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

Colombia and Palau: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Colombia	Palau	Colombia	Palau
1960	15,606,209	9,328	-	-
1961	16,095,203	9,555	3.13%	2.43%
1962	16,599,029	9,793	3.13%	2.49%
1963	17,113,823	10,037	3.1%	2.49%
1964	17,637,411	10,292	3.06%	2.54%
1965	18,169,050	10,547	3.01%	2.48%
1966	18,702,688	10,805	2.94%	2.45%
1967	19,235,618	10,988	2.85%	1.69%
1968	19,766,796	11,080	2.76%	0.84%
1969	20,291,942	11,159	2.66%	0.71%
1970	20,811,782	11,368	2.56%	1.87%
1971	21,319,096	11,759	2.44%	3.44%
1972	21,819,563	12,194	2.35%	3.7%
1973	22,325,374	12,552	2.32%	2.94%
1974	22,833,469	12,687	2.28%	1.08%
1975	23,344,644	12,655	2.24%	-0.25%
1976	23,858,810	12,598	2.2%	-0.45%
1977	24,393,494	12,525	2.24%	-0.58%
1978	24,950,337	12,440	2.28%	-0.68%
1979	25,515,626	12,337	2.27%	-0.83%
1980	26,104,498	12,271	2.31%	-0.53%
1981	26,713,267	12,402	2.33%	1.07%
1982	27,338,331	12,694	2.34%	2.35%
1983	27,988,173	13,006	2.38%	2.46%
1984	28,642,690	13,337	2.34%	2.54%
1985	29,268,470	13,688	2.18%	2.63%
1986	29,879,112	14,024	2.09%	2.45%
1987	30,499,467	14,334	2.08%	2.21%
1988	31,130,524	14,645	2.07%	2.17%
1989	31,776,279	14,945	2.07%	2.05%
1990	32,440,069	15,259	2.09%	2.1%
1991	33,098,372	15,614	2.03%	2.33%
1992	33,760,571	15,989	2%	2.4%
1993	34,441,473	16,372	2.02%	2.4%
1994	35,127,410	16,770	1.99%	2.43%
1995	35,804,662	17,195	1.93%	2.53%
1996	36,462,745	17,654	1.84%	2.67%
1997	37,121,149	18,108	1.81%	2.57%
1998	37,792,165	18,524	1.81%	2.3%
1999	38,454,863	18,901	1.75%	2.04%
2000	39,089,934	19,178	1.65%	1.47%
2001	39,709,262	19,352	1.58%	0.91%
2002	40,324,680	19,503	1.55%	0.78%
2003	40,937,429	19,659	1.52%	0.8%
2004	41,543,171	19,820	1.48%	0.82%
2005	42,128,977	19,819	1.41%	-0.005%
2006	42,691,084	19,593	1.33%	-1.14%
2007	43,235,374	19,302	1.27%	-1.49%
2008	43,758,808	19,009	1.21%	-1.52%
2009	44,271,541	18,709	1.17%	-1.58%
2010	44,777,319	18,396	1.14%	-1.67%
2011	45,259,614	18,078	1.08%	-1.73%
2012	45,715,810	17,765	1.01%	-1.73%
2013	46,151,584	17,648	0.95%	-0.66%
2014	46,565,429	17,715	0.9%	0.38%
2015	46,969,940	17,770	0.87%	0.31%
2016	47,437,512	17,797	1%	0.15%
2017	48,131,078	17,812	1.46%	0.08%
2018	49,024,465	17,814	1.86%	0.01%
2019	49,907,985	17,798	1.8%	-0.09%
2020	50,629,997	17,792	1.45%	-0.03%
2021	51,188,173	17,783	1.1%	-0.05%
2022	51,737,944	17,759	1.07%	-0.13%
2023	52,321,152	17,727	1.13%	-0.18%
2024	52,886,363	17,695	1.08%	-0.18%
2025	53,425,632	17,663	1.02%	-0.18%
2026	53,936,234	17,618	0.96%	-0.25%
2027	54,422,275	17,564	0.9%	-0.31%
2028	54,885,123	17,504	0.85%	-0.34%
2029	55,322,627	17,436	0.8%	-0.39%
2030	55,736,477	17,376	0.75%	-0.34%
2031	56,125,966	17,299	0.7%	-0.44%
2032	56,490,496	17,228	0.65%	-0.41%
2033	56,832,264	17,163	0.61%	-0.38%
2034	57,151,619	17,092	0.56%	-0.41%
2035	57,445,755	17,012	0.51%	-0.47%
2036	57,716,869	16,940	0.47%	-0.43%
2037	57,965,300	16,858	0.43%	-0.48%
2038	58,190,082	16,779	0.39%	-0.47%
2039	58,394,310	16,689	0.35%	-0.54%
2040	58,576,452	16,604	0.31%	-0.51%
2041	58,736,886	16,510	0.27%	-0.57%
2042	58,878,126	16,403	0.24%	-0.65%
2043	59,000,362	16,302	0.21%	-0.61%
2044	59,104,592	16,202	0.18%	-0.62%
2045	59,190,826	16,097	0.15%	-0.65%
2046	59,259,758	15,977	0.12%	-0.74%
2047	59,313,132	15,863	0.09%	-0.71%
2048	59,351,262	15,749	0.06%	-0.72%
2049	59,375,012	15,632	0.04%	-0.74%
2050	59,385,355	15,515	0.02%	-0.75%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Colombia increased by 4,840,963 people (a 11.5% growth), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Colombia gained 6,865,847 (a 14.6% growth), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2005 and is 28th in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Colombia's population will grow by 10.3% to 59,385,355 people with a rank change from 28th to 34th. The population of Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.