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

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The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 53,425,635 in 2025 vs 3,092,816 people in Namibia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,209,462 people compared to 3,185,686 in Namibia.

Population statistics:

  • Colombia's population is 17 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Namibia is the 134th.
  • The countries together account for 0.69% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 0.04% for Namibia.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +2.68% in Namibia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.2M (27% growth), while Namibia has grown from 1.99M to 3.19M (59.9% growth).

Colombia vs Namibia: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Namibia
2100 47,484,139 5,954,393
2099 47,830,655 5,948,866
2098 48,181,819 5,943,388
2097 48,536,565 5,938,535
2096 48,894,308 5,934,414
2095 49,257,082 5,926,652
2094 49,624,336 5,918,510
2093 49,993,990 5,907,504
2092 50,365,329 5,895,303
2091 50,738,006 5,882,775
2090 51,111,627 5,868,232
2089 51,485,668 5,854,537
2088 51,859,452 5,839,032
2087 52,230,587 5,822,179
2086 52,598,291 5,802,978
2085 52,962,450 5,785,593
2084 53,322,246 5,767,408
2083 53,676,937 5,747,980
2082 54,026,216 5,727,031
2081 54,368,364 5,703,874
2080 54,703,696 5,679,256
2079 55,030,557 5,656,126
2078 55,349,907 5,630,757
2077 55,659,611 5,604,556
2076 55,959,176 5,577,307
2075 56,248,347 5,547,604
2074 56,527,033 5,518,540
2073 56,794,109 5,490,713
2072 57,050,141 5,461,300
2071 57,294,481 5,431,031
2070 57,526,873 5,400,411
2069 57,746,348 5,368,127
2068 57,954,274 5,333,582
2067 58,149,809 5,297,361
2066 58,333,112 5,259,869
2065 58,503,296 5,224,047
2064 58,662,119 5,187,047
2063 58,808,654 5,147,329
2062 58,944,276 5,106,535
2061 59,067,801 5,065,279
2060 59,180,318 5,020,417
2059 59,281,322 4,976,448
2058 59,371,363 4,930,850
2057 59,450,029 4,884,900
2056 59,517,427 4,837,482
2055 59,573,668 4,787,824
2054 59,618,199 4,738,949
2053 59,651,062 4,688,219
2052 59,672,031 4,636,907
2051 59,680,555 4,584,458
2050 59,676,848 4,530,641
2049 59,659,759 4,479,821
2048 59,629,100 4,427,513
2047 59,583,143 4,370,836
2046 59,521,825 4,315,325
2045 59,444,589 4,256,478
2044 59,348,507 4,199,686
2043 59,235,094 4,142,276
2042 59,102,840 4,086,133
2041 58,951,213 4,029,802
2040 58,780,376 3,974,477
2039 58,585,136 3,918,246
2038 58,369,901 3,859,577
2037 58,133,352 3,802,081
2036 57,870,584 3,744,707
2035 57,588,449 3,686,835
2034 57,279,396 3,629,445
2033 56,946,591 3,572,743
2032 56,592,496 3,514,091
2031 56,213,920 3,454,083
2030 55,809,671 3,393,821
2029 55,382,133 3,334,592
2028 54,930,329 3,275,360
2027 54,451,860 3,214,886
2026 53,953,448 3,154,846
2025 53,425,635 3,092,816
2024 52,886,363 3,030,131
2023 52,321,152 2,963,095
2022 51,737,944 2,889,662
2021 51,188,173 2,810,548
2020 50,629,997 2,728,762
2019 49,907,985 2,650,494
2018 49,024,465 2,577,327
2017 48,131,078 2,506,853
2016 47,437,512 2,439,213
2015 46,969,940 2,374,300
2014 46,565,429 2,312,139
2013 46,151,584 2,252,508
2012 45,715,810 2,194,654
2011 45,259,614 2,146,325
2010 44,777,319 2,109,811
2009 44,271,541 2,077,394
2008 43,758,808 2,047,056
2007 43,235,374 2,018,600
2006 42,691,084 1,991,888
2005 42,128,977 1,966,582
2004 41,543,171 1,942,082
2003 40,937,429 1,917,464
2002 40,324,680 1,889,970
2001 39,709,262 1,857,048
2000 39,089,934 1,818,647
1999 38,454,863 1,776,368
1998 37,792,165 1,732,745
1997 37,121,149 1,689,264
1996 36,462,745 1,646,103
1995 35,804,662 1,602,170
1994 35,127,410 1,556,304
1993 34,441,473 1,508,697
1992 33,760,571 1,461,322
1991 33,098,372 1,415,684
1990 32,440,069 1,369,303
1989 31,776,279 1,288,947
1988 31,130,524 1,209,696
1987 30,499,467 1,167,889
1986 29,879,112 1,131,081
1985 29,268,470 1,096,890
1984 28,642,690 1,065,989
1983 27,988,173 1,037,511
1982 27,338,331 1,010,308
1981 26,713,267 992,500
1980 26,104,498 981,434
1979 25,515,626 962,825
1978 24,950,337 947,269
1977 24,393,494 931,104
1976 23,858,810 906,566
1975 23,344,644 881,032
1974 22,833,469 854,320
1973 22,325,374 828,928
1972 21,819,563 804,399
1971 21,319,096 780,584
1970 20,811,782 757,868
1969 20,291,942 736,120
1968 19,766,796 715,542
1967 19,235,618 696,045
1966 18,702,688 677,655
1965 18,169,050 660,558
1964 17,637,411 644,530
1963 17,113,823 629,589
1962 16,599,029 615,759
1961 16,095,203 603,067
1960 15,606,209 591,465

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/namibia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Colombia increased by 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth), while Namibia gained 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,771,950 people (a 14.3% growth), while Namibia's population increased by 746,473 people (a 30.6% growth).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. Namibia was ranked 143rd in 2006 and ranked 134th 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 Namibia will increase by 42.2% to 4,530,641 people and rank change from 134th to 131st.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people compared to the peak of 5.95M people in 2100 for Namibia.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia Namibia
2100 -0.72% 0.09%
2099 -0.73% 0.09%
2098 -0.73% 0.08%
2097 -0.73% 0.07%
2096 -0.74% 0.13%
2095 -0.74% 0.14%
2094 -0.74% 0.19%
2093 -0.74% 0.21%
2092 -0.73% 0.21%
2091 -0.73% 0.25%
2090 -0.73% 0.23%
2089 -0.72% 0.27%
2088 -0.71% 0.29%
2087 -0.7% 0.33%
2086 -0.69% 0.3%
2085 -0.67% 0.32%
2084 -0.66% 0.34%
2083 -0.65% 0.37%
2082 -0.63% 0.41%
2081 -0.61% 0.43%
2080 -0.59% 0.41%
2079 -0.58% 0.45%
2078 -0.56% 0.47%
2077 -0.54% 0.49%
2076 -0.51% 0.54%
2075 -0.49% 0.53%
2074 -0.47% 0.51%
2073 -0.45% 0.54%
2072 -0.43% 0.56%
2071 -0.4% 0.57%
2070 -0.38% 0.6%
2069 -0.36% 0.65%
2068 -0.34% 0.68%
2067 -0.31% 0.71%
2066 -0.29% 0.69%
2065 -0.27% 0.71%
2064 -0.25% 0.77%
2063 -0.23% 0.8%
2062 -0.21% 0.81%
2061 -0.19% 0.89%
2060 -0.17% 0.88%
2059 -0.15% 0.92%
2058 -0.13% 0.94%
2057 -0.11% 0.98%
2056 -0.09% 1.04%
2055 -0.07% 1.03%
2054 -0.06% 1.08%
2053 -0.04% 1.11%
2052 -0.01% 1.14%
2051 0.006% 1.19%
2050 0.03% 1.13%
2049 0.05% 1.18%
2048 0.08% 1.3%
2047 0.1% 1.29%
2046 0.13% 1.38%
2045 0.16% 1.35%
2044 0.19% 1.39%
2043 0.22% 1.37%
2042 0.26% 1.4%
2041 0.29% 1.39%
2040 0.33% 1.44%
2039 0.37% 1.52%
2038 0.41% 1.51%
2037 0.45% 1.53%
2036 0.49% 1.57%
2035 0.54% 1.58%
2034 0.58% 1.59%
2033 0.63% 1.67%
2032 0.67% 1.74%
2031 0.72% 1.78%
2030 0.77% 1.78%
2029 0.82% 1.81%
2028 0.88% 1.88%
2027 0.92% 1.9%
2026 0.99% 2.01%
2025 1.02% 2.07%
2024 1.08% 2.26%
2023 1.13% 2.54%
2022 1.07% 2.81%
2021 1.1% 3%
2020 1.45% 2.95%
2019 1.8% 2.84%
2018 1.86% 2.81%
2017 1.46% 2.77%
2016 1% 2.73%
2015 0.87% 2.69%
2014 0.9% 2.65%
2013 0.95% 2.64%
2012 1.01% 2.25%
2011 1.08% 1.73%
2010 1.14% 1.56%
2009 1.17% 1.48%
2008 1.21% 1.41%
2007 1.27% 1.34%
2006 1.33% 1.29%
2005 1.41% 1.26%
2004 1.48% 1.28%
2003 1.52% 1.45%
2002 1.55% 1.77%
2001 1.58% 2.11%
2000 1.65% 2.38%
1999 1.75% 2.52%
1998 1.81% 2.57%
1997 1.81% 2.62%
1996 1.84% 2.74%
1995 1.93% 2.95%
1994 1.99% 3.16%
1993 2.02% 3.24%
1992 2% 3.22%
1991 2.03% 3.39%
1990 2.09% 6.23%
1989 2.07% 6.55%
1988 2.07% 3.58%
1987 2.08% 3.25%
1986 2.09% 3.12%
1985 2.18% 2.9%
1984 2.34% 2.74%
1983 2.38% 2.69%
1982 2.34% 1.79%
1981 2.33% 1.13%
1980 2.31% 1.93%
1979 2.27% 1.64%
1978 2.28% 1.74%
1977 2.24% 2.71%
1976 2.2% 2.9%
1975 2.24% 3.13%
1974 2.28% 3.06%
1973 2.32% 3.05%
1972 2.35% 3.05%
1971 2.44% 3%
1970 2.56% 2.95%
1969 2.66% 2.88%
1968 2.76% 2.8%
1967 2.85% 2.71%
1966 2.94% 2.59%
1965 3.01% 2.49%
1964 3.06% 2.37%
1963 3.1% 2.25%
1962 3.13% 2.1%
1961 3.13% 1.96%

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/namibia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Colombia grew by 1.02%, while Namibia's population grew by 2.07%.

Live population counters

Colombia Namibia
Current population
54209462
3185686
Population rank 28/197 134/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.04%
One net population change
58.6 seconds
8.41 minutes
One birth every
45 seconds
6.7 minutes
One death every
1.82 minutes
28.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,477 +172
Annual growth/decline +539,272 +62,685
Annual growth/decline rate +1.02% +2.07%
Population growth rate rank 100/197 46/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
4.71 hours
Annual migration change +129,139 +1,866
Net migration rank 12/196 57/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 116,035
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 127/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 108/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
Namibia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia Namibia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - 1,866
2024 411,721 141,643 59,739 4,211
2023 422,598 154,521 58,435 11,675
2022 406,143 183,180 54,534 22,212
2021 311,122 199,070 50,160 31,327
2020 378,965 227,130 55,034 27,056
2019 441,087 396,826 54,769 19,676
2018 433,622 495,524 53,970 17,920
2017 426,538 431,072 52,975 16,080
2016 425,087 104,373 52,228 14,002
2015 446,778 -41,123 50,846 12,755
2014 470,916 -67,522 49,581 11,134
2013 489,069 -64,789 47,801 10,748
2012 503,285 -56,070 46,204 10,957
2011 511,524 -46,385 43,557 -4,067
2010 533,657 -34,220 42,046 -8,518
2009 559,017 -46,901 39,942 -8,626
2008 576,654 -63,313 38,147 -8,775
2007 583,115 -49,634 36,430 -8,905
2006 594,388 -39,303 34,690 -8,792
2005 610,618 -41,465 32,909 -8,195
2004 628,424 -25,949 31,478 -7,192
2003 642,144 -33,114 31,115 -6,153
2002 640,840 -24,387 31,947 -1,913
2001 642,933 -28,582 32,942 2,869
2000 652,176 -27,878 35,280 5,709
1999 668,576 -22,698 37,233 6,333
1998 687,704 -8,186 37,500 6,180
1997 686,073 -23,600 37,256 6,023
1996 682,547 -28,251 37,177 5,866
1995 694,968 -33,097 39,119 5,712
1994 708,660 -16,023 41,316 5,578
1993 709,287 -30,103 42,861 5,464
1992 697,763 -15,147 43,945 2,487
1991 690,266 -48,458 44,523 309
1990 682,409 -7,590 43,956 3,969
1989 674,102 -21,329 37,715 75,072
1988 663,796 -25,064 34,798 10,916
1987 659,429 -36,040 33,340 4,559
1986 659,701 -42,368 31,764 3,953
1985 625,379 -21,408 30,575 2,090
1984 666,315 -18,692 29,395 -267
1983 674,767 -13,329 28,307 -481
1982 675,339 -37,090 27,474 -889
1981 662,195 -50,351 27,938 -18,901
1980 649,872 -44,203 28,142 -15,041
1979 635,747 -63,657 28,930 -4,818
1978 626,378 -67,870 29,821 -22,827
1977 622,814 -67,638 29,241 -3,907
1976 612,265 -98,057 28,785 -5,048
1975 598,580 -84,462 27,882 -553
1974 589,035 -80,816 26,844 -744
1973 583,608 -75,630 25,754 -1,066
1972 581,361 -77,708 24,606 -236
1971 582,011 -84,712 23,467 -208
1970 583,396 -66,065 22,414 -244
1969 586,559 -64,238 21,387 -57
1968 589,407 -61,442 20,470 -636
1967 591,649 -57,256 19,498 -339
1966 590,855 -59,395 18,635 -1,023
1965 587,677 -51,855 17,902 -1,327
1964 581,435 -53,972 17,134 -1,660
1963 572,355 -52,631 16,430 -2,016
1962 559,985 -50,108 15,656 -2,403
1961 545,627 -47,849 14,936 -2,807
1960 529,316 -49,115 14,307 -3,227

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

GeoRank.org/population/colombia/namibia | 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 Namibia 75.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 542,690 people) and 24.6% is from migration (a gain of 176,914 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 116,035 people or 3.8% in Namibia.

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
Namibia
City Population
Windhoek 486K
Walvis Bay 103K
Swakopmund 75.9K
Otjiwarongo 49K
Rehoboth 40.8K
Tsumeb 35K
Gobabis 33.4K
Mariental 18.5K
Omaruru 10.8K

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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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