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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 52,886,363 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,105,437 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 4.81 times bigger than Colombia's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.79% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.1M (26.7% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Colombia vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Pakistan
2100 47,499,215 514,531,704
2099 47,845,841 513,655,674
2098 48,197,117 512,727,636
2097 48,551,975 511,735,790
2096 48,909,832 510,636,755
2095 49,272,722 509,437,875
2094 49,640,091 508,130,071
2093 50,009,863 506,765,644
2092 50,381,320 505,327,656
2091 50,754,115 503,824,444
2090 51,127,855 502,264,268
2089 51,502,015 500,660,501
2088 51,875,918 498,935,983
2087 52,247,171 497,190,466
2086 52,614,991 495,313,036
2085 52,979,265 493,366,305
2084 53,339,176 491,354,778
2083 53,693,979 489,225,193
2082 54,043,369 486,984,952
2081 54,385,627 484,673,501
2080 54,721,064 482,257,479
2079 55,048,030 479,813,404
2078 55,367,481 477,277,836
2077 55,677,284 474,593,860
2076 55,976,943 471,779,348
2075 56,266,206 468,855,468
2074 56,544,981 465,875,137
2073 56,812,141 462,811,079
2072 57,068,255 459,656,523
2071 57,312,673 456,423,506
2070 57,545,138 453,095,985
2069 57,764,682 449,655,599
2068 57,972,674 446,126,774
2067 58,168,272 442,540,629
2066 58,351,633 438,879,326
2065 58,521,871 435,169,856
2064 58,680,744 431,394,393
2063 58,827,326 427,575,887
2062 58,962,991 423,636,352
2061 59,086,555 419,672,017
2060 59,199,108 415,638,125
2059 59,300,144 411,576,344
2058 59,390,214 407,429,129
2057 59,468,904 403,233,874
2056 59,536,324 398,948,355
2055 59,592,582 394,645,693
2054 59,637,127 390,303,954
2053 59,670,001 385,922,748
2052 59,690,977 381,488,696
2051 59,699,504 377,018,239
2050 59,695,795 372,476,884
2049 59,678,701 367,909,407
2048 59,648,033 363,310,560
2047 59,602,061 358,659,474
2046 59,540,723 353,929,775
2045 59,463,463 349,156,085
2044 59,367,350 344,371,692
2043 59,253,902 339,561,029
2042 59,121,606 334,731,546
2041 58,969,930 329,875,686
2040 58,799,039 325,039,429
2039 58,603,737 320,137,108
2038 58,388,433 315,207,413
2037 58,151,809 310,312,684
2036 57,888,958 305,408,418
2035 57,606,734 300,541,523
2034 57,297,583 295,686,893
2033 56,964,672 290,851,174
2032 56,610,464 286,070,650
2031 56,231,768 281,351,929
2030 55,827,391 276,708,987
2029 55,399,717 272,189,955
2028 54,947,769 267,728,673
2027 54,469,148 263,390,059
2026 53,970,578 259,231,214
2025 53,442,597 255,166,301
2024 52,886,363 251,269,164
2023 52,321,152 247,504,495
2022 51,737,944 243,700,667
2021 51,188,173 239,477,801
2020 50,629,997 235,001,746
2019 49,907,985 230,800,899
2018 49,024,465 226,928,892
2017 48,131,078 223,273,967
2016 47,437,512 220,138,869
2015 46,969,940 217,290,883
2014 46,565,429 214,264,647
2013 46,151,584 211,073,978
2012 45,715,810 207,667,125
2011 45,259,614 203,746,065
2010 44,777,319 199,239,047
2009 44,271,541 194,376,534
2008 43,758,808 189,499,113
2007 43,235,374 184,493,231
2006 42,691,084 179,682,690
2005 42,128,977 175,453,212
2004 41,543,171 171,286,000
2003 40,937,429 167,110,248
2002 40,324,680 163,222,549
2001 39,709,262 159,270,907
2000 39,089,934 154,879,127
1999 38,454,863 150,565,377
1998 37,792,165 146,522,356
1997 37,121,149 142,531,804
1996 36,462,745 138,557,092
1995 35,804,662 134,582,253
1994 35,127,410 130,748,083
1993 34,441,473 127,020,117
1992 33,760,571 123,546,848
1991 33,098,372 120,060,406
1990 32,440,069 116,155,576
1989 31,776,279 112,336,629
1988 31,130,524 108,724,739
1987 30,499,467 105,130,717
1986 29,879,112 101,606,764
1985 29,268,470 98,229,285
1984 28,642,690 95,164,936
1983 27,988,173 92,227,711
1982 27,338,331 89,089,246
1981 26,713,267 85,802,049
1980 26,104,498 82,291,010
1979 25,515,626 78,997,039
1978 24,950,337 76,307,379
1977 24,393,494 73,901,827
1976 23,858,810 71,620,254
1975 23,344,644 69,461,175
1974 22,833,469 67,415,487
1973 22,325,374 65,461,912
1972 21,819,563 63,583,194
1971 21,319,096 61,847,899
1970 20,811,782 60,166,719
1969 20,291,942 58,460,939
1968 19,766,796 56,810,507
1967 19,235,618 55,214,768
1966 18,702,688 53,678,667
1965 18,169,050 52,209,010
1964 17,637,411 50,799,999
1963 17,113,823 49,447,776
1962 16,599,029 48,156,128
1961 16,095,203 46,921,277
1960 15,606,209 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Colombia increased by 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia Pakistan
2100 -0.72% 0.17%
2099 -0.73% 0.18%
2098 -0.73% 0.19%
2097 -0.73% 0.22%
2096 -0.74% 0.24%
2095 -0.74% 0.26%
2094 -0.74% 0.27%
2093 -0.74% 0.28%
2092 -0.73% 0.3%
2091 -0.73% 0.31%
2090 -0.73% 0.32%
2089 -0.72% 0.35%
2088 -0.71% 0.35%
2087 -0.7% 0.38%
2086 -0.69% 0.39%
2085 -0.67% 0.41%
2084 -0.66% 0.44%
2083 -0.65% 0.46%
2082 -0.63% 0.48%
2081 -0.61% 0.5%
2080 -0.59% 0.51%
2079 -0.58% 0.53%
2078 -0.56% 0.57%
2077 -0.54% 0.6%
2076 -0.51% 0.62%
2075 -0.49% 0.64%
2074 -0.47% 0.66%
2073 -0.45% 0.69%
2072 -0.43% 0.71%
2071 -0.4% 0.73%
2070 -0.38% 0.77%
2069 -0.36% 0.79%
2068 -0.34% 0.81%
2067 -0.31% 0.83%
2066 -0.29% 0.85%
2065 -0.27% 0.88%
2064 -0.25% 0.89%
2063 -0.23% 0.93%
2062 -0.21% 0.94%
2061 -0.19% 0.97%
2060 -0.17% 0.99%
2059 -0.15% 1.02%
2058 -0.13% 1.04%
2057 -0.11% 1.07%
2056 -0.09% 1.09%
2055 -0.07% 1.11%
2054 -0.06% 1.14%
2053 -0.04% 1.16%
2052 -0.01% 1.19%
2051 0.006% 1.22%
2050 0.03% 1.24%
2049 0.05% 1.27%
2048 0.08% 1.3%
2047 0.1% 1.34%
2046 0.13% 1.37%
2045 0.16% 1.39%
2044 0.19% 1.42%
2043 0.22% 1.44%
2042 0.26% 1.47%
2041 0.29% 1.49%
2040 0.33% 1.53%
2039 0.37% 1.56%
2038 0.41% 1.58%
2037 0.45% 1.61%
2036 0.49% 1.62%
2035 0.54% 1.64%
2034 0.58% 1.66%
2033 0.63% 1.67%
2032 0.67% 1.68%
2031 0.72% 1.68%
2030 0.77% 1.66%
2029 0.82% 1.67%
2028 0.88% 1.65%
2027 0.92% 1.6%
2026 0.99% 1.59%
2025 1.05% 1.55%
2024 1.08% 1.52%
2023 1.13% 1.56%
2022 1.07% 1.76%
2021 1.1% 1.9%
2020 1.45% 1.82%
2019 1.8% 1.71%
2018 1.86% 1.64%
2017 1.46% 1.42%
2016 1% 1.31%
2015 0.87% 1.41%
2014 0.9% 1.51%
2013 0.95% 1.64%
2012 1.01% 1.92%
2011 1.08% 2.26%
2010 1.14% 2.5%
2009 1.17% 2.57%
2008 1.21% 2.71%
2007 1.27% 2.68%
2006 1.33% 2.41%
2005 1.41% 2.43%
2004 1.48% 2.5%
2003 1.52% 2.38%
2002 1.55% 2.48%
2001 1.58% 2.84%
2000 1.65% 2.87%
1999 1.75% 2.76%
1998 1.81% 2.8%
1997 1.81% 2.87%
1996 1.84% 2.95%
1995 1.93% 2.93%
1994 1.99% 2.93%
1993 2.02% 2.81%
1992 2% 2.9%
1991 2.03% 3.36%
1990 2.09% 3.4%
1989 2.07% 3.32%
1988 2.07% 3.42%
1987 2.08% 3.47%
1986 2.09% 3.44%
1985 2.18% 3.22%
1984 2.34% 3.18%
1983 2.38% 3.52%
1982 2.34% 3.83%
1981 2.33% 4.27%
1980 2.31% 4.17%
1979 2.27% 3.52%
1978 2.28% 3.26%
1977 2.24% 3.19%
1976 2.2% 3.11%
1975 2.24% 3.03%
1974 2.28% 2.98%
1973 2.32% 2.95%
1972 2.35% 2.81%
1971 2.44% 2.79%
1970 2.56% 2.92%
1969 2.66% 2.91%
1968 2.76% 2.89%
1967 2.85% 2.86%
1966 2.94% 2.81%
1965 3.01% 2.77%
1964 3.06% 2.73%
1963 3.1% 2.68%
1962 3.13% 2.63%
1961 3.13% 2.65%

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/pakistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Colombia grew by 1.08%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Colombia Pakistan
Current population
54105437
260356147
Population rank 28/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 3.14%
One net population change
55.8 seconds
8.38 seconds
One birth every
44.7 seconds
4.58 seconds
One death every
1.86 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,549 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +565,211 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +1.08% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 70/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change +129,139 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 12/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - -1,235,336
2024 - 141,643 - -1,401,173
2023 422,598 154,521 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 406,143 183,180 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 311,122 199,070 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 378,965 227,130 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 441,087 396,826 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 433,622 495,524 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 426,538 431,072 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 425,087 104,373 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 446,778 -41,123 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 470,916 -67,522 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 489,069 -64,789 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 503,285 -56,070 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 511,524 -46,385 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 533,657 -34,220 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 559,017 -46,901 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 576,654 -63,313 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 583,115 -49,634 4,690,187 576,349
2006 594,388 -39,303 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 610,618 -41,465 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 628,424 -25,949 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 642,144 -33,114 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 640,840 -24,387 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 642,933 -28,582 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 652,176 -27,878 4,281,169 252,869
1999 668,576 -22,698 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 687,704 -8,186 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 686,073 -23,600 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 682,547 -28,251 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 694,968 -33,097 3,977,175 11,534
1994 708,660 -16,023 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 709,287 -30,103 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 697,763 -15,147 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 690,266 -48,458 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 682,409 -7,590 3,731,730 275,242
1989 674,102 -21,329 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 663,796 -25,064 3,554,755 38,139
1987 659,429 -36,040 3,448,813 146,364
1986 659,701 -42,368 3,341,643 111,045
1985 625,379 -21,408 3,233,315 68,860
1984 666,315 -18,692 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 674,767 -13,329 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 675,339 -37,090 2,934,689 294,252
1981 662,195 -50,351 2,790,454 555,032
1980 649,872 -44,203 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 635,747 -63,657 2,461,311 450,003
1978 626,378 -67,870 2,356,601 111,386
1977 622,814 -67,638 2,257,849 85,250
1976 612,265 -98,057 2,171,812 48,238
1975 598,580 -84,462 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 589,035 -80,816 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 583,608 -75,630 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 581,361 -77,708 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 582,011 -84,712 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 583,396 -66,065 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 586,559 -64,238 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 589,407 -61,442 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 591,649 -57,256 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 590,855 -59,395 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 587,677 -51,855 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 581,435 -53,972 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 572,355 -52,631 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 559,985 -50,108 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 545,627 -47,849 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 529,316 -49,115 1,217,147 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/colombia/pakistan | 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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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