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

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The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 53,425,635 in 2025 vs 623,129 people in Montenegro in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,209,462 people compared to 613,759 in Montenegro.

Population statistics:

  • Colombia's population is 88.3 times bigger than Montenegro's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Montenegro is the 166th.
  • The countries together account for 0.66% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 0.007% for Montenegro.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs -0.009% in Montenegro.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.2M (27% growth), while Montenegro has declined from 615K to 614K (0.21% decline).

Colombia vs Montenegro: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Montenegro
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Montenegro
2100 47,484,139 320,475
2099 47,830,655 324,115
2098 48,181,819 327,713
2097 48,536,565 331,355
2096 48,894,308 335,007
2095 49,257,082 338,654
2094 49,624,336 342,297
2093 49,993,990 345,975
2092 50,365,329 349,650
2091 50,738,006 353,353
2090 51,111,627 357,061
2089 51,485,668 360,774
2088 51,859,452 364,461
2087 52,230,587 368,192
2086 52,598,291 371,937
2085 52,962,450 375,715
2084 53,322,246 379,539
2083 53,676,937 383,359
2082 54,026,216 387,223
2081 54,368,364 391,147
2080 54,703,696 395,110
2079 55,030,557 399,116
2078 55,349,907 403,132
2077 55,659,611 407,160
2076 55,959,176 411,233
2075 56,248,347 415,356
2074 56,527,033 419,523
2073 56,794,109 423,747
2072 57,050,141 427,961
2071 57,294,481 432,249
2070 57,526,873 436,592
2069 57,746,348 440,907
2068 57,954,274 445,235
2067 58,149,809 449,615
2066 58,333,112 453,939
2065 58,503,296 458,379
2064 58,662,119 462,797
2063 58,808,654 467,212
2062 58,944,276 471,608
2061 59,067,801 475,993
2060 59,180,318 480,424
2059 59,281,322 484,778
2058 59,371,363 489,082
2057 59,450,029 493,417
2056 59,517,427 497,856
2055 59,573,668 502,222
2054 59,618,199 506,518
2053 59,651,062 510,759
2052 59,672,031 514,996
2051 59,680,555 519,179
2050 59,676,848 523,331
2049 59,659,759 527,485
2048 59,629,100 531,545
2047 59,583,143 535,674
2046 59,521,825 539,713
2045 59,444,589 543,724
2044 59,348,507 547,696
2043 59,235,094 551,691
2042 59,102,840 555,589
2041 58,951,213 559,520
2040 58,780,376 563,410
2039 58,585,136 567,304
2038 58,369,901 571,182
2037 58,133,352 575,034
2036 57,870,584 578,842
2035 57,588,449 582,604
2034 57,279,396 586,301
2033 56,946,591 589,943
2032 56,592,496 593,521
2031 56,213,920 597,018
2030 55,809,671 600,445
2029 55,382,133 603,840
2028 54,930,329 607,174
2027 54,451,860 610,430
2026 53,953,448 613,759
2025 53,425,635 623,129
2024 52,886,363 623,525
2023 52,321,152 623,529
2022 51,737,944 623,591
2021 51,188,173 625,053
2020 50,629,997 626,590
2019 49,907,985 626,753
2018 49,024,465 626,438
2017 48,131,078 625,982
2016 47,437,512 625,353
2015 46,969,940 624,651
2014 46,565,429 623,744
2013 46,151,584 622,587
2012 45,715,810 621,418
2011 45,259,614 620,345
2010 44,777,319 619,428
2009 44,271,541 618,294
2008 43,758,808 616,969
2007 43,235,374 615,875
2006 42,691,084 615,025
2005 42,128,977 614,261
2004 41,543,171 613,353
2003 40,937,429 612,267
2002 40,324,680 609,828
2001 39,709,262 607,389
2000 39,089,934 604,950
1999 38,454,863 606,001
1998 37,792,165 607,662
1997 37,121,149 609,520
1996 36,462,745 611,003
1995 35,804,662 611,712
1994 35,127,410 611,389
1993 34,441,473 610,170
1992 33,760,571 608,516
1991 33,098,372 607,105
1990 32,440,069 606,372
1989 31,776,279 606,571
1988 31,130,524 607,413
1987 30,499,467 608,144
1986 29,879,112 607,711
1985 29,268,470 605,398
1984 28,642,690 600,884
1983 27,988,173 594,506
1982 27,338,331 587,001
1981 26,713,267 579,445
1980 26,104,498 572,608
1979 25,515,626 566,888
1978 24,950,337 562,065
1977 24,393,494 557,576
1976 23,858,810 552,562
1975 23,344,644 546,487
1974 22,833,469 538,902
1973 22,325,374 530,220
1972 21,819,563 521,785
1971 21,319,096 515,449
1970 20,811,782 512,407
1969 20,291,942 513,340
1968 19,766,796 517,481
1967 19,235,618 522,796
1966 18,702,688 526,419
1965 18,169,050 526,327
1964 17,637,411 521,753
1963 17,113,823 513,409
1962 16,599,029 502,558
1961 16,095,203 491,140
1960 15,606,209 480,579

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/colombia/montenegro | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Colombia increased by 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth), while Montenegro gained 10,328 people (a 1.68% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,771,950 people (a 14.3% growth), while Montenegro's population decreased by 11,594 people (a 1.85% decline).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. Montenegro was ranked 162nd in 2006 and ranked 166th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Colombia's population will grow by 10.1% to 59,676,848 people with a rank change from 28th to 34th. The population of Montenegro will decrease by 14.7% to 523,331 people and rank change from 166th to 170th.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people, while Montenegro's population already peaked in 2019 at 627K people and is projected to decrease to 320K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Montenegro
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia Montenegro
2100 -0.72% -1.12%
2099 -0.73% -1.1%
2098 -0.73% -1.1%
2097 -0.73% -1.09%
2096 -0.74% -1.08%
2095 -0.74% -1.06%
2094 -0.74% -1.06%
2093 -0.74% -1.05%
2092 -0.73% -1.05%
2091 -0.73% -1.04%
2090 -0.73% -1.03%
2089 -0.72% -1.01%
2088 -0.71% -1.01%
2087 -0.7% -1.01%
2086 -0.69% -1.01%
2085 -0.67% -1.01%
2084 -0.66% -1%
2083 -0.65% -1%
2082 -0.63% -1%
2081 -0.61% -1%
2080 -0.59% -1%
2079 -0.58% -1%
2078 -0.56% -0.99%
2077 -0.54% -0.99%
2076 -0.51% -0.99%
2075 -0.49% -0.99%
2074 -0.47% -1%
2073 -0.45% -0.98%
2072 -0.43% -0.99%
2071 -0.4% -0.99%
2070 -0.38% -0.98%
2069 -0.36% -0.97%
2068 -0.34% -0.97%
2067 -0.31% -0.95%
2066 -0.29% -0.97%
2065 -0.27% -0.95%
2064 -0.25% -0.94%
2063 -0.23% -0.93%
2062 -0.21% -0.92%
2061 -0.19% -0.92%
2060 -0.17% -0.9%
2059 -0.15% -0.88%
2058 -0.13% -0.88%
2057 -0.11% -0.89%
2056 -0.09% -0.87%
2055 -0.07% -0.85%
2054 -0.06% -0.83%
2053 -0.04% -0.82%
2052 -0.01% -0.81%
2051 0.006% -0.79%
2050 0.03% -0.79%
2049 0.05% -0.76%
2048 0.08% -0.77%
2047 0.1% -0.75%
2046 0.13% -0.74%
2045 0.16% -0.73%
2044 0.19% -0.72%
2043 0.22% -0.7%
2042 0.26% -0.7%
2041 0.29% -0.69%
2040 0.33% -0.69%
2039 0.37% -0.68%
2038 0.41% -0.67%
2037 0.45% -0.66%
2036 0.49% -0.65%
2035 0.54% -0.63%
2034 0.58% -0.62%
2033 0.63% -0.6%
2032 0.67% -0.59%
2031 0.72% -0.57%
2030 0.77% -0.56%
2029 0.82% -0.55%
2028 0.88% -0.53%
2027 0.92% -0.54%
2026 0.99% -1.5%
2025 1.02% -0.06%
2024 1.08% -0.001%
2023 1.13% -0.01%
2022 1.07% -0.23%
2021 1.1% -0.25%
2020 1.45% -0.03%
2019 1.8% 0.05%
2018 1.86% 0.07%
2017 1.46% 0.1%
2016 1% 0.11%
2015 0.87% 0.15%
2014 0.9% 0.19%
2013 0.95% 0.19%
2012 1.01% 0.17%
2011 1.08% 0.15%
2010 1.14% 0.18%
2009 1.17% 0.21%
2008 1.21% 0.18%
2007 1.27% 0.14%
2006 1.33% 0.12%
2005 1.41% 0.15%
2004 1.48% 0.18%
2003 1.52% 0.4%
2002 1.55% 0.4%
2001 1.58% 0.4%
2000 1.65% -0.17%
1999 1.75% -0.27%
1998 1.81% -0.3%
1997 1.81% -0.24%
1996 1.84% -0.12%
1995 1.93% 0.05%
1994 1.99% 0.2%
1993 2.02% 0.27%
1992 2% 0.23%
1991 2.03% 0.12%
1990 2.09% -0.03%
1989 2.07% -0.14%
1988 2.07% -0.12%
1987 2.08% 0.07%
1986 2.09% 0.38%
1985 2.18% 0.75%
1984 2.34% 1.07%
1983 2.38% 1.28%
1982 2.34% 1.3%
1981 2.33% 1.19%
1980 2.31% 1.01%
1979 2.27% 0.86%
1978 2.28% 0.81%
1977 2.24% 0.91%
1976 2.2% 1.11%
1975 2.24% 1.41%
1974 2.28% 1.64%
1973 2.32% 1.62%
1972 2.35% 1.23%
1971 2.44% 0.59%
1970 2.56% -0.18%
1969 2.66% -0.8%
1968 2.76% -1.02%
1967 2.85% -0.69%
1966 2.94% 0.02%
1965 3.01% 0.88%
1964 3.06% 1.63%
1963 3.1% 2.16%
1962 3.13% 2.32%
1961 3.13% 2.2%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/colombia/montenegro | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Colombia grew by 1.02%, while Montenegro's population declined by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Colombia Montenegro
Current population
54209462
613759
Population rank 28/197 166/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.007%
One net population change
58.6 seconds
22.2 hours
One birth every
45 seconds
1.25 hours
One death every
1.82 minutes
1.38 hours
Daily growth/decline +1,477 -1
Annual growth/decline +539,272 -396
Annual growth/decline rate +1.02% -0.06%
Population growth rate rank 100/197 163/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
56.8 minutes
Annual migration change +129,139 -9,279
Net migration rank 12/196 131/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 92,237
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 134/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 14.4%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 45/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
Montenegro
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia Montenegro
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - -9,279
2024 411,721 141,643 624 -1,686
2023 422,598 154,521 686 12,000
2022 406,143 183,180 0 26,332
2021 311,122 199,070 -2,062 -2,344
2020 378,965 227,130 -188 -3,310
2019 441,087 396,826 627 -4,083
2018 433,622 495,524 752 -5,058
2017 426,538 431,072 939 -4,948
2016 425,087 104,373 1,125 -5,274
2015 446,778 -41,123 1,062 -4,863
2014 470,916 -67,522 1,560 -4,357
2013 489,069 -64,789 1,557 -2,478
2012 503,285 -56,070 1,554 -1,583
2011 511,524 -46,385 1,365 0
2010 533,657 -34,220 1,797 -2,276
2009 559,017 -46,901 2,783 -3,456
2008 576,654 -63,313 2,530 -3,326
2007 583,115 -49,634 1,848 -3,056
2006 594,388 -39,303 1,599 -2,735
2005 610,618 -41,465 1,536 -2,247
2004 628,424 -25,949 2,146 -1,997
2003 642,144 -33,114 2,632 -3,178
2002 640,840 -24,387 2,988 -3,357
2001 642,933 -28,582 3,462 -3,511
2000 652,176 -27,878 3,751 -3,734
1999 668,576 -22,698 3,454 -3,487
1998 687,704 -8,186 3,889 -3,326
1997 686,073 -23,600 3,597 -3,077
1996 682,547 -28,251 4,155 -3,051
1995 694,968 -33,097 4,527 -3,082
1994 708,660 -16,023 4,381 -2,889
1993 709,287 -30,103 4,638 -2,835
1992 697,763 -15,147 5,015 -2,942
1991 690,266 -48,458 5,191 -2,630
1990 682,409 -7,590 5,010 -1,705
1989 674,102 -21,329 5,129 -1,730
1988 663,796 -25,064 5,529 -2,165
1987 659,429 -36,040 5,958 -2,569
1986 659,701 -42,368 6,097 -2,747
1985 625,379 -21,408 6,283 -3,013
1984 666,315 -18,692 6,337 -3,074
1983 674,767 -13,329 6,482 -3,190
1982 675,339 -37,090 6,419 -3,151
1981 662,195 -50,351 6,275 -2,287
1980 649,872 -44,203 6,383 -450
1979 635,747 -63,657 6,139 -718
1978 626,378 -67,870 6,408 -1,103
1977 622,814 -67,638 6,650 -1,364
1976 612,265 -98,057 6,845 -1,447
1975 598,580 -84,462 6,878 -1,588
1974 589,035 -80,816 6,919 -1,669
1973 583,608 -75,630 7,096 -1,778
1972 581,361 -77,708 7,252 -1,922
1971 582,011 -84,712 7,168 -1,856
1970 583,396 -66,065 7,069 -2,013
1969 586,559 -64,238 7,449 -2,456
1968 589,407 -61,442 7,497 -2,404
1967 591,649 -57,256 7,961 -2,519
1966 590,855 -59,395 8,661 -2,751
1965 587,677 -51,855 9,010 -2,743
1964 581,435 -53,972 9,227 -2,734
1963 572,355 -52,631 9,449 -2,800
1962 559,985 -50,108 9,402 -2,606
1961 545,627 -47,849 9,278 -2,254
1960 529,316 -49,115 9,144 -2,467

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/colombia/montenegro | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 64.2% of the population change in Colombia is from natural causes (a gain of 4,103,661 people) and 35.8% is from migration (a gain of 2,292,216 people). In Montenegro 34.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,565 people) and 65.5% is from migration (a gain of 6,766 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 92,237 people or 14.4% in Montenegro.

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
Montenegro
City Population
Podgorica 151K
Cetinje 14K
Plav 13.8K
Bar 13.7K
Budva 13.3K
Ulcinj 11.5K
Berane 11.1K
Mojkovac 3.59K
Kotor 961

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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