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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 52,886,363 in 2024 vs 54,500,091 people in Myanmar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,105,437 people compared to 55,292,116 in Myanmar.

Population statistics:

  • Myanmar's population is 1.02 times bigger than Colombia's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Myanmar is the 27th.
  • The countries together account for 1.32% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 0.67% for Myanmar.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs +0.74% in Myanmar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.1M (26.7% growth), while Myanmar has grown from 47.8M to 55.3M (15.7% growth).

Colombia vs Myanmar: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Myanmar
2100 47,499,215 49,949,080
2099 47,845,841 50,198,343
2098 48,197,117 50,447,153
2097 48,551,975 50,695,410
2096 48,909,832 50,944,916
2095 49,272,722 51,196,278
2094 49,640,091 51,446,607
2093 50,009,863 51,693,545
2092 50,381,320 51,939,182
2091 50,754,115 52,186,904
2090 51,127,855 52,430,723
2089 51,502,015 52,669,995
2088 51,875,918 52,907,277
2087 52,247,171 53,143,840
2086 52,614,991 53,378,681
2085 52,979,265 53,610,966
2084 53,339,176 53,838,657
2083 53,693,979 54,062,724
2082 54,043,369 54,285,392
2081 54,385,627 54,505,055
2080 54,721,064 54,722,128
2079 55,048,030 54,937,654
2078 55,367,481 55,150,792
2077 55,677,284 55,357,283
2076 55,976,943 55,562,845
2075 56,266,206 55,765,753
2074 56,544,981 55,964,774
2073 56,812,141 56,160,415
2072 57,068,255 56,349,733
2071 57,312,673 56,533,780
2070 57,545,138 56,713,930
2069 57,764,682 56,887,406
2068 57,972,674 57,055,818
2067 58,168,272 57,217,287
2066 58,351,633 57,373,788
2065 58,521,871 57,525,666
2064 58,680,744 57,671,683
2063 58,827,326 57,808,968
2062 58,962,991 57,938,764
2061 59,086,555 58,067,183
2060 59,199,108 58,186,565
2059 59,300,144 58,295,246
2058 59,390,214 58,392,324
2057 59,468,904 58,481,859
2056 59,536,324 58,565,952
2055 59,592,582 58,636,423
2054 59,637,127 58,697,613
2053 59,670,001 58,745,390
2052 59,690,977 58,783,172
2051 59,699,504 58,809,843
2050 59,695,795 58,824,293
2049 59,678,701 58,829,688
2048 59,648,033 58,823,499
2047 59,602,061 58,805,696
2046 59,540,723 58,775,337
2045 59,463,463 58,728,250
2044 59,367,350 58,671,458
2043 59,253,902 58,601,589
2042 59,121,606 58,516,227
2041 58,969,930 58,417,678
2040 58,799,039 58,306,713
2039 58,603,737 58,181,537
2038 58,388,433 58,041,212
2037 58,151,809 57,888,662
2036 57,888,958 57,724,649
2035 57,606,734 57,544,156
2034 57,297,583 57,348,842
2033 56,964,672 57,137,545
2032 56,610,464 56,910,400
2031 56,231,768 56,667,160
2030 55,827,391 56,407,549
2029 55,399,717 56,133,620
2028 54,947,769 55,840,949
2027 54,469,148 55,531,050
2026 53,970,578 55,203,523
2025 53,442,597 54,860,498
2024 52,886,363 54,500,091
2023 52,321,152 54,133,798
2022 51,737,944 53,756,787
2021 51,188,173 53,387,102
2020 50,629,997 53,016,522
2019 49,907,985 52,640,713
2018 49,024,465 52,272,247
2017 48,131,078 51,894,938
2016 47,437,512 51,495,696
2015 46,969,940 51,089,056
2014 46,565,429 50,681,634
2013 46,151,584 50,262,658
2012 45,715,810 49,837,446
2011 45,259,614 49,419,820
2010 44,777,319 49,024,382
2009 44,271,541 48,660,459
2008 43,758,808 48,390,793
2007 43,235,374 48,125,043
2006 42,691,084 47,785,135
2005 42,128,977 47,438,365
2004 41,543,171 47,068,772
2003 40,937,429 46,667,192
2002 40,324,680 46,232,653
2001 39,709,262 45,771,139
2000 39,089,934 45,290,841
1999 38,454,863 44,787,724
1998 37,792,165 44,257,793
1997 37,121,149 43,708,798
1996 36,462,745 43,154,860
1995 35,804,662 42,605,338
1994 35,127,410 42,055,143
1993 34,441,473 41,502,429
1992 33,760,571 40,950,342
1991 33,098,372 40,394,154
1990 32,440,069 39,817,251
1989 31,776,279 39,214,618
1988 31,130,524 38,600,927
1987 30,499,467 37,971,594
1986 29,879,112 37,314,878
1985 29,268,470 36,622,827
1984 28,642,690 35,899,313
1983 27,988,173 35,162,715
1982 27,338,331 34,482,965
1981 26,713,267 33,858,783
1980 26,104,498 33,227,204
1979 25,515,626 32,596,550
1978 24,950,337 31,972,976
1977 24,393,494 31,355,966
1976 23,858,810 30,758,811
1975 23,344,644 30,176,565
1974 22,833,469 29,598,167
1973 22,325,374 29,026,388
1972 21,819,563 28,428,324
1971 21,319,096 27,807,219
1970 20,811,782 27,193,016
1969 20,291,942 26,585,112
1968 19,766,796 25,989,662
1967 19,235,618 25,406,429
1966 18,702,688 24,836,496
1965 18,169,050 24,279,431
1964 17,637,411 23,737,315
1963 17,113,823 23,213,408
1962 16,599,029 22,704,719
1961 16,095,203 22,210,581
1960 15,606,209 21,730,250

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/myanmar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Colombia increased by 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth), while Myanmar gained 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth), while Myanmar's population increased by 3,796,420 people (a 7.37% growth).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. Myanmar was ranked 26th in 2006 and ranked 27th 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 Myanmar will increase by 6.39% to 58,824,293 people and rank change from 27th to 35th.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people compared to the peak of 58.8M people in 2049 for Myanmar.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia Myanmar
2100 -0.72% -0.5%
2099 -0.73% -0.49%
2098 -0.73% -0.49%
2097 -0.73% -0.49%
2096 -0.74% -0.49%
2095 -0.74% -0.49%
2094 -0.74% -0.48%
2093 -0.74% -0.47%
2092 -0.73% -0.47%
2091 -0.73% -0.47%
2090 -0.73% -0.45%
2089 -0.72% -0.45%
2088 -0.71% -0.45%
2087 -0.7% -0.44%
2086 -0.69% -0.43%
2085 -0.67% -0.42%
2084 -0.66% -0.41%
2083 -0.65% -0.41%
2082 -0.63% -0.4%
2081 -0.61% -0.4%
2080 -0.59% -0.39%
2079 -0.58% -0.39%
2078 -0.56% -0.37%
2077 -0.54% -0.37%
2076 -0.51% -0.36%
2075 -0.49% -0.36%
2074 -0.47% -0.35%
2073 -0.45% -0.34%
2072 -0.43% -0.33%
2071 -0.4% -0.32%
2070 -0.38% -0.3%
2069 -0.36% -0.3%
2068 -0.34% -0.28%
2067 -0.31% -0.27%
2066 -0.29% -0.26%
2065 -0.27% -0.25%
2064 -0.25% -0.24%
2063 -0.23% -0.22%
2062 -0.21% -0.22%
2061 -0.19% -0.21%
2060 -0.17% -0.19%
2059 -0.15% -0.17%
2058 -0.13% -0.15%
2057 -0.11% -0.14%
2056 -0.09% -0.12%
2055 -0.07% -0.1%
2054 -0.06% -0.08%
2053 -0.04% -0.06%
2052 -0.01% -0.05%
2051 0.006% -0.02%
2050 0.03% -0.009%
2049 0.05% 0.01%
2048 0.08% 0.03%
2047 0.1% 0.05%
2046 0.13% 0.08%
2045 0.16% 0.1%
2044 0.19% 0.12%
2043 0.22% 0.15%
2042 0.26% 0.17%
2041 0.29% 0.19%
2040 0.33% 0.22%
2039 0.37% 0.24%
2038 0.41% 0.26%
2037 0.45% 0.28%
2036 0.49% 0.31%
2035 0.54% 0.34%
2034 0.58% 0.37%
2033 0.63% 0.4%
2032 0.67% 0.43%
2031 0.72% 0.46%
2030 0.77% 0.49%
2029 0.82% 0.52%
2028 0.88% 0.56%
2027 0.92% 0.59%
2026 0.99% 0.63%
2025 1.05% 0.66%
2024 1.08% 0.68%
2023 1.13% 0.7%
2022 1.07% 0.69%
2021 1.1% 0.7%
2020 1.45% 0.71%
2019 1.8% 0.7%
2018 1.86% 0.73%
2017 1.46% 0.78%
2016 1% 0.8%
2015 0.87% 0.8%
2014 0.9% 0.83%
2013 0.95% 0.85%
2012 1.01% 0.85%
2011 1.08% 0.81%
2010 1.14% 0.75%
2009 1.17% 0.56%
2008 1.21% 0.55%
2007 1.27% 0.71%
2006 1.33% 0.73%
2005 1.41% 0.79%
2004 1.48% 0.86%
2003 1.52% 0.94%
2002 1.55% 1.01%
2001 1.58% 1.06%
2000 1.65% 1.12%
1999 1.75% 1.2%
1998 1.81% 1.26%
1997 1.81% 1.28%
1996 1.84% 1.29%
1995 1.93% 1.31%
1994 1.99% 1.33%
1993 2.02% 1.35%
1992 2% 1.38%
1991 2.03% 1.45%
1990 2.09% 1.54%
1989 2.07% 1.59%
1988 2.07% 1.66%
1987 2.08% 1.76%
1986 2.09% 1.89%
1985 2.18% 2.02%
1984 2.34% 2.09%
1983 2.38% 1.97%
1982 2.34% 1.84%
1981 2.33% 1.9%
1980 2.31% 1.93%
1979 2.27% 1.95%
1978 2.28% 1.97%
1977 2.24% 1.94%
1976 2.2% 1.93%
1975 2.24% 1.95%
1974 2.28% 1.97%
1973 2.32% 2.1%
1972 2.35% 2.23%
1971 2.44% 2.26%
1970 2.56% 2.29%
1969 2.66% 2.29%
1968 2.76% 2.3%
1967 2.85% 2.29%
1966 2.94% 2.29%
1965 3.01% 2.28%
1964 3.06% 2.26%
1963 3.1% 2.24%
1962 3.13% 2.22%
1961 3.13% 2.21%

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/myanmar | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Colombia grew by 1.08%, while Myanmar's population grew by 0.68%.

Live population counters

Colombia Myanmar
Current population
54105437
55292116
Population rank 28/197 27/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.67%
One net population change
55.8 seconds
1.43 minutes
One birth every
44.7 seconds
34.9 seconds
One death every
1.86 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,549 +1,004
Annual growth/decline +565,211 +366,293
Annual growth/decline rate +1.08% +0.68%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 118/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change +129,139 -39,661
Net migration rank 12/196 172/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 79,052
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 139/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 194/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
Myanmar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia Myanmar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - -39,661
2024 - 141,643 - -37,979
2023 422,598 154,521 408,331 -34,989
2022 406,143 183,180 415,647 -34,988
2021 311,122 199,070 394,104 -35,370
2020 378,965 227,130 448,626 -66,213
2019 441,087 396,826 469,924 -100,783
2018 433,622 495,524 482,316 -114,598
2017 426,538 431,072 492,276 -105,415
2016 425,087 104,373 499,508 -87,907
2015 446,778 -41,123 495,769 -94,108
2014 470,916 -67,522 488,114 -74,901
2013 489,069 -64,789 487,648 -62,863
2012 503,285 -56,070 487,210 -61,536
2011 511,524 -46,385 492,271 -82,713
2010 533,657 -34,220 497,745 -116,481
2009 559,017 -46,901 505,144 -158,542
2008 576,654 -63,313 373,287 -180,533
2007 583,115 -49,634 523,745 -184,989
2006 594,388 -39,303 527,165 -186,098
2005 610,618 -41,465 537,429 -185,009
2004 628,424 -25,949 556,494 -169,736
2003 642,144 -33,114 582,173 -165,739
2002 640,840 -24,387 602,873 -150,232
2001 642,933 -28,582 601,524 -131,124
2000 652,176 -27,878 596,979 -106,772
1999 668,576 -22,698 597,916 -81,874
1998 687,704 -8,186 606,110 -62,281
1997 686,073 -23,600 613,103 -58,954
1996 682,547 -28,251 619,488 -65,766
1995 694,968 -33,097 620,376 -75,097
1994 708,660 -16,023 626,411 -71,359
1993 709,287 -30,103 633,576 -83,214
1992 697,763 -15,147 634,484 -80,661
1991 690,266 -48,458 637,622 -79,059
1990 682,409 -7,590 636,081 -40,859
1989 674,102 -21,329 636,610 -26,585
1988 663,796 -25,064 630,392 -13,046
1987 659,429 -36,040 652,960 -11,642
1986 659,701 -42,368 679,467 -7,351
1985 625,379 -21,408 705,905 6,074
1984 666,315 -18,692 723,623 11,433
1983 674,767 -13,329 719,710 18,427
1982 675,339 -37,090 701,212 -79,856
1981 662,195 -50,351 679,851 -52,839
1980 649,872 -44,203 673,815 -37,679
1979 635,747 -63,657 669,338 -44,174
1978 626,378 -67,870 658,068 -36,055
1977 622,814 -67,638 649,915 -37,879
1976 612,265 -98,057 642,829 -60,561
1975 598,580 -84,462 635,005 -52,763
1974 589,035 -80,816 628,458 -53,875
1973 583,608 -75,630 624,619 -55,659
1972 581,361 -77,708 616,411 10,735
1971 582,011 -84,712 608,784 6,306
1970 583,396 -66,065 595,337 17,997
1969 586,559 -64,238 584,979 17,491
1968 589,407 -61,442 571,123 17,293
1967 591,649 -57,256 559,577 18,470
1966 590,855 -59,395 546,378 15,453
1965 587,677 -51,855 533,443 18,847
1964 581,435 -53,972 516,334 15,600
1963 572,355 -52,631 501,548 14,350
1962 559,985 -50,108 487,925 13,546
1961 545,627 -47,849 474,818 11,972
1960 529,316 -49,115 465,049 8,807

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 Myanmar 86% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,594,615 people) and 14% is from migration (a loss of 749,272 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 79,052 people or 0.1% in Myanmar.

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
Myanmar
City Population
Yangon 6.87M
Mandalay 1.23M
Naypyidaw 1.16M
Hpa-an 422K
Mawlamyine 289K
Pathein 287K
Bago 284K
Taunggyi 265K
Myitkyina 243K
Myeik 222K

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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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