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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 52,886,363 in 2024 vs 20,592,571 people in Kazakhstan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,105,437 people compared to 21,161,809 in Kazakhstan.

Population statistics:

  • Colombia's population is 2.56 times bigger than Kazakhstan's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Kazakhstan is the 65th.
  • The countries together account for 0.91% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 0.26% for Kazakhstan.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs +1.46% in Kazakhstan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.1M (26.7% growth), while Kazakhstan has grown from 16.1M to 21.2M (31.4% growth).

Colombia vs Kazakhstan: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Kazakhstan
2100 47,499,215 33,848,663
2099 47,845,841 33,772,741
2098 48,197,117 33,695,479
2097 48,551,975 33,615,447
2096 48,909,832 33,523,978
2095 49,272,722 33,424,720
2094 49,640,091 33,326,027
2093 50,009,863 33,224,553
2092 50,381,320 33,128,053
2091 50,754,115 33,024,570
2090 51,127,855 32,918,505
2089 51,502,015 32,809,364
2088 51,875,918 32,697,677
2087 52,247,171 32,574,802
2086 52,614,991 32,450,913
2085 52,979,265 32,326,215
2084 53,339,176 32,198,072
2083 53,693,979 32,062,485
2082 54,043,369 31,936,199
2081 54,385,627 31,798,193
2080 54,721,064 31,659,824
2079 55,048,030 31,525,030
2078 55,367,481 31,377,560
2077 55,677,284 31,230,620
2076 55,976,943 31,082,855
2075 56,266,206 30,934,158
2074 56,544,981 30,781,840
2073 56,812,141 30,635,989
2072 57,068,255 30,488,022
2071 57,312,673 30,336,588
2070 57,545,138 30,183,464
2069 57,764,682 30,024,249
2068 57,972,674 29,872,612
2067 58,168,272 29,722,383
2066 58,351,633 29,568,138
2065 58,521,871 29,406,227
2064 58,680,744 29,245,499
2063 58,827,326 29,081,885
2062 58,962,991 28,917,277
2061 59,086,555 28,748,398
2060 59,199,108 28,577,830
2059 59,300,144 28,401,552
2058 59,390,214 28,224,769
2057 59,468,904 28,046,842
2056 59,536,324 27,852,110
2055 59,592,582 27,652,544
2054 59,637,127 27,453,980
2053 59,670,001 27,243,894
2052 59,690,977 27,031,990
2051 59,699,504 26,818,727
2050 59,695,795 26,602,802
2049 59,678,701 26,385,294
2048 59,648,033 26,155,898
2047 59,602,061 25,920,222
2046 59,540,723 25,687,222
2045 59,463,463 25,451,058
2044 59,367,350 25,215,227
2043 59,253,902 24,979,701
2042 59,121,606 24,746,212
2041 58,969,930 24,516,106
2040 58,799,039 24,281,719
2039 58,603,737 24,055,361
2038 58,388,433 23,829,916
2037 58,151,809 23,608,263
2036 57,888,958 23,382,815
2035 57,606,734 23,159,205
2034 57,297,583 22,934,543
2033 56,964,672 22,708,727
2032 56,610,464 22,478,234
2031 56,231,768 22,254,688
2030 55,827,391 22,027,730
2029 55,399,717 21,799,495
2028 54,947,769 21,566,108
2027 54,469,148 21,333,660
2026 53,970,578 21,098,089
2025 53,442,597 20,850,907
2024 52,886,363 20,592,571
2023 52,321,152 20,330,104
2022 51,737,944 20,034,609
2021 51,188,173 19,743,603
2020 50,629,997 19,482,117
2019 49,907,985 19,209,555
2018 49,024,465 18,932,727
2017 48,131,078 18,651,931
2016 47,437,512 18,363,600
2015 46,969,940 18,084,169
2014 46,565,429 17,816,285
2013 46,151,584 17,556,502
2012 45,715,810 17,306,106
2011 45,259,614 17,066,002
2010 44,777,319 16,836,810
2009 44,271,541 16,619,846
2008 43,758,808 16,426,525
2007 43,235,374 16,257,214
2006 42,691,084 16,103,716
2005 42,128,977 15,968,117
2004 41,543,171 15,850,159
2003 40,937,429 15,747,380
2002 40,324,680 15,656,677
2001 39,709,262 15,575,550
2000 39,089,934 15,501,103
1999 38,454,863 15,455,874
1998 37,792,165 15,647,785
1997 37,121,149 16,043,251
1996 36,462,745 16,416,027
1995 35,804,662 16,730,536
1994 35,127,410 17,043,771
1993 34,441,473 17,274,487
1992 33,760,571 17,332,625
1991 33,098,372 17,278,600
1990 32,440,069 17,154,054
1989 31,776,279 16,997,013
1988 31,130,524 16,781,168
1987 30,499,467 16,527,715
1986 29,879,112 16,262,702
1985 29,268,470 16,031,090
1984 28,642,690 15,844,621
1983 27,988,173 15,665,551
1982 27,338,331 15,492,595
1981 26,713,267 15,323,082
1980 26,104,498 15,152,949
1979 25,515,626 14,978,696
1978 24,950,337 14,711,497
1977 24,393,494 14,353,265
1976 23,858,810 13,998,738
1975 23,344,644 13,700,843
1974 22,833,469 13,454,570
1973 22,325,374 13,208,121
1972 21,819,563 12,951,798
1971 21,319,096 12,684,813
1970 20,811,782 12,419,057
1969 20,291,942 12,156,212
1968 19,766,796 11,879,182
1967 19,235,618 11,584,428
1966 18,702,688 11,288,989
1965 18,169,050 10,993,183
1964 17,637,411 10,690,309
1963 17,113,823 10,377,466
1962 16,599,029 10,058,928
1961 16,095,203 9,742,085
1960 15,606,209 9,429,981

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/kazakhstan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Colombia increased by 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth), while Kazakhstan gained 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth), while Kazakhstan's population increased by 2,798,209 people (a 15.2% growth).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd in 2006 and ranked 65th 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 Kazakhstan will increase by 25.7% to 26,602,802 people and rank change from 65th to 64th.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people compared to the peak of 33.8M people in 2100 for Kazakhstan.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia Kazakhstan
2100 -0.72% 0.22%
2099 -0.73% 0.23%
2098 -0.73% 0.24%
2097 -0.73% 0.27%
2096 -0.74% 0.3%
2095 -0.74% 0.3%
2094 -0.74% 0.31%
2093 -0.74% 0.29%
2092 -0.73% 0.31%
2091 -0.73% 0.32%
2090 -0.73% 0.33%
2089 -0.72% 0.34%
2088 -0.71% 0.38%
2087 -0.7% 0.38%
2086 -0.69% 0.39%
2085 -0.67% 0.4%
2084 -0.66% 0.42%
2083 -0.65% 0.4%
2082 -0.63% 0.43%
2081 -0.61% 0.44%
2080 -0.59% 0.43%
2079 -0.58% 0.47%
2078 -0.56% 0.47%
2077 -0.54% 0.48%
2076 -0.51% 0.48%
2075 -0.49% 0.49%
2074 -0.47% 0.48%
2073 -0.45% 0.49%
2072 -0.43% 0.5%
2071 -0.4% 0.51%
2070 -0.38% 0.53%
2069 -0.36% 0.51%
2068 -0.34% 0.51%
2067 -0.31% 0.52%
2066 -0.29% 0.55%
2065 -0.27% 0.55%
2064 -0.25% 0.56%
2063 -0.23% 0.57%
2062 -0.21% 0.59%
2061 -0.19% 0.6%
2060 -0.17% 0.62%
2059 -0.15% 0.63%
2058 -0.13% 0.63%
2057 -0.11% 0.7%
2056 -0.09% 0.72%
2055 -0.07% 0.72%
2054 -0.06% 0.77%
2053 -0.04% 0.78%
2052 -0.01% 0.8%
2051 0.006% 0.81%
2050 0.03% 0.82%
2049 0.05% 0.88%
2048 0.08% 0.91%
2047 0.1% 0.91%
2046 0.13% 0.93%
2045 0.16% 0.94%
2044 0.19% 0.94%
2043 0.22% 0.94%
2042 0.26% 0.94%
2041 0.29% 0.97%
2040 0.33% 0.94%
2039 0.37% 0.95%
2038 0.41% 0.94%
2037 0.45% 0.96%
2036 0.49% 0.97%
2035 0.54% 0.98%
2034 0.58% 0.99%
2033 0.63% 1.03%
2032 0.67% 1%
2031 0.72% 1.03%
2030 0.77% 1.05%
2029 0.82% 1.08%
2028 0.88% 1.09%
2027 0.92% 1.12%
2026 0.99% 1.19%
2025 1.05% 1.25%
2024 1.08% 1.29%
2023 1.13% 1.47%
2022 1.07% 1.47%
2021 1.1% 1.34%
2020 1.45% 1.42%
2019 1.8% 1.46%
2018 1.86% 1.51%
2017 1.46% 1.57%
2016 1% 1.55%
2015 0.87% 1.5%
2014 0.9% 1.48%
2013 0.95% 1.45%
2012 1.01% 1.41%
2011 1.08% 1.36%
2010 1.14% 1.31%
2009 1.17% 1.18%
2008 1.21% 1.04%
2007 1.27% 0.95%
2006 1.33% 0.85%
2005 1.41% 0.74%
2004 1.48% 0.65%
2003 1.52% 0.58%
2002 1.55% 0.52%
2001 1.58% 0.48%
2000 1.65% 0.29%
1999 1.75% -1.23%
1998 1.81% -2.46%
1997 1.81% -2.27%
1996 1.84% -1.88%
1995 1.93% -1.84%
1994 1.99% -1.34%
1993 2.02% -0.34%
1992 2% 0.31%
1991 2.03% 0.73%
1990 2.09% 0.92%
1989 2.07% 1.29%
1988 2.07% 1.53%
1987 2.08% 1.63%
1986 2.09% 1.44%
1985 2.18% 1.18%
1984 2.34% 1.14%
1983 2.38% 1.12%
1982 2.34% 1.11%
1981 2.33% 1.12%
1980 2.31% 1.16%
1979 2.27% 1.82%
1978 2.28% 2.5%
1977 2.24% 2.53%
1976 2.2% 2.17%
1975 2.24% 1.83%
1974 2.28% 1.87%
1973 2.32% 1.98%
1972 2.35% 2.1%
1971 2.44% 2.14%
1970 2.56% 2.16%
1969 2.66% 2.33%
1968 2.76% 2.54%
1967 2.85% 2.62%
1966 2.94% 2.69%
1965 3.01% 2.83%
1964 3.06% 3.01%
1963 3.1% 3.17%
1962 3.13% 3.25%
1961 3.13% 3.31%

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/kazakhstan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Colombia grew by 1.08%, while Kazakhstan's population grew by 1.29%.

Live population counters

Colombia Kazakhstan
Current population
54105437
21161809
Population rank 28/197 65/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.26%
One net population change
55.8 seconds
2 minutes
One birth every
44.7 seconds
1.28 minutes
One death every
1.86 minutes
3.85 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,549 +719
Annual growth/decline +565,211 +262,467
Annual growth/decline rate +1.08% +1.29%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 82/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
59.7 minutes
Annual migration change +129,139 -8,834
Net migration rank 12/196 130/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 2,089,797
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 36/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 10.1%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 66/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia Kazakhstan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - -8,834
2024 - 141,643 - -7,368
2023 422,598 154,521 273,013 -4,822
2022 406,143 183,180 277,019 45,755
2021 311,122 199,070 269,026 -9,804
2020 378,965 227,130 272,458 -8,716
2019 441,087 396,826 278,788 2,594
2018 433,622 495,524 278,917 -6,644
2017 426,538 431,072 268,066 21,248
2016 425,087 104,373 277,878 9,478
2015 446,778 -41,123 273,523 -2,011
2014 470,916 -67,522 274,406 -10,170
2013 489,069 -64,789 259,239 -3,925
2012 503,285 -56,070 249,987 -4,512
2011 511,524 -46,385 237,883 -3,160
2010 533,657 -34,220 230,479 -6,840
2009 559,017 -46,901 218,036 -7,758
2008 576,654 -63,313 214,169 -37,796
2007 583,115 -49,634 188,486 -26,237
2006 594,388 -39,303 166,480 -21,728
2005 610,618 -41,465 146,619 -20,171
2004 628,424 -25,949 132,286 -22,841
2003 642,144 -33,114 112,137 -16,027
2002 640,840 -24,387 93,564 -8,272
2001 642,933 -28,582 84,279 -7,333
2000 652,176 -27,878 80,699 -8,754
1999 668,576 -22,698 79,536 -61,031
1998 687,704 -8,186 85,735 -488,075
1997 686,073 -23,600 92,778 -481,380
1996 682,547 -28,251 112,384 -469,331
1995 694,968 -33,097 140,721 -412,775
1994 708,660 -16,023 165,631 -520,028
1993 709,287 -30,103 185,649 -292,682
1992 697,763 -15,147 204,785 -214,015
1991 690,266 -48,458 221,581 -104,271
1990 682,409 -7,590 235,113 -103,336
1989 674,102 -21,329 254,394 -72,096
1988 663,796 -25,064 275,278 -25,892
1987 659,429 -36,040 290,227 -32,724
1986 659,701 -42,368 295,818 -23,297
1985 625,379 -21,408 293,834 -103,115
1984 666,315 -18,692 278,485 -96,266
1983 674,767 -13,329 260,471 -84,566
1982 675,339 -37,090 246,983 -76,976
1981 662,195 -50,351 243,652 -74,624
1980 649,872 -44,203 238,977 -67,731
1979 635,747 -63,657 237,442 -60,198
1978 626,378 -67,870 225,895 131,248
1977 622,814 -67,638 224,284 135,047
1976 612,265 -98,057 221,992 127,735
1975 598,580 -84,462 219,748 26,332
1974 589,035 -80,816 217,668 28,807
1973 583,608 -75,630 215,940 30,467
1972 581,361 -77,708 212,319 53,914
1971 582,011 -84,712 202,450 65,291
1970 583,396 -66,065 191,775 72,000
1969 586,559 -64,238 184,118 77,805
1968 589,407 -61,442 186,254 105,890
1967 591,649 -57,256 191,536 105,830
1966 590,855 -59,395 191,506 101,999
1965 587,677 -51,855 194,470 103,626
1964 581,435 -53,972 208,899 98,761
1963 572,355 -52,631 223,105 94,932
1962 559,985 -50,108 228,177 90,842
1961 545,627 -47,849 228,686 85,981
1960 529,316 -49,115 226,027 83,525

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

GeoRank.org/population/colombia/kazakhstan | 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 Kazakhstan 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,743,094 people) and 1.33% is from migration (a gain of 36,908 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 2,089,797 people or 10.1% in Kazakhstan.

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
Kazakhstan
City Population
Almaty 2.23M
Shymkent 1.19M
Nur-Sultan 1.08M
Karaganda 516K
Taraz 418K
Aktobe 388K
Semey 350K
Pavlodar 333K
Oskemen 333K
Atyrau 295K

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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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