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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 52,886,363 in 2024 vs 5,612,817 people in Liberia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,105,437 people compared to 5,887,000 in Liberia.

Population statistics:

  • Colombia's population is 9.19 times bigger than Liberia's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Liberia is the 116th.
  • The countries together account for 0.72% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 0.07% for Liberia.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs +2.09% in Liberia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.1M (26.7% growth), while Liberia has grown from 3.49M to 5.89M (68.6% growth).

Colombia vs Liberia: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Liberia
2100 47,499,215 12,788,823
2099 47,845,841 12,776,207
2098 48,197,117 12,757,308
2097 48,551,975 12,728,620
2096 48,909,832 12,695,873
2095 49,272,722 12,671,037
2094 49,640,091 12,645,345
2093 50,009,863 12,607,806
2092 50,381,320 12,583,276
2091 50,754,115 12,557,861
2090 51,127,855 12,513,262
2089 51,502,015 12,461,083
2088 51,875,918 12,429,523
2087 52,247,171 12,394,685
2086 52,614,991 12,331,734
2085 52,979,265 12,266,313
2084 53,339,176 12,218,274
2083 53,693,979 12,163,782
2082 54,043,369 12,122,513
2081 54,385,627 12,055,108
2080 54,721,064 11,977,065
2079 55,048,030 11,899,224
2078 55,367,481 11,823,772
2077 55,677,284 11,746,009
2076 55,976,943 11,657,329
2075 56,266,206 11,571,881
2074 56,544,981 11,469,695
2073 56,812,141 11,373,802
2072 57,068,255 11,288,250
2071 57,312,673 11,187,594
2070 57,545,138 11,097,891
2069 57,764,682 11,002,270
2068 57,972,674 10,918,600
2067 58,168,272 10,814,021
2066 58,351,633 10,721,693
2065 58,521,871 10,617,436
2064 58,680,744 10,521,037
2063 58,827,326 10,416,221
2062 58,962,991 10,308,855
2061 59,086,555 10,200,557
2060 59,199,108 10,091,553
2059 59,300,144 9,960,069
2058 59,390,214 9,857,338
2057 59,468,904 9,745,295
2056 59,536,324 9,624,041
2055 59,592,582 9,506,843
2054 59,637,127 9,402,297
2053 59,670,001 9,284,854
2052 59,690,977 9,173,091
2051 59,699,504 9,060,243
2050 59,695,795 8,951,514
2049 59,678,701 8,828,384
2048 59,648,033 8,705,146
2047 59,602,061 8,581,923
2046 59,540,723 8,456,286
2045 59,463,463 8,342,861
2044 59,367,350 8,220,755
2043 59,253,902 8,106,429
2042 59,121,606 7,972,152
2041 58,969,930 7,829,310
2040 58,799,039 7,698,463
2039 58,603,737 7,554,021
2038 58,388,433 7,421,960
2037 58,151,809 7,291,328
2036 57,888,958 7,146,172
2035 57,606,734 7,010,827
2034 57,297,583 6,883,638
2033 56,964,672 6,750,553
2032 56,610,464 6,619,507
2031 56,231,768 6,492,799
2030 55,827,391 6,376,029
2029 55,399,717 6,247,795
2028 54,947,769 6,120,673
2027 54,469,148 5,981,051
2026 53,970,578 5,852,128
2025 53,442,597 5,732,938
2024 52,886,363 5,612,817
2023 52,321,152 5,493,031
2022 51,737,944 5,373,294
2021 51,188,173 5,259,323
2020 50,629,997 5,149,463
2019 49,907,985 5,043,721
2018 49,024,465 4,944,726
2017 48,131,078 4,848,925
2016 47,437,512 4,755,608
2015 46,969,940 4,659,431
2014 46,565,429 4,564,293
2013 46,151,584 4,470,239
2012 45,715,810 4,373,043
2011 45,259,614 4,221,178
2010 44,777,319 4,058,890
2009 44,271,541 3,943,028
2008 43,758,808 3,821,003
2007 43,235,374 3,669,050
2006 42,691,084 3,490,787
2005 42,128,977 3,301,015
2004 41,543,171 3,156,892
2003 40,937,429 3,119,532
2002 40,324,680 3,094,782
2001 39,709,262 3,015,338
2000 39,089,934 2,928,117
1999 38,454,863 2,821,684
1998 37,792,165 2,670,124
1997 37,121,149 2,412,989
1996 36,462,745 2,232,289
1995 35,804,662 2,169,162
1994 35,127,410 2,149,928
1993 34,441,473 2,155,126
1992 33,760,571 2,072,461
1991 33,098,372 1,956,518
1990 32,440,069 2,223,667
1989 31,776,279 2,517,858
1988 31,130,524 2,446,941
1987 30,499,467 2,377,229
1986 29,879,112 2,308,511
1985 29,268,470 2,240,539
1984 28,642,690 2,173,312
1983 27,988,173 2,107,113
1982 27,338,331 2,045,073
1981 26,713,267 1,986,867
1980 26,104,498 1,929,253
1979 25,515,626 1,872,713
1978 24,950,337 1,818,247
1977 24,393,494 1,766,019
1976 23,858,810 1,717,060
1975 23,344,644 1,670,913
1974 22,833,469 1,626,362
1973 22,325,374 1,583,588
1972 21,819,563 1,542,670
1971 21,319,096 1,504,077
1970 20,811,782 1,466,676
1969 20,291,942 1,429,605
1968 19,766,796 1,393,530
1967 19,235,618 1,358,435
1966 18,702,688 1,324,383
1965 18,169,050 1,291,156
1964 17,637,411 1,258,745
1963 17,113,823 1,227,414
1962 16,599,029 1,197,039
1961 16,095,203 1,167,717
1960 15,606,209 1,139,522

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/liberia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Colombia increased by 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth), while Liberia gained 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth), while Liberia's population increased by 1,131,392 people (a 23.8% growth).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. Liberia was ranked 126th in 2006 and ranked 116th 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 Liberia will increase by 52.1% to 8,951,514 people and rank change from 116th to 107th.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people compared to the peak of 12.8M people in 2100 for Liberia.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia Liberia
2100 -0.72% 0.1%
2099 -0.73% 0.15%
2098 -0.73% 0.23%
2097 -0.73% 0.26%
2096 -0.74% 0.2%
2095 -0.74% 0.2%
2094 -0.74% 0.3%
2093 -0.74% 0.19%
2092 -0.73% 0.2%
2091 -0.73% 0.36%
2090 -0.73% 0.42%
2089 -0.72% 0.25%
2088 -0.71% 0.28%
2087 -0.7% 0.51%
2086 -0.69% 0.53%
2085 -0.67% 0.39%
2084 -0.66% 0.45%
2083 -0.65% 0.34%
2082 -0.63% 0.56%
2081 -0.61% 0.65%
2080 -0.59% 0.65%
2079 -0.58% 0.64%
2078 -0.56% 0.66%
2077 -0.54% 0.76%
2076 -0.51% 0.74%
2075 -0.49% 0.89%
2074 -0.47% 0.84%
2073 -0.45% 0.76%
2072 -0.43% 0.9%
2071 -0.4% 0.81%
2070 -0.38% 0.87%
2069 -0.36% 0.77%
2068 -0.34% 0.97%
2067 -0.31% 0.86%
2066 -0.29% 0.98%
2065 -0.27% 0.92%
2064 -0.25% 1.01%
2063 -0.23% 1.04%
2062 -0.21% 1.06%
2061 -0.19% 1.08%
2060 -0.17% 1.32%
2059 -0.15% 1.04%
2058 -0.13% 1.15%
2057 -0.11% 1.26%
2056 -0.09% 1.23%
2055 -0.07% 1.11%
2054 -0.06% 1.26%
2053 -0.04% 1.22%
2052 -0.01% 1.25%
2051 0.006% 1.21%
2050 0.03% 1.39%
2049 0.05% 1.42%
2048 0.08% 1.44%
2047 0.1% 1.49%
2046 0.13% 1.36%
2045 0.16% 1.49%
2044 0.19% 1.41%
2043 0.22% 1.68%
2042 0.26% 1.82%
2041 0.29% 1.7%
2040 0.33% 1.91%
2039 0.37% 1.78%
2038 0.41% 1.79%
2037 0.45% 2.03%
2036 0.49% 1.93%
2035 0.54% 1.85%
2034 0.58% 1.97%
2033 0.63% 1.98%
2032 0.67% 1.95%
2031 0.72% 1.83%
2030 0.77% 2.05%
2029 0.82% 2.08%
2028 0.88% 2.33%
2027 0.92% 2.2%
2026 0.99% 2.08%
2025 1.05% 2.14%
2024 1.08% 2.18%
2023 1.13% 2.23%
2022 1.07% 2.17%
2021 1.1% 2.13%
2020 1.45% 2.1%
2019 1.8% 2%
2018 1.86% 1.98%
2017 1.46% 1.96%
2016 1% 2.06%
2015 0.87% 2.08%
2014 0.9% 2.1%
2013 0.95% 2.22%
2012 1.01% 3.6%
2011 1.08% 4%
2010 1.14% 2.94%
2009 1.17% 3.19%
2008 1.21% 4.14%
2007 1.27% 5.11%
2006 1.33% 5.75%
2005 1.41% 4.57%
2004 1.48% 1.2%
2003 1.52% 0.8%
2002 1.55% 2.63%
2001 1.58% 2.98%
2000 1.65% 3.77%
1999 1.75% 5.68%
1998 1.81% 10.7%
1997 1.81% 8.09%
1996 1.84% 2.91%
1995 1.93% 0.89%
1994 1.99% -0.24%
1993 2.02% 3.99%
1992 2% 5.93%
1991 2.03% -12%
1990 2.09% -11.7%
1989 2.07% 2.9%
1988 2.07% 2.93%
1987 2.08% 2.98%
1986 2.09% 3.03%
1985 2.18% 3.09%
1984 2.34% 3.14%
1983 2.38% 3.03%
1982 2.34% 2.93%
1981 2.33% 2.99%
1980 2.31% 3.02%
1979 2.27% 3%
1978 2.28% 2.96%
1977 2.24% 2.85%
1976 2.2% 2.76%
1975 2.24% 2.74%
1974 2.28% 2.7%
1973 2.32% 2.65%
1972 2.35% 2.57%
1971 2.44% 2.55%
1970 2.56% 2.59%
1969 2.66% 2.59%
1968 2.76% 2.58%
1967 2.85% 2.57%
1966 2.94% 2.57%
1965 3.01% 2.57%
1964 3.06% 2.55%
1963 3.1% 2.54%
1962 3.13% 2.51%
1961 3.13% 2.47%

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/liberia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Colombia grew by 1.08%, while Liberia's population grew by 2.18%.

Live population counters

Colombia Liberia
Current population
54105437
5887000
Population rank 28/197 116/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.07%
One net population change
55.8 seconds
4.39 minutes
One birth every
44.7 seconds
3.09 minutes
One death every
1.86 minutes
11.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,549 +328
Annual growth/decline +565,211 +119,786
Annual growth/decline rate +1.08% +2.18%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 43/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
53.4 minutes
Annual migration change +129,139 -9,870
Net migration rank 12/196 132/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 72,423
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 142/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 148/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
Liberia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia Liberia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - -9,870
2024 - 141,643 - -7,779
2023 422,598 154,521 125,730 -5,002
2022 406,143 183,180 123,747 -5,003
2021 311,122 199,070 121,038 -11,852
2020 378,965 227,130 120,632 -10,107
2019 441,087 396,826 120,635 -19,678
2018 433,622 495,524 120,231 -23,199
2017 426,538 431,072 119,376 -24,807
2016 425,087 104,373 118,852 -26,796
2015 446,778 -41,123 115,479 -15,182
2014 470,916 -67,522 116,667 -26,690
2013 489,069 -64,789 120,138 -22,010
2012 503,285 -56,070 121,973 -25,710
2011 511,524 -46,385 115,496 91,981
2010 533,657 -34,220 114,249 2,850
2009 559,017 -46,901 113,429 1,187
2008 576,654 -63,313 112,032 17,404
2007 583,115 -49,634 109,165 65,306
2006 594,388 -39,303 104,099 77,946
2005 610,618 -41,465 96,478 101,019
2004 628,424 -25,949 91,755 -1,001
2003 642,144 -33,114 87,534 -103,564
2002 640,840 -24,387 88,643 -23,110
2001 642,933 -28,582 86,217 7,142
2000 652,176 -27,878 83,143 -2,060
1999 668,576 -22,698 78,130 53,643
1998 687,704 -8,186 72,146 99,203
1997 686,073 -23,600 61,444 281,480
1996 682,547 -28,251 56,392 -37,922
1995 694,968 -33,097 53,407 54,372
1994 708,660 -16,023 52,101 -121,407
1993 709,287 -30,103 51,609 7,300
1992 697,763 -15,147 50,204 56,210
1991 690,266 -48,458 47,426 78,052
1990 682,409 -7,590 52,770 -712,544
1989 674,102 -21,329 63,238 8,156
1988 663,796 -25,064 62,703 7,734
1987 659,429 -36,040 62,147 6,840
1986 659,701 -42,368 61,924 6,534
1985 625,379 -21,408 59,988 7,487
1984 666,315 -18,692 59,460 7,513
1983 674,767 -13,329 57,562 7,861
1982 675,339 -37,090 56,127 2,530
1981 662,195 -50,351 55,003 2,757
1980 649,872 -44,203 53,452 4,016
1979 635,747 -63,657 52,125 3,500
1978 626,378 -67,870 49,813 3,500
1977 622,814 -67,638 47,582 3,555
1976 612,265 -98,057 45,528 1,246
1975 598,580 -84,462 43,478 2,037
1974 589,035 -80,816 41,499 2,086
1973 583,608 -75,630 39,694 2,272
1972 581,361 -77,708 37,860 2,018
1971 582,011 -84,712 36,015 1,293
1970 583,396 -66,065 35,196 2,285
1969 586,559 -64,238 34,677 1,982
1968 589,407 -61,442 33,536 1,964
1967 591,649 -57,256 32,519 2,177
1966 590,855 -59,395 31,454 1,953
1965 587,677 -51,855 30,618 2,431
1964 581,435 -53,972 29,592 2,189
1963 572,355 -52,631 28,708 2,165
1962 559,985 -50,108 27,679 2,189
1961 545,627 -47,849 26,670 2,115
1960 529,316 -49,115 25,713 1,886

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

GeoRank.org/population/colombia/liberia | 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 Liberia 87.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,202,387 people) and 12.3% is from migration (a loss of 168,316 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 72,423 people or 1.3% in Liberia.

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
Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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