0.64%
2082 -0.63% -0.65%
2081 -0.61% -0.66%
2080 -0.59% -0.67%
2079 -0.58% -0.68%
2078 -0.56% -0.69%
2077 -0.54% -0.71%
2076 -0.51% -0.73%
2075 -0.49% -0.78%
2074 -0.47% -0.79%
2073 -0.45% -0.82%
2072 -0.43% -0.83%
2071 -0.4% -0.86%
2070 -0.38% -0.88%
2069 -0.36% -0.89%
2068 -0.34% -0.89%
2067 -0.31% -0.92%
2066 -0.29% -0.94%
2065 -0.27% -0.95%
2064 -0.25% -0.95%
2063 -0.23% -0.97%
2062 -0.21% -0.97%
2061 -0.19% -0.96%
2060 -0.17% -0.95%
2059 -0.15% -0.94%
2058 -0.13% -0.91%
2057 -0.11% -0.9%
2056 -0.09% -0.87%
2055 -0.07% -0.84%
2054 -0.06% -0.82%
2053 -0.04% -0.78%
2052 -0.01% -0.76%
2051 0.006% -0.75%
2050 0.03% -0.71%
2049 0.05% -0.68%
2048 0.08% -0.67%
2047 0.1% -0.63%
2046 0.13% -0.61%
2045 0.16% -0.59%
2044 0.19% -0.59%
2043 0.22% -0.55%
2042 0.26% -0.53%
2041 0.29% -0.52%
2040 0.33% -0.52%
2039 0.37% -0.5%
2038 0.41% -0.49%
2037 0.45% -0.48%
2036 0.49% -0.48%
2035 0.54% -0.47%
2034 0.58% -0.46%
2033 0.63% -0.45%
2032 0.67% -0.47%
2031 0.72% -0.45%
2030 0.77% -0.42%
2029 0.82% -0.41%
2028 0.88% -0.41%
2027 0.92% -0.39%
2026 0.99% -0.35%
2025 1.05% -0.31%
2024 1.08% -0.05%
2023 1.13% -0.05%
2022 1.07% -0.2%
2021 1.1% -0.51%
2020 1.45% -0.49%
2019 1.8% -0.7%
2018 1.86% 0.24%
2017 1.46% -0.19%
2016 1% -0.19%
2015 0.87% -0.15%
2014 0.9% 0.02%
2013 0.95% 0.2%
2012 1.01% 0.27%
2011 1.08% 0.35%
2010 1.14% 0.44%
2009 1.17% 0.58%
2008 1.21% 0.77%
2007 1.27% 0.61%
2006 1.33% 0.4%
2005 1.41% 0.59%
2004 1.48% 0.75%
2003 1.52% 0.54%
2002 1.55% 0.2%
2001 1.58% 0.06%
2000 1.65% 0.05%
1999 1.75% 0.02%
1998 1.81% 0.03%
1997 1.81% 0.05%
1996 1.84% 0.03%
1995 1.93% 0.002%
1994 1.99% 0.02%
1993 2.02% 0.06%
1992 2% 0.07%
1991 2.03% 0.07%
1990 2.09% 0.08%
1989 2.07% 0.08%
1988 2.07% 0.05%
1987 2.08% 0.01%
1986 2.09% 0.005%
1985 2.18% 0.03%
1984 2.34% 0.02%
1983 2.38% 0.04%
1982 2.34% 0.07%
1981 2.33% 0.12%
1980 2.31% 0.21%
1979 2.27% 0.29%
1978 2.28% 0.36%
1977 2.24% 0.43%
1976 2.2% 0.5%
1975 2.24% 0.6%
1974 2.28% 0.66%
1973 2.32% 0.68%
1972 2.35% 0.57%
1971 2.44% 0.47%
1970 2.56% 0.53%
1969 2.66% 0.57%
1968 2.76% 0.63%
1967 2.85% 0.73%
1966 2.94% 0.78%
1965 3.01% 0.85%
1964 3.06% 0.83%
1963 3.1% 0.73%
1962 3.13% 0.68%
1961 3.13% 0.67%

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/italy | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Colombia grew by 1.08%, while Italy's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Colombia Italy
Current population
54105437
58562681
Population rank 28/197 26/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.71%
One net population change
55.8 seconds
16.7 minutes
One birth every
44.7 seconds
1.39 minutes
One death every
1.86 minutes
47.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,549 -86
Annual growth/decline +565,211 -31,512
Annual growth/decline rate +1.08% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 170/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
6.99 minutes
Annual migration change +129,139 +75,448
Net migration rank 12/196 19/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 6,553,671
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 12/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 11%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 59/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
Italy
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia Italy
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - 75,448
2024 - 141,643 - 95,246
2023 422,598 154,521 -283,125 150,189
2022 406,143 183,180 -318,674 231,228
2021 311,122 199,070 -301,579 157,327
2020 378,965 227,130 -338,801 85,281
2019 441,087 396,826 -215,025 46,634
2018 433,622 495,524 -192,475 83,686
2017 426,538 431,072 -192,007 95,147
2016 425,087 104,373 -138,265 84,568
2015 446,778 -41,123 -162,620 39,389
2014 470,916 -67,522 -96,513 52,679
2013 489,069 -64,789 -90,468 158,090
2012 503,285 -56,070 -78,248 252,524
2011 511,524 -46,385 -48,021 198,544
2010 533,657 -34,220 -23,928 274,387
2009 559,017 -46,901 -17,866 283,676
2008 576,654 -63,313 -11,842 422,534
2007 583,115 -49,634 -5,876 495,092
2006 594,388 -39,303 0 215,995
2005 610,618 -41,465 -17,450 258,702
2004 628,424 -25,949 11,566 417,970
2003 642,144 -33,114 -40,179 478,578
2002 640,840 -24,387 -22,836 223,861
2001 642,933 -28,582 -11,396 48,903
2000 652,176 -27,878 -17,082 56,065
1999 668,576 -22,698 -22,766 54,405
1998 687,704 -8,186 -39,835 67,985
1997 686,073 -23,600 -22,756 50,539
1996 682,547 -28,251 -22,744 53,450
1995 694,968 -33,097 -34,107 -460,287
1994 708,660 -16,023 -17,053 502,750
1993 709,287 -30,103 0 24,321
1992 697,763 -15,147 22,718 51,747
1991 690,266 -48,458 11,352 19,721
1990 682,409 -7,590 22,688 35,317
1989 674,102 -21,329 28,336 19,540
1988 663,796 -25,064 33,977 18,553
1987 659,429 -36,040 16,980 7,825
1986 659,701 -42,368 11,319 -6,206
1985 625,379 -21,408 28,297 6,911
1984 666,315 -18,692 50,919 203
1983 674,767 -13,329 33,939 -3,733
1982 675,339 -37,090 79,161 -24,223
1981 662,195 -50,351 73,452 7,182
1980 649,872 -44,203 84,650 295,642
1979 635,747 -63,657 129,531 42,637
1978 626,378 -67,870 168,465 43,932
1977 622,814 -67,638 190,248 42,246
1976 612,265 -98,057 228,445 40,885
1975 598,580 -84,462 271,660 43,051
1974 589,035 -80,816 336,176 42,487
1973 583,608 -75,630 328,508 41,631
1972 581,361 -77,708 364,355 43,182
1971 582,011 -84,712 383,922 -58,627
1970 583,396 -66,065 376,753 -62,216
1969 586,559 -64,238 390,827 -45,346
1968 589,407 -61,442 399,268 -50,149
1967 591,649 -57,256 439,074 -37,992
1966 590,855 -59,395 488,427 -35,352
1965 587,677 -51,855 474,222 -36,267
1964 581,435 -53,972 527,089 -27,368
1963 572,355 -52,631 440,767 -28,198
1962 559,985 -50,108 427,387 -25,840
1961 545,627 -47,849 459,880 -129,761
1960 529,316 -49,115 426,697 -140,765

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

GeoRank.org/population/colombia/italy | 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 Italy 68.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,239,084 people) and 31.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,026,128 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 6,553,671 people or 11% in Italy.

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
Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K

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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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