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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 52,886,363 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,105,437 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 1.09 times bigger than Colombia's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 1.36% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.1M (26.7% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Colombia vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Kenya
2100 47,499,215 105,238,162
2099 47,845,841 105,257,438
2098 48,197,117 105,257,489
2097 48,551,975 105,250,948
2096 48,909,832 105,220,085
2095 49,272,722 105,175,623
2094 49,640,091 105,118,372
2093 50,009,863 105,046,907
2092 50,381,320 104,955,024
2091 50,754,115 104,846,805
2090 51,127,855 104,718,130
2089 51,502,015 104,573,271
2088 51,875,918 104,414,197
2087 52,247,171 104,243,505
2086 52,614,991 104,056,143
2085 52,979,265 103,854,891
2084 53,339,176 103,640,244
2083 53,693,979 103,407,124
2082 54,043,369 103,158,580
2081 54,385,627 102,889,291
2080 54,721,064 102,594,978
2079 55,048,030 102,286,967
2078 55,367,481 101,961,280
2077 55,677,284 101,613,181
2076 55,976,943 101,239,843
2075 56,266,206 100,849,423
2074 56,544,981 100,436,632
2073 56,812,141 100,001,277
2072 57,068,255 99,533,234
2071 57,312,673 99,042,264
2070 57,545,138 98,529,166
2069 57,764,682 97,992,232
2068 57,972,674 97,428,138
2067 58,168,272 96,842,744
2066 58,351,633 96,230,345
2065 58,521,871 95,598,937
2064 58,680,744 94,942,874
2063 58,827,326 94,266,124
2062 58,962,991 93,561,519
2061 59,086,555 92,837,768
2060 59,199,108 92,098,717
2059 59,300,144 91,343,602
2058 59,390,214 90,569,828
2057 59,468,904 89,783,087
2056 59,536,324 88,994,126
2055 59,592,582 88,192,182
2054 59,637,127 87,379,992
2053 59,670,001 86,552,281
2052 59,690,977 85,710,403
2051 59,699,504 84,850,558
2050 59,695,795 83,976,685
2049 59,678,701 83,090,517
2048 59,648,033 82,191,119
2047 59,602,061 81,274,836
2046 59,540,723 80,340,592
2045 59,463,463 79,389,433
2044 59,367,350 78,414,158
2043 59,253,902 77,418,567
2042 59,121,606 76,399,781
2041 58,969,930 75,363,853
2040 58,799,039 74,308,480
2039 58,603,737 73,241,028
2038 58,388,433 72,153,876
2037 58,151,809 71,058,753
2036 57,888,958 69,949,421
2035 57,606,734 68,831,151
2034 57,297,583 67,705,051
2033 56,964,672 66,569,532
2032 56,610,464 65,431,402
2031 56,231,768 64,289,540
2030 55,827,391 63,153,520
2029 55,399,717 62,021,378
2028 54,947,769 60,894,078
2027 54,469,148 59,770,115
2026 53,970,578 58,653,621
2025 53,442,597 57,540,609
2024 52,886,363 56,432,944
2023 52,321,152 55,339,003
2022 51,737,944 54,252,461
2021 51,188,173 53,219,166
2020 50,629,997 52,217,334
2019 49,907,985 51,202,827
2018 49,024,465 50,207,107
2017 48,131,078 49,197,766
2016 47,437,512 48,139,687
2015 46,969,940 47,088,526
2014 46,565,429 46,051,440
2013 46,151,584 44,986,791
2012 45,715,810 43,888,303
2011 45,259,614 42,758,461
2010 44,777,319 41,598,567
2009 44,271,541 40,408,891
2008 43,758,808 39,206,351
2007 43,235,374 38,036,349
2006 42,691,084 36,904,008
2005 42,128,977 35,796,484
2004 41,543,171 34,713,455
2003 40,937,429 33,652,223
2002 40,324,680 32,629,808
2001 39,709,262 31,619,170
2000 39,089,934 30,642,890
1999 38,454,863 29,733,408
1998 37,792,165 28,888,057
1997 37,121,149 28,101,768
1996 36,462,745 27,344,211
1995 35,804,662 26,601,751
1994 35,127,410 25,857,130
1993 34,441,473 25,117,188
1992 33,760,571 24,382,460
1991 33,098,372 23,646,514
1990 32,440,069 22,892,651
1989 31,776,279 22,118,434
1988 31,130,524 21,356,219
1987 30,499,467 20,616,096
1986 29,879,112 19,901,646
1985 29,268,470 19,201,768
1984 28,642,690 18,514,906
1983 27,988,173 17,846,374
1982 27,338,331 17,206,175
1981 26,713,267 16,601,507
1980 26,104,498 16,018,459
1979 25,515,626 15,460,666
1978 24,950,337 14,934,126
1977 24,393,494 14,428,819
1976 23,858,810 13,957,623
1975 23,344,644 13,511,671
1974 22,833,469 13,070,078
1973 22,325,374 12,634,835
1972 21,819,563 12,206,060
1971 21,319,096 11,788,904
1970 20,811,782 11,368,791
1969 20,291,942 10,939,695
1968 19,766,796 10,518,823
1967 19,235,618 10,111,057
1966 18,702,688 9,717,816
1965 18,169,050 9,338,078
1964 17,637,411 8,973,535
1963 17,113,823 8,627,971
1962 16,599,029 8,299,308
1961 16,095,203 7,987,770
1960 15,606,209 7,695,307

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/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Colombia increased by 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 42.4% to 83,976,685 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2098 for Kenya.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia Kenya
2100 -0.72% -0.02%
2099 -0.73% -0%
2098 -0.73% 0.006%
2097 -0.73% 0.03%
2096 -0.74% 0.04%
2095 -0.74% 0.05%
2094 -0.74% 0.07%
2093 -0.74% 0.09%
2092 -0.73% 0.1%
2091 -0.73% 0.12%
2090 -0.73% 0.14%
2089 -0.72% 0.15%
2088 -0.71% 0.16%
2087 -0.7% 0.18%
2086 -0.69% 0.19%
2085 -0.67% 0.21%
2084 -0.66% 0.23%
2083 -0.65% 0.24%
2082 -0.63% 0.26%
2081 -0.61% 0.29%
2080 -0.59% 0.3%
2079 -0.58% 0.32%
2078 -0.56% 0.34%
2077 -0.54% 0.37%
2076 -0.51% 0.39%
2075 -0.49% 0.41%
2074 -0.47% 0.44%
2073 -0.45% 0.47%
2072 -0.43% 0.5%
2071 -0.4% 0.52%
2070 -0.38% 0.55%
2069 -0.36% 0.58%
2068 -0.34% 0.6%
2067 -0.31% 0.64%
2066 -0.29% 0.66%
2065 -0.27% 0.69%
2064 -0.25% 0.72%
2063 -0.23% 0.75%
2062 -0.21% 0.78%
2061 -0.19% 0.8%
2060 -0.17% 0.83%
2059 -0.15% 0.85%
2058 -0.13% 0.88%
2057 -0.11% 0.89%
2056 -0.09% 0.91%
2055 -0.07% 0.93%
2054 -0.06% 0.96%
2053 -0.04% 0.98%
2052 -0.01% 1.01%
2051 0.006% 1.04%
2050 0.03% 1.07%
2049 0.05% 1.09%
2048 0.08% 1.13%
2047 0.1% 1.16%
2046 0.13% 1.2%
2045 0.16% 1.24%
2044 0.19% 1.29%
2043 0.22% 1.33%
2042 0.26% 1.37%
2041 0.29% 1.42%
2040 0.33% 1.46%
2039 0.37% 1.51%
2038 0.41% 1.54%
2037 0.45% 1.59%
2036 0.49% 1.62%
2035 0.54% 1.66%
2034 0.58% 1.71%
2033 0.63% 1.74%
2032 0.67% 1.78%
2031 0.72% 1.8%
2030 0.77% 1.83%
2029 0.82% 1.85%
2028 0.88% 1.88%
2027 0.92% 1.9%
2026 0.99% 1.93%
2025 1.05% 1.96%
2024 1.08% 1.98%
2023 1.13% 2%
2022 1.07% 1.94%
2021 1.1% 1.92%
2020 1.45% 1.98%
2019 1.8% 1.98%
2018 1.86% 2.05%
2017 1.46% 2.2%
2016 1% 2.23%
2015 0.87% 2.25%
2014 0.9% 2.37%
2013 0.95% 2.5%
2012 1.01% 2.64%
2011 1.08% 2.79%
2010 1.14% 2.94%
2009 1.17% 3.07%
2008 1.21% 3.08%
2007 1.27% 3.07%
2006 1.33% 3.09%
2005 1.41% 3.12%
2004 1.48% 3.15%
2003 1.52% 3.13%
2002 1.55% 3.2%
2001 1.58% 3.19%
2000 1.65% 3.06%
1999 1.75% 2.93%
1998 1.81% 2.8%
1997 1.81% 2.77%
1996 1.84% 2.79%
1995 1.93% 2.88%
1994 1.99% 2.95%
1993 2.02% 3.01%
1992 2% 3.11%
1991 2.03% 3.29%
1990 2.09% 3.5%
1989 2.07% 3.57%
1988 2.07% 3.59%
1987 2.08% 3.59%
1986 2.09% 3.64%
1985 2.18% 3.71%
1984 2.34% 3.75%
1983 2.38% 3.72%
1982 2.34% 3.64%
1981 2.33% 3.64%
1980 2.31% 3.61%
1979 2.27% 3.53%
1978 2.28% 3.5%
1977 2.24% 3.38%
1976 2.2% 3.3%
1975 2.24% 3.38%
1974 2.28% 3.44%
1973 2.32% 3.51%
1972 2.35% 3.54%
1971 2.44% 3.7%
1970 2.56% 3.92%
1969 2.66% 4%
1968 2.76% 4.03%
1967 2.85% 4.05%
1966 2.94% 4.07%
1965 3.01% 4.06%
1964 3.06% 4.01%
1963 3.1% 3.96%
1962 3.13% 3.9%
1961 3.13% 3.8%

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/kenya | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Colombia grew by 1.08%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Colombia Kenya
Current population
54105437
58955623
Population rank 28/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.71%
One net population change
55.8 seconds
28.8 seconds
One birth every
44.7 seconds
21 seconds
One death every
1.86 minutes
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,549 +2,997
Annual growth/decline +565,211 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate +1.08% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 53/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change +129,139 -27,330
Net migration rank 12/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - -27,330
2024 - 141,643 - -19,781
2023 422,598 154,521 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 406,143 183,180 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 311,122 199,070 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 378,965 227,130 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 441,087 396,826 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 433,622 495,524 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 426,538 431,072 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 425,087 104,373 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 446,778 -41,123 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 470,916 -67,522 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 489,069 -64,789 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 503,285 -56,070 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 511,524 -46,385 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 533,657 -34,220 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 559,017 -46,901 1,193,598 7,096
2008 576,654 -63,313 1,174,818 29,612
2007 583,115 -49,634 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 594,388 -39,303 1,113,357 15,767
2005 610,618 -41,465 1,080,446 5,501
2004 628,424 -25,949 1,048,590 31,525
2003 642,144 -33,114 1,018,182 24,175
2002 640,840 -24,387 992,044 10,431
2001 642,933 -28,582 963,721 55,052
2000 652,176 -27,878 928,357 5,407
1999 668,576 -22,698 898,484 -13,257
1998 687,704 -8,186 875,511 -70,023
1997 686,073 -23,600 847,493 -80,443
1996 682,547 -28,251 827,326 -79,276
1995 694,968 -33,097 812,391 -75,506
1994 708,660 -16,023 792,702 -40,367
1993 709,287 -30,103 788,579 -61,054
1992 697,763 -15,147 785,018 -43,085
1991 690,266 -48,458 790,030 -60,087
1990 682,409 -7,590 789,087 -11,338
1989 674,102 -21,329 795,622 -24,949
1988 663,796 -25,064 785,652 -31,894
1987 659,429 -36,040 775,124 -48,633
1986 659,701 -42,368 755,606 -53,183
1985 625,379 -21,408 732,739 -35,400
1984 666,315 -18,692 709,639 -33,253
1983 674,767 -13,329 684,587 -23,905
1982 675,339 -37,090 663,109 -43,382
1981 662,195 -50,351 642,379 -52,761
1980 649,872 -44,203 616,390 -39,920
1979 635,747 -63,657 595,390 -56,280
1978 626,378 -67,870 574,695 -60,718
1977 622,814 -67,638 554,124 -57,493
1976 612,265 -98,057 536,740 -90,990
1975 598,580 -84,462 517,579 -71,421
1974 589,035 -80,816 500,008 -62,973
1973 583,608 -75,630 485,556 -52,102
1972 581,361 -77,708 472,557 -48,466
1971 582,011 -84,712 459,897 -49,671
1970 583,396 -66,065 443,065 -13,064
1969 586,559 -64,238 427,819 369
1968 589,407 -61,442 411,948 1,611
1967 591,649 -57,256 396,920 5,060
1966 590,855 -59,395 382,891 1,616
1965 587,677 -51,855 366,444 8,524
1964 581,435 -53,972 349,322 4,788
1963 572,355 -52,631 332,763 4,246
1962 559,985 -50,108 315,797 4,521
1961 545,627 -47,849 298,463 4,296
1960 529,316 -49,115 280,032 2,134

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 Kenya 95.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,892,362 people) and 4.67% is from migration (a loss of 533,876 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

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
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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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