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Population in Colombia compared to Ivory Coast: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 53,425,635 in 2025 vs 32,711,547 people in Ivory Coast in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,209,462 people compared to 33,910,252 in Ivory Coast.

Population statistics:

  • Colombia's population is 1.6 times bigger than Ivory Coast's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Ivory Coast is the 50th.
  • The countries together account for 1.06% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 0.41% for Ivory Coast.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +2.65% in Ivory Coast.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.2M (27% growth), while Ivory Coast has grown from 20.5M to 33.9M (65% growth).

Colombia vs Ivory Coast: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Ivory Coast
2100 47,484,139 104,904,226
2099 47,830,655 104,097,040
2098 48,181,819 103,275,264
2097 48,536,565 102,455,988
2096 48,894,308 101,612,663
2095 49,257,082 100,756,953
2094 49,624,336 99,882,932
2093 49,993,990 99,006,111
2092 50,365,329 98,098,926
2091 50,738,006 97,176,680
2090 51,111,627 96,248,804
2089 51,485,668 95,318,164
2088 51,859,452 94,395,936
2087 52,230,587 93,464,192
2086 52,598,291 92,517,200
2085 52,962,450 91,575,557
2084 53,322,246 90,642,933
2083 53,676,937 89,673,290
2082 54,026,216 88,700,125
2081 54,368,364 87,715,881
2080 54,703,696 86,728,284
2079 55,030,557 85,741,415
2078 55,349,907 84,742,375
2077 55,659,611 83,738,886
2076 55,959,176 82,733,035
2075 56,248,347 81,703,106
2074 56,527,033 80,687,434
2073 56,794,109 79,667,993
2072 57,050,141 78,646,863
2071 57,294,481 77,607,733
2070 57,526,873 76,567,079
2069 57,746,348 75,527,815
2068 57,954,274 74,468,469
2067 58,149,809 73,417,707
2066 58,333,112 72,351,827
2065 58,503,296 71,301,141
2064 58,662,119 70,261,039
2063 58,808,654 69,222,001
2062 58,944,276 68,196,917
2061 59,067,801 67,166,219
2060 59,180,318 66,149,529
2059 59,281,322 65,130,659
2058 59,371,363 64,100,835
2057 59,450,029 63,082,551
2056 59,517,427 62,065,729
2055 59,573,668 61,036,845
2054 59,618,199 60,004,777
2053 59,651,062 58,983,583
2052 59,672,031 57,959,085
2051 59,680,555 56,932,897
2050 59,676,848 55,909,441
2049 59,659,759 54,893,369
2048 59,629,100 53,867,419
2047 59,583,143 52,850,696
2046 59,521,825 51,836,334
2045 59,444,589 50,822,485
2044 59,348,507 49,797,934
2043 59,235,094 48,781,333
2042 59,102,840 47,776,778
2041 58,951,213 46,788,054
2040 58,780,376 45,806,217
2039 58,585,136 44,834,350
2038 58,369,901 43,874,381
2037 58,133,352 42,922,767
2036 57,870,584 41,988,786
2035 57,588,449 41,071,409
2034 57,279,396 40,164,910
2033 56,946,591 39,273,072
2032 56,592,496 38,408,366
2031 56,213,920 37,558,099
2030 55,809,671 36,727,569
2029 55,382,133 35,907,265
2028 54,930,329 35,095,347
2027 54,451,860 34,296,079
2026 53,953,448 33,502,750
2025 53,425,635 32,711,547
2024 52,886,363 31,934,230
2023 52,321,152 31,165,654
2022 51,737,944 30,395,002
2021 51,188,173 29,639,736
2020 50,629,997 28,915,449
2019 49,907,985 28,193,009
2018 49,024,465 27,464,173
2017 48,131,078 26,733,372
2016 47,437,512 25,989,405
2015 46,969,940 25,246,342
2014 46,565,429 24,527,395
2013 46,151,584 23,939,775
2012 45,715,810 23,467,078
2011 45,259,614 22,982,000
2010 44,777,319 22,488,065
2009 44,271,541 21,997,940
2008 43,758,808 21,514,439
2007 43,235,374 21,030,558
2006 42,691,084 20,546,802
2005 42,128,977 20,068,458
2004 41,543,171 19,595,000
2003 40,937,429 19,125,542
2002 40,324,680 18,654,771
2001 39,709,262 18,178,913
2000 39,089,934 17,699,004
1999 38,454,863 17,215,935
1998 37,792,165 16,663,948
1997 37,121,149 16,047,170
1996 36,462,745 15,442,312
1995 35,804,662 14,855,565
1994 35,127,410 14,287,201
1993 34,441,473 13,735,951
1992 33,760,571 13,200,310
1991 33,098,372 12,683,870
1990 32,440,069 12,189,778
1989 31,776,279 11,719,771
1988 31,130,524 11,275,189
1987 30,499,467 10,851,475
1986 29,879,112 10,440,917
1985 29,268,470 10,040,483
1984 28,642,690 9,650,516
1983 27,988,173 9,272,744
1982 27,338,331 8,907,936
1981 26,713,267 8,556,596
1980 26,104,498 8,220,714
1979 25,515,626 7,902,267
1978 24,950,337 7,603,130
1977 24,393,494 7,321,950
1976 23,858,810 7,057,958
1975 23,344,644 6,776,297
1974 22,833,469 6,474,057
1973 22,325,374 6,184,944
1972 21,819,563 5,909,716
1971 21,319,096 5,650,868
1970 20,811,782 5,411,567
1969 20,291,942 5,192,221
1968 19,766,796 4,990,021
1967 19,235,618 4,799,744
1966 18,702,688 4,617,519
1965 18,169,050 4,442,377
1964 17,637,411 4,273,952
1963 17,113,823 4,112,061
1962 16,599,029 3,956,939
1961 16,095,203 3,810,151
1960 15,606,209 3,673,666

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/colombia/ivory-coast | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Colombia increased by 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth), while Ivory Coast gained 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,771,950 people (a 14.3% growth), while Ivory Coast's population increased by 7,920,847 people (a 30.5% growth).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd in 2006 and ranked 50th 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 Ivory Coast will increase by 64.9% to 55,909,441 people and rank change from 50th to 36th.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2100 for Ivory Coast.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia Ivory Coast
2100 -0.72% 0.78%
2099 -0.73% 0.8%
2098 -0.73% 0.8%
2097 -0.73% 0.83%
2096 -0.74% 0.85%
2095 -0.74% 0.88%
2094 -0.74% 0.89%
2093 -0.74% 0.92%
2092 -0.73% 0.95%
2091 -0.73% 0.96%
2090 -0.73% 0.98%
2089 -0.72% 0.98%
2088 -0.71% 1%
2087 -0.7% 1.02%
2086 -0.69% 1.03%
2085 -0.67% 1.03%
2084 -0.66% 1.08%
2083 -0.65% 1.1%
2082 -0.63% 1.12%
2081 -0.61% 1.14%
2080 -0.59% 1.15%
2079 -0.58% 1.18%
2078 -0.56% 1.2%
2077 -0.54% 1.22%
2076 -0.51% 1.26%
2075 -0.49% 1.26%
2074 -0.47% 1.28%
2073 -0.45% 1.3%
2072 -0.43% 1.34%
2071 -0.4% 1.36%
2070 -0.38% 1.38%
2069 -0.36% 1.42%
2068 -0.34% 1.43%
2067 -0.31% 1.47%
2066 -0.29% 1.47%
2065 -0.27% 1.48%
2064 -0.25% 1.5%
2063 -0.23% 1.5%
2062 -0.21% 1.53%
2061 -0.19% 1.54%
2060 -0.17% 1.56%
2059 -0.15% 1.61%
2058 -0.13% 1.61%
2057 -0.11% 1.64%
2056 -0.09% 1.69%
2055 -0.07% 1.72%
2054 -0.06% 1.73%
2053 -0.04% 1.77%
2052 -0.01% 1.8%
2051 0.006% 1.83%
2050 0.03% 1.85%
2049 0.05% 1.9%
2048 0.08% 1.92%
2047 0.1% 1.96%
2046 0.13% 1.99%
2045 0.16% 2.06%
2044 0.19% 2.08%
2043 0.22% 2.1%
2042 0.26% 2.11%
2041 0.29% 2.14%
2040 0.33% 2.17%
2039 0.37% 2.19%
2038 0.41% 2.22%
2037 0.45% 2.22%
2036 0.49% 2.23%
2035 0.54% 2.26%
2034 0.58% 2.27%
2033 0.63% 2.25%
2032 0.67% 2.26%
2031 0.72% 2.26%
2030 0.77% 2.28%
2029 0.82% 2.31%
2028 0.88% 2.33%
2027 0.92% 2.37%
2026 0.99% 2.42%
2025 1.02% 2.43%
2024 1.08% 2.47%
2023 1.13% 2.54%
2022 1.07% 2.55%
2021 1.1% 2.5%
2020 1.45% 2.56%
2019 1.8% 2.65%
2018 1.86% 2.73%
2017 1.46% 2.86%
2016 1% 2.94%
2015 0.87% 2.93%
2014 0.9% 2.45%
2013 0.95% 2.01%
2012 1.01% 2.11%
2011 1.08% 2.2%
2010 1.14% 2.23%
2009 1.17% 2.25%
2008 1.21% 2.3%
2007 1.27% 2.35%
2006 1.33% 2.38%
2005 1.41% 2.42%
2004 1.48% 2.45%
2003 1.52% 2.52%
2002 1.55% 2.62%
2001 1.58% 2.71%
2000 1.65% 2.81%
1999 1.75% 3.31%
1998 1.81% 3.84%
1997 1.81% 3.92%
1996 1.84% 3.95%
1995 1.93% 3.98%
1994 1.99% 4.01%
1993 2.02% 4.06%
1992 2% 4.07%
1991 2.03% 4.05%
1990 2.09% 4.01%
1989 2.07% 3.94%
1988 2.07% 3.9%
1987 2.08% 3.93%
1986 2.09% 3.99%
1985 2.18% 4.04%
1984 2.34% 4.07%
1983 2.38% 4.1%
1982 2.34% 4.11%
1981 2.33% 4.09%
1980 2.31% 4.03%
1979 2.27% 3.93%
1978 2.28% 3.84%
1977 2.24% 3.74%
1976 2.2% 4.16%
1975 2.24% 4.67%
1974 2.28% 4.67%
1973 2.32% 4.66%
1972 2.35% 4.58%
1971 2.44% 4.42%
1970 2.56% 4.22%
1969 2.66% 4.05%
1968 2.76% 3.96%
1967 2.85% 3.95%
1966 2.94% 3.94%
1965 3.01% 3.94%
1964 3.06% 3.94%
1963 3.1% 3.92%
1962 3.13% 3.85%
1961 3.13% 3.72%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/colombia/ivory-coast | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Colombia grew by 1.02%, while Ivory Coast's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Colombia Ivory Coast
Current population
54209462
33910252
Population rank 28/197 50/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.41%
One net population change
58.6 seconds
40.7 seconds
One birth every
45 seconds
31.3 seconds
One death every
1.82 minutes
2.16 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,477 +2,130
Annual growth/decline +539,272 +777,317
Annual growth/decline rate +1.02% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 100/197 26/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change +129,139 +11,305
Net migration rank 12/196 43/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 2,880,839
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 25/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 9%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 70/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia Ivory Coast
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - 11,305
2024 411,721 141,643 765,049 7,838
2023 422,598 154,521 758,261 6,002
2022 406,143 183,180 750,270 26,777
2021 311,122 199,070 732,191 1,322
2020 378,965 227,130 727,455 -12,390
2019 441,087 396,826 727,774 2,043
2018 433,622 495,524 722,445 5,395
2017 426,538 431,072 734,553 -796
2016 425,087 104,373 735,630 18,568
2015 446,778 -41,123 731,387 522
2014 470,916 -67,522 728,978 -23,011
2013 489,069 -64,789 720,228 -250,964
2012 503,285 -56,070 708,847 -232,712
2011 511,524 -46,385 694,033 -200,010
2010 533,657 -34,220 676,554 -182,689
2009 559,017 -46,901 654,439 -168,027
2008 576,654 -63,313 630,610 -150,037
2007 583,115 -49,634 617,247 -130,079
2006 594,388 -39,303 605,001 -124,651
2005 610,618 -41,465 593,685 -117,342
2004 628,424 -25,949 579,424 -108,869
2003 642,144 -33,114 568,220 -99,880
2002 640,840 -24,387 563,692 -90,503
2001 642,933 -28,582 555,220 -76,679
2000 652,176 -27,878 545,129 -63,843
1999 668,576 -22,698 527,634 -42,777
1998 687,704 -8,186 509,167 109,961
1997 686,073 -23,600 489,984 124,443
1996 682,547 -28,251 469,740 125,556
1995 694,968 -33,097 453,719 124,501
1994 708,660 -16,023 438,274 120,247
1993 709,287 -30,103 430,759 113,215
1992 697,763 -15,147 423,294 104,006
1991 690,266 -48,458 413,354 92,228
1990 682,409 -7,590 402,629 79,979
1989 674,102 -21,329 390,081 67,324
1988 663,796 -25,064 378,575 53,187
1987 659,429 -36,040 370,654 45,028
1986 659,701 -42,368 357,205 48,233
1985 625,379 -21,408 344,549 50,872
1984 666,315 -18,692 331,910 52,594
1983 674,767 -13,329 317,379 53,646
1982 675,339 -37,090 305,204 53,384
1981 662,195 -50,351 292,755 51,354
1980 649,872 -44,203 280,630 47,031
1979 635,747 -63,657 268,875 40,355
1978 626,378 -67,870 257,222 31,822
1977 622,814 -67,638 250,858 22,452
1976 612,265 -98,057 241,939 12,735
1975 598,580 -84,462 228,883 79,766
1974 589,035 -80,816 216,389 79,445
1973 583,608 -75,630 203,429 78,963
1972 581,361 -77,708 190,842 77,213
1971 582,011 -84,712 179,918 69,728
1970 583,396 -66,065 170,070 58,883
1969 586,559 -64,238 161,541 48,192
1968 589,407 -61,442 153,464 41,198
1967 591,649 -57,256 145,773 40,125
1966 590,855 -59,395 138,438 40,125
1965 587,677 -51,855 131,601 40,125
1964 581,435 -53,972 124,996 40,125
1963 572,355 -52,631 118,526 40,125
1962 559,985 -50,108 111,930 39,670
1961 545,627 -47,849 105,568 36,410
1960 529,316 -49,115 99,681 31,307

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/colombia/ivory-coast | CC BY

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 Ivory Coast 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,385,015 people) and 0.74% is from migration (a gain of 55,281 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 2,880,839 people or 9% in Ivory Coast.

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
Ivory Coast
City Population
Abidjan 5.62M
Bouake 740K
Korhogo 441K
Yamoussoukro 340K
Divo 295K
Gagnoa 277K
Abengourou 164K
Dabou 138K
Agboville 135K
Grand-Bassam 125K

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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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