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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 52,886,363 in 2024 vs 7,381,023 people in Libya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,105,437 people compared to 7,559,873 in Libya.

Population statistics:

  • Colombia's population is 7.16 times bigger than Libya's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Libya is the 105th.
  • The countries together account for 0.74% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 0.09% for Libya.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs +1.44% in Libya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.1M (26.7% growth), while Libya has grown from 5.98M to 7.56M (26.4% growth).

Colombia vs Libya: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Libya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Libya
2100 47,499,215 9,844,478
2099 47,845,841 9,862,293
2098 48,197,117 9,883,409
2097 48,551,975 9,903,494
2096 48,909,832 9,920,212
2095 49,272,722 9,931,781
2094 49,640,091 9,943,275
2093 50,009,863 9,958,570
2092 50,381,320 9,973,255
2091 50,754,115 9,982,193
2090 51,127,855 9,998,398
2089 51,502,015 10,008,842
2088 51,875,918 10,019,533
2087 52,247,171 10,023,170
2086 52,614,991 10,022,785
2085 52,979,265 10,016,359
2084 53,339,176 10,009,703
2083 53,693,979 10,006,073
2082 54,043,369 9,997,594
2081 54,385,627 9,985,386
2080 54,721,064 9,975,419
2079 55,048,030 9,962,691
2078 55,367,481 9,958,515
2077 55,677,284 9,952,827
2076 55,976,943 9,940,029
2075 56,266,206 9,927,944
2074 56,544,981 9,916,834
2073 56,812,141 9,901,120
2072 57,068,255 9,879,602
2071 57,312,673 9,867,880
2070 57,545,138 9,850,724
2069 57,764,682 9,832,072
2068 57,972,674 9,812,363
2067 58,168,272 9,799,957
2066 58,351,633 9,782,414
2065 58,521,871 9,762,806
2064 58,680,744 9,740,665
2063 58,827,326 9,729,567
2062 58,962,991 9,707,539
2061 59,086,555 9,686,619
2060 59,199,108 9,667,297
2059 59,300,144 9,638,062
2058 59,390,214 9,610,703
2057 59,468,904 9,579,595
2056 59,536,324 9,554,689
2055 59,592,582 9,522,205
2054 59,637,127 9,478,010
2053 59,670,001 9,432,683
2052 59,690,977 9,383,411
2051 59,699,504 9,335,341
2050 59,695,795 9,282,941
2049 59,678,701 9,230,811
2048 59,648,033 9,173,272
2047 59,602,061 9,118,915
2046 59,540,723 9,063,226
2045 59,463,463 8,998,841
2044 59,367,350 8,934,714
2043 59,253,902 8,866,878
2042 59,121,606 8,798,463
2041 58,969,930 8,732,168
2040 58,799,039 8,661,351
2039 58,603,737 8,588,292
2038 58,388,433 8,514,071
2037 58,151,809 8,437,766
2036 57,888,958 8,364,809
2035 57,606,734 8,289,931
2034 57,297,583 8,209,318
2033 56,964,672 8,129,142
2032 56,610,464 8,052,203
2031 56,231,768 7,969,547
2030 55,827,391 7,884,726
2029 55,399,717 7,801,482
2028 54,947,769 7,713,090
2027 54,469,148 7,621,838
2026 53,970,578 7,536,898
2025 53,442,597 7,458,392
2024 52,886,363 7,381,023
2023 52,321,152 7,305,659
2022 51,737,944 7,223,805
2021 51,188,173 7,135,175
2020 50,629,997 7,045,399
2019 49,907,985 6,951,033
2018 49,024,465 6,849,055
2017 48,131,078 6,738,770
2016 47,437,512 6,632,126
2015 46,969,940 6,531,819
2014 46,565,429 6,427,252
2013 46,151,584 6,304,628
2012 45,715,810 6,179,328
2011 45,259,614 6,343,203
2010 44,777,319 6,497,839
2009 44,271,541 6,366,686
2008 43,758,808 6,235,430
2007 43,235,374 6,104,380
2006 42,691,084 5,980,211
2005 42,128,977 5,858,798
2004 41,543,171 5,736,693
2003 40,937,429 5,619,398
2002 40,324,680 5,508,410
2001 39,709,262 5,403,639
2000 39,089,934 5,305,021
1999 38,454,863 5,218,038
1998 37,792,165 5,140,704
1997 37,121,149 5,064,639
1996 36,462,745 4,987,393
1995 35,804,662 4,906,843
1994 35,127,410 4,822,037
1993 34,441,473 4,733,045
1992 33,760,571 4,640,352
1991 33,098,372 4,544,400
1990 32,440,069 4,445,239
1989 31,776,279 4,342,920
1988 31,130,524 4,237,755
1987 30,499,467 4,129,739
1986 29,879,112 4,017,403
1985 29,268,470 3,898,745
1984 28,642,690 3,773,633
1983 27,988,173 3,718,961
1982 27,338,331 3,724,765
1981 26,713,267 3,621,486
1980 26,104,498 3,424,378
1979 25,515,626 3,233,846
1978 24,950,337 3,052,526
1977 24,393,494 2,881,533
1976 23,858,810 2,721,237
1975 23,344,644 2,571,556
1974 22,833,469 2,432,211
1973 22,325,374 2,314,193
1972 21,819,563 2,226,091
1971 21,319,096 2,153,534
1970 20,811,782 2,082,589
1969 20,291,942 2,014,293
1968 19,766,796 1,952,781
1967 19,235,618 1,898,199
1966 18,702,688 1,849,063
1965 18,169,050 1,804,015
1964 17,637,411 1,753,691
1963 17,113,823 1,690,457
1962 16,599,029 1,621,960
1961 16,095,203 1,555,699
1960 15,606,209 1,492,890

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/libya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Colombia increased by 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth), while Libya gained 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth), while Libya's population increased by 927,747 people (a 14% growth).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. Libya was ranked 104th in 2006 and ranked 105th 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 Libya will increase by 22.8% to 9,282,941 people and will still be ranked 105th.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people compared to the peak of 10M people in 2087 for Libya.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Libya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia Libya
2100 -0.72% -0.18%
2099 -0.73% -0.21%
2098 -0.73% -0.2%
2097 -0.73% -0.17%
2096 -0.74% -0.12%
2095 -0.74% -0.12%
2094 -0.74% -0.15%
2093 -0.74% -0.15%
2092 -0.73% -0.09%
2091 -0.73% -0.16%
2090 -0.73% -0.1%
2089 -0.72% -0.11%
2088 -0.71% -0.04%
2087 -0.7% 0.004%
2086 -0.69% 0.06%
2085 -0.67% 0.07%
2084 -0.66% 0.04%
2083 -0.65% 0.08%
2082 -0.63% 0.12%
2081 -0.61% 0.1%
2080 -0.59% 0.13%
2079 -0.58% 0.04%
2078 -0.56% 0.06%
2077 -0.54% 0.13%
2076 -0.51% 0.12%
2075 -0.49% 0.11%
2074 -0.47% 0.16%
2073 -0.45% 0.22%
2072 -0.43% 0.12%
2071 -0.4% 0.17%
2070 -0.38% 0.19%
2069 -0.36% 0.2%
2068 -0.34% 0.13%
2067 -0.31% 0.18%
2066 -0.29% 0.2%
2065 -0.27% 0.23%
2064 -0.25% 0.11%
2063 -0.23% 0.23%
2062 -0.21% 0.22%
2061 -0.19% 0.2%
2060 -0.17% 0.3%
2059 -0.15% 0.28%
2058 -0.13% 0.32%
2057 -0.11% 0.26%
2056 -0.09% 0.34%
2055 -0.07% 0.47%
2054 -0.06% 0.48%
2053 -0.04% 0.53%
2052 -0.01% 0.51%
2051 0.006% 0.56%
2050 0.03% 0.56%
2049 0.05% 0.63%
2048 0.08% 0.6%
2047 0.1% 0.61%
2046 0.13% 0.72%
2045 0.16% 0.72%
2044 0.19% 0.77%
2043 0.22% 0.78%
2042 0.26% 0.76%
2041 0.29% 0.82%
2040 0.33% 0.85%
2039 0.37% 0.87%
2038 0.41% 0.9%
2037 0.45% 0.87%
2036 0.49% 0.9%
2035 0.54% 0.98%
2034 0.58% 0.99%
2033 0.63% 0.96%
2032 0.67% 1.04%
2031 0.72% 1.08%
2030 0.77% 1.07%
2029 0.82% 1.15%
2028 0.88% 1.2%
2027 0.92% 1.13%
2026 0.99% 1.05%
2025 1.05% 1.05%
2024 1.08% 1.03%
2023 1.13% 1.13%
2022 1.07% 1.24%
2021 1.1% 1.27%
2020 1.45% 1.36%
2019 1.8% 1.49%
2018 1.86% 1.64%
2017 1.46% 1.61%
2016 1% 1.54%
2015 0.87% 1.63%
2014 0.9% 1.94%
2013 0.95% 2.03%
2012 1.01% -2.58%
2011 1.08% -2.38%
2010 1.14% 2.06%
2009 1.17% 2.11%
2008 1.21% 2.15%
2007 1.27% 2.08%
2006 1.33% 2.07%
2005 1.41% 2.13%
2004 1.48% 2.09%
2003 1.52% 2.01%
2002 1.55% 1.94%
2001 1.58% 1.86%
2000 1.65% 1.67%
1999 1.75% 1.5%
1998 1.81% 1.5%
1997 1.81% 1.55%
1996 1.84% 1.64%
1995 1.93% 1.76%
1994 1.99% 1.88%
1993 2.02% 2%
1992 2% 2.11%
1991 2.03% 2.23%
1990 2.09% 2.36%
1989 2.07% 2.48%
1988 2.07% 2.62%
1987 2.08% 2.8%
1986 2.09% 3.04%
1985 2.18% 3.32%
1984 2.34% 1.47%
1983 2.38% -0.16%
1982 2.34% 2.85%
1981 2.33% 5.76%
1980 2.31% 5.89%
1979 2.27% 5.94%
1978 2.28% 5.93%
1977 2.24% 5.89%
1976 2.2% 5.82%
1975 2.24% 5.73%
1974 2.28% 5.1%
1973 2.32% 3.96%
1972 2.35% 3.37%
1971 2.44% 3.41%
1970 2.56% 3.39%
1969 2.66% 3.15%
1968 2.76% 2.88%
1967 2.85% 2.66%
1966 2.94% 2.5%
1965 3.01% 2.87%
1964 3.06% 3.74%
1963 3.1% 4.22%
1962 3.13% 4.26%
1961 3.13% 4.21%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Colombia grew by 1.08%, while Libya's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Colombia Libya
Current population
54105437
7559873
Population rank 28/197 105/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.09%
One net population change
55.8 seconds
6.97 minutes
One birth every
44.7 seconds
4.23 minutes
One death every
1.86 minutes
10.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,549 +206
Annual growth/decline +565,211 +75,364
Annual growth/decline rate +1.08% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 99/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
2.13 days
Annual migration change +129,139 -172
Net migration rank 12/196 83/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 897,751
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 63/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 12.2%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 56/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
Libya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia Libya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - -172
2024 - 141,643 - 3,448
2023 422,598 154,521 75,760 -2,001
2022 406,143 183,180 91,951 -2,001
2021 311,122 199,070 88,005 -694
2020 378,965 227,130 92,950 -694
2019 441,087 396,826 97,842 -1,352
2018 433,622 495,524 101,619 5,841
2017 426,538 431,072 103,891 9,208
2016 425,087 104,373 105,265 -5,081
2015 446,778 -41,123 108,096 -7,660
2014 470,916 -67,522 110,420 -1,716
2013 489,069 -64,789 110,772 25,755
2012 503,285 -56,070 108,855 5,211
2011 511,524 -46,385 121,016 -562,827
2010 533,657 -34,220 122,926 9,611
2009 559,017 -46,901 118,102 11,670
2008 576,654 -63,313 117,481 15,260
2007 583,115 -49,634 116,704 12,640
2006 594,388 -39,303 115,645 3,351
2005 610,618 -41,465 112,823 11,024
2004 628,424 -25,949 107,144 13,222
2003 642,144 -33,114 102,144 12,073
2002 640,840 -24,387 97,598 10,152
2001 642,933 -28,582 93,370 8,420
2000 652,176 -27,878 89,814 5,634
1999 668,576 -22,698 88,743 -10,206
1998 687,704 -8,186 87,613 -11,479
1997 686,073 -23,600 86,899 -10,907
1996 682,547 -28,251 86,945 -8,446
1995 694,968 -33,097 87,661 -5,068
1994 708,660 -16,023 88,765 -1,755
1993 709,287 -30,103 90,553 426
1992 697,763 -15,147 93,568 843
1991 690,266 -48,458 96,582 902
1990 682,409 -7,590 99,898 946
1989 674,102 -21,329 102,823 981
1988 663,796 -25,064 105,469 1,053
1987 659,429 -36,040 107,761 1,740
1986 659,701 -42,368 109,325 5,844
1985 625,379 -21,408 110,194 11,962
1984 666,315 -18,692 110,028 18,039
1983 674,767 -13,329 122,183 -140,904
1982 675,339 -37,090 133,511 -126,400
1981 662,195 -50,351 130,233 69,211
1980 649,872 -44,203 128,034 66,739
1979 635,747 -63,657 121,469 64,821
1978 626,378 -67,870 114,669 61,684
1977 622,814 -67,638 107,769 57,867
1976 612,265 -98,057 101,146 53,813
1975 598,580 -84,462 94,862 49,544
1974 589,035 -80,816 89,337 44,946
1973 583,608 -75,630 81,256 20,498
1972 581,361 -77,708 77,864 -3,418
1971 582,011 -84,712 74,934 -4,265
1970 583,396 -66,065 70,488 745
1969 586,559 -64,238 66,782 -1,418
1968 589,407 -61,442 63,971 -6,323
1967 591,649 -57,256 61,889 -10,384
1966 590,855 -59,395 60,394 -13,619
1965 587,677 -51,855 59,134 -15,810
1964 581,435 -53,972 55,227 2,084
1963 572,355 -52,631 50,421 18,740
1962 559,985 -50,108 46,252 21,589
1961 545,627 -47,849 42,167 22,504
1960 529,316 -49,115 38,391 22,559

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 Libya 99.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 975,799 people) and 0.63% is from migration (a loss of 6,150 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 897,751 people or 12.2% in Libya.

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
Libya
City Population
Tripoli 1.29M
Misrata 881K
Benghazi 632K
Ajdabiya 416K
Al-Khums 202K
Zawiya 199K
Tobruk 136K
Gharyan 123K
Sabratha 102K
Sabha 99K

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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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