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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 52,886,363 in 2024 vs 1,245,779 people in Mauritius in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,105,437 people compared to 1,240,121 in Mauritius.

Population statistics:

  • Colombia's population is 43.6 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Mauritius is the 157th.
  • The countries together account for 0.67% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 0.01% for Mauritius.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs -0.09% in Mauritius.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.1M (26.7% growth), while Mauritius has grown from 1.23M to 1.24M (0.5% growth).

Colombia vs Mauritius: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Mauritius
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Mauritius
2100 47,499,215 573,538
2099 47,845,841 581,815
2098 48,197,117 590,276
2097 48,551,975 598,961
2096 48,909,832 607,840
2095 49,272,722 616,931
2094 49,640,091 626,226
2093 50,009,863 635,745
2092 50,381,320 645,427
2091 50,754,115 655,300
2090 51,127,855 665,341
2089 51,502,015 675,562
2088 51,875,918 685,908
2087 52,247,171 696,380
2086 52,614,991 707,018
2085 52,979,265 717,757
2084 53,339,176 728,558
2083 53,693,979 739,420
2082 54,043,369 750,402
2081 54,385,627 761,382
2080 54,721,064 772,374
2079 55,048,030 783,407
2078 55,367,481 794,452
2077 55,677,284 805,529
2076 55,976,943 816,547
2075 56,266,206 827,526
2074 56,544,981 838,506
2073 56,812,141 849,462
2072 57,068,255 860,405
2071 57,312,673 871,223
2070 57,545,138 882,091
2069 57,764,682 892,850
2068 57,972,674 903,547
2067 58,168,272 914,226
2066 58,351,633 924,869
2065 58,521,871 935,546
2064 58,680,744 946,145
2063 58,827,326 956,652
2062 58,962,991 967,159
2061 59,086,555 977,603
2060 59,199,108 988,022
2059 59,300,144 998,355
2058 59,390,214 1,008,603
2057 59,468,904 1,018,853
2056 59,536,324 1,029,103
2055 59,592,582 1,039,228
2054 59,637,127 1,049,313
2053 59,670,001 1,059,364
2052 59,690,977 1,069,276
2051 59,699,504 1,079,090
2050 59,695,795 1,088,773
2049 59,678,701 1,098,370
2048 59,648,033 1,107,805
2047 59,602,061 1,117,049
2046 59,540,723 1,126,022
2045 59,463,463 1,134,772
2044 59,367,350 1,143,155
2043 59,253,902 1,151,325
2042 59,121,606 1,159,078
2041 58,969,930 1,166,543
2040 58,799,039 1,173,673
2039 58,603,737 1,180,437
2038 58,388,433 1,186,773
2037 58,151,809 1,192,770
2036 57,888,958 1,198,476
2035 57,606,734 1,203,871
2034 57,297,583 1,208,936
2033 56,964,672 1,213,705
2032 56,610,464 1,218,138
2031 56,231,768 1,222,267
2030 55,827,391 1,226,049
2029 55,399,717 1,229,806
2028 54,947,769 1,233,411
2027 54,469,148 1,236,833
2026 53,970,578 1,240,121
2025 53,442,597 1,243,139
2024 52,886,363 1,245,779
2023 52,321,152 1,248,647
2022 51,737,944 1,262,523
2021 51,188,173 1,266,334
2020 50,629,997 1,266,014
2019 49,907,985 1,265,985
2018 49,024,465 1,265,577
2017 48,131,078 1,264,887
2016 47,437,512 1,263,747
2015 46,969,940 1,262,879
2014 46,565,429 1,261,208
2013 46,151,584 1,258,927
2012 45,715,810 1,255,882
2011 45,259,614 1,252,404
2010 44,777,319 1,250,400
2009 44,271,541 1,247,429
2008 43,758,808 1,244,121
2007 43,235,374 1,239,630
2006 42,691,084 1,233,996
2005 42,128,977 1,228,254
2004 41,543,171 1,221,003
2003 40,937,429 1,213,370
2002 40,324,680 1,204,621
2001 39,709,262 1,196,287
2000 39,089,934 1,186,873
1999 38,454,863 1,175,267
1998 37,792,165 1,160,421
1997 37,121,149 1,148,284
1996 36,462,745 1,133,996
1995 35,804,662 1,122,457
1994 35,127,410 1,112,846
1993 34,441,473 1,097,374
1992 33,760,571 1,084,441
1991 33,098,372 1,070,266
1990 32,440,069 1,058,775
1989 31,776,279 1,051,260
1988 31,130,524 1,043,239
1987 30,499,467 1,036,082
1986 29,879,112 1,028,360
1985 29,268,470 1,020,528
1984 28,642,690 1,012,221
1983 27,988,173 1,001,691
1982 27,338,331 992,521
1981 26,713,267 980,462
1980 26,104,498 966,039
1979 25,515,626 949,888
1978 24,950,337 933,499
1977 24,393,494 921,379
1976 23,858,810 906,507
1975 23,344,644 892,000
1974 22,833,469 878,042
1973 22,325,374 864,819
1972 21,819,563 852,053
1971 21,319,096 839,230
1970 20,811,782 826,000
1969 20,291,942 812,405
1968 19,766,796 798,413
1967 19,235,618 783,917
1966 18,702,688 768,813
1965 18,169,050 753,000
1964 17,637,411 736,381
1963 17,113,823 718,861
1962 16,599,029 700,349
1961 16,095,203 680,757
1960 15,606,209 680,331

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/mauritius | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Colombia increased by 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth), while Mauritius gained 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth), while Mauritius' population decreased by 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. Mauritius was ranked 151st in 2006 and ranked 157th 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 Mauritius will decrease by 12.2% to 1,088,773 people and rank change from 157th to 160th.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people, while Mauritius' population already peaked in 2021 at 1.27M people and is projected to decrease to 574K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Mauritius
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia Mauritius
2100 -0.72% -1.42%
2099 -0.73% -1.43%
2098 -0.73% -1.45%
2097 -0.73% -1.46%
2096 -0.74% -1.47%
2095 -0.74% -1.48%
2094 -0.74% -1.5%
2093 -0.74% -1.5%
2092 -0.73% -1.51%
2091 -0.73% -1.51%
2090 -0.73% -1.51%
2089 -0.72% -1.51%
2088 -0.71% -1.5%
2087 -0.7% -1.5%
2086 -0.69% -1.5%
2085 -0.67% -1.48%
2084 -0.66% -1.47%
2083 -0.65% -1.46%
2082 -0.63% -1.44%
2081 -0.61% -1.42%
2080 -0.59% -1.41%
2079 -0.58% -1.39%
2078 -0.56% -1.38%
2077 -0.54% -1.35%
2076 -0.51% -1.33%
2075 -0.49% -1.31%
2074 -0.47% -1.29%
2073 -0.45% -1.27%
2072 -0.43% -1.24%
2071 -0.4% -1.23%
2070 -0.38% -1.21%
2069 -0.36% -1.18%
2068 -0.34% -1.17%
2067 -0.31% -1.15%
2066 -0.29% -1.14%
2065 -0.27% -1.12%
2064 -0.25% -1.1%
2063 -0.23% -1.09%
2062 -0.21% -1.07%
2061 -0.19% -1.05%
2060 -0.17% -1.04%
2059 -0.15% -1.02%
2058 -0.13% -1.01%
2057 -0.11% -1%
2056 -0.09% -0.97%
2055 -0.07% -0.96%
2054 -0.06% -0.95%
2053 -0.04% -0.93%
2052 -0.01% -0.91%
2051 0.006% -0.89%
2050 0.03% -0.87%
2049 0.05% -0.85%
2048 0.08% -0.83%
2047 0.1% -0.8%
2046 0.13% -0.77%
2045 0.16% -0.73%
2044 0.19% -0.71%
2043 0.22% -0.67%
2042 0.26% -0.64%
2041 0.29% -0.61%
2040 0.33% -0.57%
2039 0.37% -0.53%
2038 0.41% -0.5%
2037 0.45% -0.48%
2036 0.49% -0.45%
2035 0.54% -0.42%
2034 0.58% -0.39%
2033 0.63% -0.36%
2032 0.67% -0.34%
2031 0.72% -0.31%
2030 0.77% -0.31%
2029 0.82% -0.29%
2028 0.88% -0.28%
2027 0.92% -0.27%
2026 0.99% -0.24%
2025 1.05% -0.21%
2024 1.08% -0.23%
2023 1.13% -1.1%
2022 1.07% -0.3%
2021 1.1% 0.03%
2020 1.45% 0.002%
2019 1.8% 0.03%
2018 1.86% 0.05%
2017 1.46% 0.09%
2016 1% 0.07%
2015 0.87% 0.13%
2014 0.9% 0.18%
2013 0.95% 0.24%
2012 1.01% 0.28%
2011 1.08% 0.16%
2010 1.14% 0.24%
2009 1.17% 0.27%
2008 1.21% 0.36%
2007 1.27% 0.46%
2006 1.33% 0.47%
2005 1.41% 0.59%
2004 1.48% 0.63%
2003 1.52% 0.73%
2002 1.55% 0.7%
2001 1.58% 0.79%
2000 1.65% 0.99%
1999 1.75% 1.28%
1998 1.81% 1.06%
1997 1.81% 1.26%
1996 1.84% 1.03%
1995 1.93% 0.86%
1994 1.99% 1.41%
1993 2.02% 1.19%
1992 2% 1.32%
1991 2.03% 1.09%
1990 2.09% 0.71%
1989 2.07% 0.77%
1988 2.07% 0.69%
1987 2.08% 0.75%
1986 2.09% 0.77%
1985 2.18% 0.82%
1984 2.34% 1.05%
1983 2.38% 0.92%
1982 2.34% 1.23%
1981 2.33% 1.49%
1980 2.31% 1.7%
1979 2.27% 1.76%
1978 2.28% 1.32%
1977 2.24% 1.64%
1976 2.2% 1.63%
1975 2.24% 1.59%
1974 2.28% 1.53%
1973 2.32% 1.5%
1972 2.35% 1.53%
1971 2.44% 1.6%
1970 2.56% 1.67%
1969 2.66% 1.75%
1968 2.76% 1.85%
1967 2.85% 1.96%
1966 2.94% 2.1%
1965 3.01% 2.26%
1964 3.06% 2.44%
1963 3.1% 2.64%
1962 3.13% 2.88%
1961 3.13% 0.06%

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/mauritius | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Colombia grew by 1.08%, while Mauritius' population declined by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Colombia Mauritius
Current population
54105437
1240121
Population rank 28/197 157/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.01%
One net population change
55.8 seconds
3.05 hours
One birth every
44.7 seconds
41.3 minutes
One death every
1.86 minutes
44.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,549 -8
Annual growth/decline +565,211 -2,868
Annual growth/decline rate +1.08% -0.23%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 178/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
3.16 hours
Annual migration change +129,139 -2,784
Net migration rank 12/196 103/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 29,142
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 165/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 2.3%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 129/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
Mauritius
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia Mauritius
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - -2,784
2024 - 141,643 - -2,787
2023 422,598 154,521 999 -2,824
2022 406,143 183,180 -757 -2,824
2021 311,122 199,070 -253 -4,324
2020 378,965 227,130 2,405 -5,895
2019 441,087 396,826 1,773 -5,202
2018 433,622 495,524 2,151 -5,084
2017 426,538 431,072 3,415 -5,322
2016 425,087 104,373 2,906 -4,483
2015 446,778 -41,123 3,031 -3,645
2014 470,916 -67,522 3,657 -3,691
2013 489,069 -64,789 4,281 -3,617
2012 503,285 -56,070 5,149 -3,663
2011 511,524 -46,385 5,511 -2,465
2010 533,657 -34,220 5,877 -2,624
2009 559,017 -46,901 6,113 -2,467
2008 576,654 -63,313 7,465 -2,589
2007 583,115 -49,634 8,429 -2,642
2006 594,388 -39,303 8,515 -2,757
2005 610,618 -41,465 10,195 -2,840
2004 628,424 -25,949 10,745 -3,001
2003 642,144 -33,114 10,799 -3,141
2002 640,840 -24,387 11,685 -3,150
2001 642,933 -28,582 11,723 -3,225
2000 652,176 -27,878 12,224 -2,326
1999 668,576 -22,698 12,341 -1,463
1998 687,704 -8,186 11,489 -1,292
1997 686,073 -23,600 11,943 -1,199
1996 682,547 -28,251 13,041 -1,092
1995 694,968 -33,097 13,020 -1,144
1994 708,660 -16,023 14,355 -1,112
1993 709,287 -30,103 14,814 -1,189
1992 697,763 -15,147 15,833 -1,254
1991 690,266 -48,458 15,091 -1,333
1990 682,409 -7,590 15,564 -1,938
1989 674,102 -21,329 14,718 -2,463
1988 663,796 -25,064 14,084 -1,399
1987 659,429 -36,040 13,262 -300
1986 659,701 -42,368 12,340 852
1985 625,379 -21,408 12,451 615
1984 666,315 -18,692 13,665 -258
1983 674,767 -13,329 14,525 -1,756
1982 675,339 -37,090 15,880 -2,226
1981 662,195 -50,351 18,334 -1,559
1980 649,872 -44,203 19,321 -1,739
1979 635,747 -63,657 19,282 -2,363
1978 626,378 -67,870 18,670 -3,129
1977 622,814 -67,638 16,769 -3,749
1976 612,265 -98,057 16,407 -3,807
1975 598,580 -84,462 15,342 -3,869
1974 589,035 -80,816 17,561 -4,908
1973 583,608 -75,630 13,145 -2,144
1972 581,361 -77,708 14,825 -2,408
1971 582,011 -84,712 15,441 -960
1970 583,396 -66,065 16,190 -1,281
1969 586,559 -64,238 15,761 -674
1968 589,407 -61,442 17,884 -2,445
1967 591,649 -57,256 17,560 -1,257
1966 590,855 -59,395 20,758 -4,123
1965 587,677 -51,855 20,482 -3,597
1964 581,435 -53,972 22,239 -4,850
1963 572,355 -52,631 22,069 -5,236
1962 559,985 -50,108 20,660 -6,107
1961 545,627 -47,849 20,355 -8,984
1960 529,316 -49,115 19,931 -7,083

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

GeoRank.org/population/colombia/mauritius | 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 Mauritius 30.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,327 people) and 69.1% is from migration (a loss of 43,294 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 29,142 people or 2.3% in Mauritius.

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
Mauritius
City Population
Port Louis 149K
Quatre Bornes 81.8K
Curepipe 77.5K
Triolet 23.4K
Goodlands 20.7K
Centre de Flacq 15.8K
Mahebourg 15.8K
Bambous 15.3K

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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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