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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 52,886,363 in 2024 vs 31,964,956 people in Madagascar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,105,437 people compared to 33,750,171 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • Colombia's population is 1.6 times bigger than Madagascar's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Madagascar is the 49th.
  • The countries together account for 1.06% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 0.41% for Madagascar.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs +2.6% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.1M (26.7% growth), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.8M (71.1% growth).

Colombia vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Madagascar
2100 47,499,215 86,197,674
2099 47,845,841 85,808,382
2098 48,197,117 85,404,097
2097 48,551,975 84,987,607
2096 48,909,832 84,559,113
2095 49,272,722 84,119,392
2094 49,640,091 83,665,834
2093 50,009,863 83,200,140
2092 50,381,320 82,723,075
2091 50,754,115 82,233,465
2090 51,127,855 81,734,626
2089 51,502,015 81,223,857
2088 51,875,918 80,700,261
2087 52,247,171 80,164,903
2086 52,614,991 79,619,760
2085 52,979,265 79,064,003
2084 53,339,176 78,499,094
2083 53,693,979 77,922,946
2082 54,043,369 77,337,305
2081 54,385,627 76,740,524
2080 54,721,064 76,133,028
2079 55,048,030 75,513,518
2078 55,367,481 74,881,435
2077 55,677,284 74,236,865
2076 55,976,943 73,582,256
2075 56,266,206 72,914,884
2074 56,544,981 72,235,202
2073 56,812,141 71,545,378
2072 57,068,255 70,843,401
2071 57,312,673 70,130,366
2070 57,545,138 69,409,326
2069 57,764,682 68,677,859
2068 57,972,674 67,936,195
2067 58,168,272 67,185,066
2066 58,351,633 66,425,210
2065 58,521,871 65,658,016
2064 58,680,744 64,881,253
2063 58,827,326 64,097,223
2062 58,962,991 63,305,402
2061 59,086,555 62,506,578
2060 59,199,108 61,701,267
2059 59,300,144 60,889,495
2058 59,390,214 60,073,702
2057 59,468,904 59,254,008
2056 59,536,324 58,428,653
2055 59,592,582 57,600,579
2054 59,637,127 56,769,869
2053 59,670,001 55,935,411
2052 59,690,977 55,097,962
2051 59,699,504 54,258,057
2050 59,695,795 53,415,029
2049 59,678,701 52,570,680
2048 59,648,033 51,725,320
2047 59,602,061 50,879,659
2046 59,540,723 50,033,785
2045 59,463,463 49,188,703
2044 59,367,350 48,344,009
2043 59,253,902 47,499,657
2042 59,121,606 46,656,643
2041 58,969,930 45,815,621
2040 58,799,039 44,976,152
2039 58,603,737 44,140,155
2038 58,388,433 43,305,683
2037 58,151,809 42,474,372
2036 57,888,958 41,645,556
2035 57,606,734 40,819,415
2034 57,297,583 39,997,842
2033 56,964,672 39,178,430
2032 56,610,464 38,361,932
2031 56,231,768 37,547,484
2030 55,827,391 36,737,238
2029 55,399,717 35,930,925
2028 54,947,769 35,128,136
2027 54,469,148 34,329,429
2026 53,970,578 33,535,391
2025 53,442,597 32,747,552
2024 52,886,363 31,964,956
2023 52,321,152 31,195,932
2022 51,737,944 30,437,261
2021 51,188,173 29,691,083
2020 50,629,997 28,953,556
2019 49,907,985 28,219,554
2018 49,024,465 27,494,926
2017 48,131,078 26,788,375
2016 47,437,512 26,099,952
2015 46,969,940 25,426,702
2014 46,565,429 24,764,348
2013 46,151,584 24,109,290
2012 45,715,810 23,462,438
2011 45,259,614 22,822,300
2010 44,777,319 22,183,340
2009 44,271,541 21,547,280
2008 43,758,808 20,923,840
2007 43,235,374 20,318,583
2006 42,691,084 19,730,909
2005 42,128,977 19,159,707
2004 41,543,171 18,606,608
2003 40,937,429 18,071,854
2002 40,324,680 17,549,913
2001 39,709,262 17,032,939
2000 39,089,934 16,516,338
1999 38,454,863 16,000,506
1998 37,792,165 15,489,364
1997 37,121,149 14,990,814
1996 36,462,745 14,510,711
1995 35,804,662 14,051,275
1994 35,127,410 13,613,850
1993 34,441,473 13,197,345
1992 33,760,571 12,800,870
1991 33,098,372 12,421,412
1990 32,440,069 12,055,639
1989 31,776,279 11,704,998
1988 31,130,524 11,369,462
1987 30,499,467 11,047,291
1986 29,879,112 10,736,857
1985 29,268,470 10,433,142
1984 28,642,690 10,134,550
1983 27,988,173 9,843,044
1982 27,338,331 9,557,671
1981 26,713,267 9,279,011
1980 26,104,498 9,006,032
1979 25,515,626 8,737,581
1978 24,950,337 8,475,864
1977 24,393,494 8,222,240
1976 23,858,810 7,976,831
1975 23,344,644 7,739,336
1974 22,833,469 7,509,726
1973 22,325,374 7,288,048
1972 21,819,563 7,074,398
1971 21,319,096 6,868,868
1970 20,811,782 6,672,003
1969 20,291,942 6,484,716
1968 19,766,796 6,306,493
1967 19,235,618 6,136,486
1966 18,702,688 5,974,279
1965 18,169,050 5,819,116
1964 17,637,411 5,669,863
1963 17,113,823 5,525,185
1962 16,599,029 5,384,150
1961 16,095,203 5,246,158
1960 15,606,209 5,111,029

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/madagascar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Colombia increased by 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth), while Madagascar gained 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,650,219 people (a 29.3% growth).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. Madagascar was ranked 57th in 2006 and ranked 49th 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 Madagascar will increase by 58.3% to 53,415,029 people and rank change from 49th to 37th.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people compared to the peak of 86.2M people in 2100 for Madagascar.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia Madagascar
2100 -0.72% 0.45%
2099 -0.73% 0.47%
2098 -0.73% 0.49%
2097 -0.73% 0.51%
2096 -0.74% 0.52%
2095 -0.74% 0.54%
2094 -0.74% 0.56%
2093 -0.74% 0.58%
2092 -0.73% 0.6%
2091 -0.73% 0.61%
2090 -0.73% 0.63%
2089 -0.72% 0.65%
2088 -0.71% 0.67%
2087 -0.7% 0.68%
2086 -0.69% 0.7%
2085 -0.67% 0.72%
2084 -0.66% 0.74%
2083 -0.65% 0.76%
2082 -0.63% 0.78%
2081 -0.61% 0.8%
2080 -0.59% 0.82%
2079 -0.58% 0.84%
2078 -0.56% 0.87%
2077 -0.54% 0.89%
2076 -0.51% 0.92%
2075 -0.49% 0.94%
2074 -0.47% 0.96%
2073 -0.45% 0.99%
2072 -0.43% 1.02%
2071 -0.4% 1.04%
2070 -0.38% 1.07%
2069 -0.36% 1.09%
2068 -0.34% 1.12%
2067 -0.31% 1.14%
2066 -0.29% 1.17%
2065 -0.27% 1.2%
2064 -0.25% 1.22%
2063 -0.23% 1.25%
2062 -0.21% 1.28%
2061 -0.19% 1.31%
2060 -0.17% 1.33%
2059 -0.15% 1.36%
2058 -0.13% 1.38%
2057 -0.11% 1.41%
2056 -0.09% 1.44%
2055 -0.07% 1.46%
2054 -0.06% 1.49%
2053 -0.04% 1.52%
2052 -0.01% 1.55%
2051 0.006% 1.58%
2050 0.03% 1.61%
2049 0.05% 1.63%
2048 0.08% 1.66%
2047 0.1% 1.69%
2046 0.13% 1.72%
2045 0.16% 1.75%
2044 0.19% 1.78%
2043 0.22% 1.81%
2042 0.26% 1.84%
2041 0.29% 1.87%
2040 0.33% 1.89%
2039 0.37% 1.93%
2038 0.41% 1.96%
2037 0.45% 1.99%
2036 0.49% 2.02%
2035 0.54% 2.05%
2034 0.58% 2.09%
2033 0.63% 2.13%
2032 0.67% 2.17%
2031 0.72% 2.21%
2030 0.77% 2.24%
2029 0.82% 2.29%
2028 0.88% 2.33%
2027 0.92% 2.37%
2026 0.99% 2.41%
2025 1.05% 2.45%
2024 1.08% 2.47%
2023 1.13% 2.49%
2022 1.07% 2.51%
2021 1.1% 2.55%
2020 1.45% 2.6%
2019 1.8% 2.64%
2018 1.86% 2.64%
2017 1.46% 2.64%
2016 1% 2.65%
2015 0.87% 2.67%
2014 0.9% 2.72%
2013 0.95% 2.76%
2012 1.01% 2.8%
2011 1.08% 2.88%
2010 1.14% 2.95%
2009 1.17% 2.98%
2008 1.21% 2.98%
2007 1.27% 2.98%
2006 1.33% 2.98%
2005 1.41% 2.97%
2004 1.48% 2.96%
2003 1.52% 2.97%
2002 1.55% 3.04%
2001 1.58% 3.13%
2000 1.65% 3.22%
1999 1.75% 3.3%
1998 1.81% 3.33%
1997 1.81% 3.31%
1996 1.84% 3.27%
1995 1.93% 3.21%
1994 1.99% 3.16%
1993 2.02% 3.1%
1992 2% 3.05%
1991 2.03% 3.03%
1990 2.09% 3%
1989 2.07% 2.95%
1988 2.07% 2.92%
1987 2.08% 2.89%
1986 2.09% 2.91%
1985 2.18% 2.95%
1984 2.34% 2.96%
1983 2.38% 2.99%
1982 2.34% 3%
1981 2.33% 3.03%
1980 2.31% 3.07%
1979 2.27% 3.09%
1978 2.28% 3.08%
1977 2.24% 3.08%
1976 2.2% 3.07%
1975 2.24% 3.06%
1974 2.28% 3.04%
1973 2.32% 3.02%
1972 2.35% 2.99%
1971 2.44% 2.95%
1970 2.56% 2.89%
1969 2.66% 2.83%
1968 2.76% 2.77%
1967 2.85% 2.72%
1966 2.94% 2.67%
1965 3.01% 2.63%
1964 3.06% 2.62%
1963 3.1% 2.62%
1962 3.13% 2.63%
1961 3.13% 2.64%

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/madagascar | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Colombia grew by 1.08%, while Madagascar's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

Colombia Madagascar
Current population
54105437
33750171
Population rank 28/197 49/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.41%
One net population change
55.8 seconds
41 seconds
One birth every
44.7 seconds
31.5 seconds
One death every
1.86 minutes
2.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,549 +2,107
Annual growth/decline +565,211 +769,024
Annual growth/decline rate +1.08% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 29/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
3.94 hours
Annual migration change +129,139 -2,227
Net migration rank 12/196 100/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 38,625
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 158/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 193/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
Madagascar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia Madagascar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - -2,227
2024 - 141,643 - -1,795
2023 422,598 154,521 766,391 -1,487
2022 406,143 183,180 753,931 -1,487
2021 311,122 199,070 741,416 -1,480
2020 378,965 227,130 736,607 -1,480
2019 441,087 396,826 735,853 -2,976
2018 433,622 495,524 719,267 -2,887
2017 426,538 431,072 699,498 -2,784
2016 425,087 104,373 682,801 -2,687
2015 446,778 -41,123 668,977 -2,594
2014 470,916 -67,522 660,837 -2,522
2013 489,069 -64,789 654,230 -2,445
2012 503,285 -56,070 644,255 -2,334
2011 511,524 -46,385 640,577 -2,219
2010 533,657 -34,220 641,543 -1,979
2009 559,017 -46,901 634,008 -1,429
2008 576,654 -63,313 615,580 -1,255
2007 583,115 -49,634 597,772 -1,563
2006 594,388 -39,303 581,489 -2,336
2005 610,618 -41,465 568,143 -4,869
2004 628,424 -25,949 556,319 -13,393
2003 642,144 -33,114 544,903 -18,345
2002 640,840 -24,387 535,518 -18,209
2001 642,933 -28,582 529,656 -13,014
2000 652,176 -27,878 520,860 -4,298
1999 668,576 -22,698 516,976 -1,891
1998 687,704 -8,186 508,408 -1,222
1997 686,073 -23,600 490,905 -986
1996 682,547 -28,251 471,453 -1,161
1995 694,968 -33,097 450,259 -1,670
1994 708,660 -16,023 428,169 -1,905
1993 709,287 -30,103 408,801 -2,063
1992 697,763 -15,147 388,430 -2,216
1991 690,266 -48,458 375,040 -2,330
1990 682,409 -7,590 360,621 -1,777
1989 674,102 -21,329 344,279 -1,848
1988 663,796 -25,064 330,510 -1,883
1987 659,429 -36,040 317,621 -1,896
1986 659,701 -42,368 307,074 -1,914
1985 625,379 -21,408 304,199 -1,947
1984 666,315 -18,692 296,892 -1,965
1983 674,767 -13,329 290,085 -1,979
1982 675,339 -37,090 284,733 -2,093
1981 662,195 -50,351 277,535 -2,864
1980 649,872 -44,203 275,287 -4,005
1979 635,747 -63,657 270,752 -5,126
1978 626,378 -67,870 263,684 -5,874
1977 622,814 -67,638 255,399 -5,957
1976 612,265 -98,057 247,026 -5,655
1975 598,580 -84,462 238,774 -5,173
1974 589,035 -80,816 230,233 -4,607
1973 583,608 -75,630 221,768 -4,037
1972 581,361 -77,708 213,138 -3,583
1971 582,011 -84,712 204,617 -3,118
1970 583,396 -66,065 194,889 -2,658
1969 586,559 -64,238 184,562 -2,216
1968 589,407 -61,442 175,869 -1,766
1967 591,649 -57,256 167,287 -1,383
1966 590,855 -59,395 159,483 -964
1965 587,677 -51,855 152,362 -550
1964 581,435 -53,972 146,894 -204
1963 572,355 -52,631 142,666 0
1962 559,985 -50,108 139,412 0
1961 545,627 -47,849 136,578 0
1960 529,316 -49,115 133,684 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/colombia/madagascar | 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 Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,165,578 people) and 0.31% is from migration (a loss of 22,384 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 38,625 people or 0.1% in Madagascar.

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
Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K

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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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