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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 52,886,363 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,105,437 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 2.46 times bigger than Colombia's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 2.26% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.1M (26.7% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Colombia vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Mexico
2100 47,499,215 131,182,639
2099 47,845,841 131,943,283
2098 48,197,117 132,700,369
2097 48,551,975 133,455,010
2096 48,909,832 134,204,227
2095 49,272,722 134,949,218
2094 49,640,091 135,687,085
2093 50,009,863 136,415,232
2092 50,381,320 137,127,644
2091 50,754,115 137,833,985
2090 51,127,855 138,527,198
2089 51,502,015 139,208,862
2088 51,875,918 139,874,924
2087 52,247,171 140,530,483
2086 52,614,991 141,174,372
2085 52,979,265 141,805,496
2084 53,339,176 142,415,948
2083 53,693,979 143,009,187
2082 54,043,369 143,579,768
2081 54,385,627 144,138,842
2080 54,721,064 144,677,451
2079 55,048,030 145,195,172
2078 55,367,481 145,691,242
2077 55,677,284 146,165,064
2076 55,976,943 146,616,674
2075 56,266,206 147,046,928
2074 56,544,981 147,455,761
2073 56,812,141 147,841,295
2072 57,068,255 148,201,143
2071 57,312,673 148,534,057
2070 57,545,138 148,848,168
2069 57,764,682 149,134,711
2068 57,972,674 149,395,717
2067 58,168,272 149,630,386
2066 58,351,633 149,842,125
2065 58,521,871 150,029,268
2064 58,680,744 150,187,992
2063 58,827,326 150,319,846
2062 58,962,991 150,424,224
2061 59,086,555 150,502,250
2060 59,199,108 150,555,648
2059 59,300,144 150,577,220
2058 59,390,214 150,569,044
2057 59,468,904 150,535,337
2056 59,536,324 150,475,242
2055 59,592,582 150,384,336
2054 59,637,127 150,263,237
2053 59,670,001 150,110,615
2052 59,690,977 149,923,918
2051 59,699,504 149,705,066
2050 59,695,795 149,450,774
2049 59,678,701 149,166,038
2048 59,648,033 148,836,849
2047 59,602,061 148,478,965
2046 59,540,723 148,081,688
2045 59,463,463 147,647,318
2044 59,367,350 147,173,101
2043 59,253,902 146,667,761
2042 59,121,606 146,123,566
2041 58,969,930 145,543,650
2040 58,799,039 144,931,633
2039 58,603,737 144,286,278
2038 58,388,433 143,601,872
2037 58,151,809 142,883,005
2036 57,888,958 142,138,929
2035 57,606,734 141,359,885
2034 57,297,583 140,554,653
2033 56,964,672 139,713,048
2032 56,610,464 138,843,644
2031 56,231,768 137,947,334
2030 55,827,391 137,023,304
2029 55,399,717 136,071,720
2028 54,947,769 135,090,755
2027 54,469,148 134,081,337
2026 53,970,578 133,042,003
2025 53,442,597 131,970,909
2024 52,886,363 130,861,007
2023 52,321,152 129,739,759
2022 51,737,944 128,613,117
2021 51,188,173 127,648,148
2020 50,629,997 126,799,054
2019 49,907,985 125,762,982
2018 49,024,465 124,573,711
2017 48,131,078 123,400,057
2016 47,437,512 122,251,351
2015 46,969,940 121,072,306
2014 46,565,429 119,784,261
2013 46,151,584 118,343,573
2012 45,715,810 116,818,208
2011 45,259,614 115,243,504
2010 44,777,319 113,623,895
2009 44,271,541 111,999,721
2008 43,758,808 110,374,288
2007 43,235,374 108,774,360
2006 42,691,084 107,253,666
2005 42,128,977 105,811,504
2004 41,543,171 104,394,131
2003 40,937,429 102,978,515
2002 40,324,680 101,548,624
2001 39,709,262 100,099,099
2000 39,089,934 98,625,552
1999 38,454,863 97,115,707
1998 37,792,165 95,575,245
1997 37,121,149 94,021,207
1996 36,462,745 92,452,702
1995 35,804,662 90,862,455
1994 35,127,410 89,259,205
1993 34,441,473 87,653,807
1992 33,760,571 86,044,809
1991 33,098,372 84,430,572
1990 32,440,069 82,820,170
1989 31,776,279 81,247,182
1988 31,130,524 79,695,531
1987 30,499,467 78,136,651
1986 29,879,112 76,585,637
1985 29,268,470 75,043,414
1984 28,642,690 73,506,846
1983 27,988,173 71,971,240
1982 27,338,331 70,433,260
1981 26,713,267 68,892,108
1980 26,104,498 67,300,334
1979 25,515,626 65,648,865
1978 24,950,337 63,979,046
1977 24,393,494 62,308,493
1976 23,858,810 60,645,512
1975 23,344,644 58,982,400
1974 22,833,469 57,320,149
1973 22,325,374 55,667,284
1972 21,819,563 54,030,168
1971 21,319,096 52,412,558
1970 20,811,782 50,814,953
1969 20,291,942 49,233,194
1968 19,766,796 47,668,303
1967 19,235,618 46,129,608
1966 18,702,688 44,629,106
1965 18,169,050 43,174,477
1964 17,637,411 41,772,049
1963 17,113,823 40,424,065
1962 16,599,029 39,129,200
1961 16,095,203 37,890,118
1960 15,606,209 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Colombia increased by 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia Mexico
2100 -0.72% -0.58%
2099 -0.73% -0.57%
2098 -0.73% -0.57%
2097 -0.73% -0.56%
2096 -0.74% -0.55%
2095 -0.74% -0.54%
2094 -0.74% -0.53%
2093 -0.74% -0.52%
2092 -0.73% -0.51%
2091 -0.73% -0.5%
2090 -0.73% -0.49%
2089 -0.72% -0.48%
2088 -0.71% -0.47%
2087 -0.7% -0.46%
2086 -0.69% -0.45%
2085 -0.67% -0.43%
2084 -0.66% -0.41%
2083 -0.65% -0.4%
2082 -0.63% -0.39%
2081 -0.61% -0.37%
2080 -0.59% -0.36%
2079 -0.58% -0.34%
2078 -0.56% -0.32%
2077 -0.54% -0.31%
2076 -0.51% -0.29%
2075 -0.49% -0.28%
2074 -0.47% -0.26%
2073 -0.45% -0.24%
2072 -0.43% -0.22%
2071 -0.4% -0.21%
2070 -0.38% -0.19%
2069 -0.36% -0.17%
2068 -0.34% -0.16%
2067 -0.31% -0.14%
2066 -0.29% -0.12%
2065 -0.27% -0.11%
2064 -0.25% -0.09%
2063 -0.23% -0.07%
2062 -0.21% -0.05%
2061 -0.19% -0.04%
2060 -0.17% -0.01%
2059 -0.15% 0.005%
2058 -0.13% 0.02%
2057 -0.11% 0.04%
2056 -0.09% 0.06%
2055 -0.07% 0.08%
2054 -0.06% 0.1%
2053 -0.04% 0.12%
2052 -0.01% 0.15%
2051 0.006% 0.17%
2050 0.03% 0.19%
2049 0.05% 0.22%
2048 0.08% 0.24%
2047 0.1% 0.27%
2046 0.13% 0.29%
2045 0.16% 0.32%
2044 0.19% 0.34%
2043 0.22% 0.37%
2042 0.26% 0.4%
2041 0.29% 0.42%
2040 0.33% 0.45%
2039 0.37% 0.48%
2038 0.41% 0.5%
2037 0.45% 0.52%
2036 0.49% 0.55%
2035 0.54% 0.57%
2034 0.58% 0.6%
2033 0.63% 0.63%
2032 0.67% 0.65%
2031 0.72% 0.67%
2030 0.77% 0.7%
2029 0.82% 0.73%
2028 0.88% 0.75%
2027 0.92% 0.78%
2026 0.99% 0.81%
2025 1.05% 0.85%
2024 1.08% 0.86%
2023 1.13% 0.88%
2022 1.07% 0.76%
2021 1.1% 0.67%
2020 1.45% 0.82%
2019 1.8% 0.95%
2018 1.86% 0.95%
2017 1.46% 0.94%
2016 1% 0.97%
2015 0.87% 1.08%
2014 0.9% 1.22%
2013 0.95% 1.31%
2012 1.01% 1.37%
2011 1.08% 1.43%
2010 1.14% 1.45%
2009 1.17% 1.47%
2008 1.21% 1.47%
2007 1.27% 1.42%
2006 1.33% 1.36%
2005 1.41% 1.36%
2004 1.48% 1.37%
2003 1.52% 1.41%
2002 1.55% 1.45%
2001 1.58% 1.49%
2000 1.65% 1.55%
1999 1.75% 1.61%
1998 1.81% 1.65%
1997 1.81% 1.7%
1996 1.84% 1.75%
1995 1.93% 1.8%
1994 1.99% 1.83%
1993 2.02% 1.87%
1992 2% 1.91%
1991 2.03% 1.94%
1990 2.09% 1.94%
1989 2.07% 1.95%
1988 2.07% 2%
1987 2.08% 2.03%
1986 2.09% 2.06%
1985 2.18% 2.09%
1984 2.34% 2.13%
1983 2.38% 2.18%
1982 2.34% 2.24%
1981 2.33% 2.37%
1980 2.31% 2.52%
1979 2.27% 2.61%
1978 2.28% 2.68%
1977 2.24% 2.74%
1976 2.2% 2.82%
1975 2.24% 2.9%
1974 2.28% 2.97%
1973 2.32% 3.03%
1972 2.35% 3.09%
1971 2.44% 3.14%
1970 2.56% 3.21%
1969 2.66% 3.28%
1968 2.76% 3.34%
1967 2.85% 3.36%
1966 2.94% 3.37%
1965 3.01% 3.36%
1964 3.06% 3.33%
1963 3.1% 3.31%
1962 3.13% 3.27%
1961 3.13% 3.17%

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/mexico | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Colombia grew by 1.08%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Colombia Mexico
Current population
54105437
133323134
Population rank 28/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 1.61%
One net population change
55.8 seconds
28.1 seconds
One birth every
44.7 seconds
15.5 seconds
One death every
1.86 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,549 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +565,211 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +1.08% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 110/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change +129,139 -108,037
Net migration rank 12/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - -108,037
2024 - 141,643 - -104,581
2023 422,598 154,521 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 406,143 183,180 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 311,122 199,070 936,682 -122,791
2020 378,965 227,130 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 441,087 396,826 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 433,622 495,524 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 426,538 431,072 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 425,087 104,373 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 446,778 -41,123 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 470,916 -67,522 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 489,069 -64,789 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 503,285 -56,070 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 511,524 -46,385 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 533,657 -34,220 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 559,017 -46,901 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 576,654 -63,313 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 583,115 -49,634 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 594,388 -39,303 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 610,618 -41,465 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 628,424 -25,949 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 642,144 -33,114 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 640,840 -24,387 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 642,933 -28,582 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 652,176 -27,878 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 668,576 -22,698 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 687,704 -8,186 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 686,073 -23,600 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 682,547 -28,251 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 694,968 -33,097 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 708,660 -16,023 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 709,287 -30,103 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 697,763 -15,147 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 690,266 -48,458 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 682,409 -7,590 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 674,102 -21,329 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 663,796 -25,064 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 659,429 -36,040 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 659,701 -42,368 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 625,379 -21,408 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 666,315 -18,692 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 674,767 -13,329 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 675,339 -37,090 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 662,195 -50,351 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 649,872 -44,203 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 635,747 -63,657 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 626,378 -67,870 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 622,814 -67,638 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 612,265 -98,057 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 598,580 -84,462 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 589,035 -80,816 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 583,608 -75,630 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 581,361 -77,708 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 582,011 -84,712 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 583,396 -66,065 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 586,559 -64,238 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 589,407 -61,442 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 591,649 -57,256 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 590,855 -59,395 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 587,677 -51,855 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 581,435 -53,972 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 572,355 -52,631 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 559,985 -50,108 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 545,627 -47,849 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 529,316 -49,115 1,206,955 -85,591

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

GeoRank.org/population/colombia/mexico | 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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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