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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Colombia	Rwanda	Colombia	Rwanda
1960	15,606,209	3,022,294	-	-
1961	16,095,203	3,106,779	3.13%	2.8%
1962	16,599,029	3,186,025	3.13%	2.55%
1963	17,113,823	3,258,890	3.1%	2.29%
1964	17,637,411	3,334,834	3.06%	2.33%
1965	18,169,050	3,423,210	3.01%	2.65%
1966	18,702,688	3,521,626	2.94%	2.87%
1967	19,235,618	3,629,577	2.85%	3.07%
1968	19,766,796	3,744,010	2.76%	3.15%
1969	20,291,942	3,861,271	2.66%	3.13%
1970	20,811,782	3,980,669	2.56%	3.09%
1971	21,319,096	4,100,044	2.44%	3%
1972	21,819,563	4,220,335	2.35%	2.93%
1973	22,325,374	4,345,047	2.32%	2.96%
1974	22,833,469	4,474,228	2.28%	2.97%
1975	23,344,644	4,607,728	2.24%	2.98%
1976	23,858,810	4,745,954	2.2%	3%
1977	24,393,494	4,888,240	2.24%	3%
1978	24,950,337	5,035,171	2.28%	3.01%
1979	25,515,626	5,189,541	2.27%	3.07%
1980	26,104,498	5,353,259	2.31%	3.15%
1981	26,713,267	5,527,230	2.33%	3.25%
1982	27,338,331	5,711,549	2.34%	3.33%
1983	27,988,173	5,905,311	2.38%	3.39%
1984	28,642,690	6,107,627	2.34%	3.43%
1985	29,268,470	6,317,228	2.18%	3.43%
1986	29,879,112	6,531,881	2.09%	3.4%
1987	30,499,467	6,749,493	2.08%	3.33%
1988	31,130,524	6,968,071	2.07%	3.24%
1989	31,776,279	7,184,706	2.07%	3.11%
1990	32,440,069	7,375,307	2.09%	2.65%
1991	33,098,372	7,526,966	2.03%	2.06%
1992	33,760,571	7,683,266	2%	2.08%
1993	34,441,473	7,981,132	2.02%	3.88%
1994	35,127,410	6,792,352	1.99%	-14.9%
1995	35,804,662	5,674,118	1.93%	-16.5%
1996	36,462,745	6,708,764	1.84%	18.2%
1997	37,121,149	7,755,238	1.81%	15.6%
1998	37,792,165	8,081,681	1.81%	4.21%
1999	38,454,863	8,147,912	1.75%	0.82%
2000	39,089,934	8,213,931	1.65%	0.81%
2001	39,709,262	8,287,094	1.58%	0.89%
2002	40,324,680	8,400,180	1.55%	1.36%
2003	40,937,429	8,586,875	1.52%	2.22%
2004	41,543,171	8,816,844	1.48%	2.68%
2005	42,128,977	9,054,528	1.41%	2.7%
2006	42,691,084	9,299,246	1.33%	2.7%
2007	43,235,374	9,549,933	1.27%	2.7%
2008	43,758,808	9,804,269	1.21%	2.66%
2009	44,271,541	10,060,432	1.17%	2.61%
2010	44,777,319	10,317,553	1.14%	2.56%
2011	45,259,614	10,573,733	1.08%	2.48%
2012	45,715,810	10,829,901	1.01%	2.42%
2013	46,151,584	11,093,340	0.95%	2.43%
2014	46,565,429	11,364,757	0.9%	2.45%
2015	46,969,940	11,640,022	0.87%	2.42%
2016	47,437,512	11,919,183	1%	2.4%
2017	48,131,078	12,202,060	1.46%	2.37%
2018	49,024,465	12,487,996	1.86%	2.34%
2019	49,907,985	12,776,103	1.8%	2.31%
2020	50,629,997	13,065,837	1.45%	2.27%
2021	51,188,173	13,355,260	1.1%	2.22%
2022	51,737,944	13,651,030	1.07%	2.21%
2023	52,321,152	13,954,471	1.13%	2.22%
2024	52,886,363	14,256,567	1.08%	2.16%
2025	53,425,632	14,569,343	1.02%	2.19%
2026	53,936,234	14,889,694	0.96%	2.2%
2027	54,422,275	15,214,324	0.9%	2.18%
2028	54,885,123	15,536,461	0.85%	2.12%
2029	55,322,627	15,844,649	0.8%	1.98%
2030	55,736,477	16,154,698	0.75%	1.96%
2031	56,125,966	16,473,106	0.7%	1.97%
2032	56,490,496	16,771,820	0.65%	1.81%
2033	56,832,264	17,073,475	0.61%	1.8%
2034	57,151,619	17,402,250	0.56%	1.93%
2035	57,445,755	17,746,315	0.51%	1.98%
2036	57,716,869	18,076,769	0.47%	1.86%
2037	57,965,300	18,395,838	0.43%	1.77%
2038	58,190,082	18,729,778	0.39%	1.82%
2039	58,394,310	19,076,783	0.35%	1.85%
2040	58,576,452	19,440,762	0.31%	1.91%
2041	58,736,886	19,806,170	0.27%	1.88%
2042	58,878,126	20,153,979	0.24%	1.76%
2043	59,000,362	20,500,826	0.21%	1.72%
2044	59,104,592	20,837,079	0.18%	1.64%
2045	59,190,826	21,152,650	0.15%	1.51%
2046	59,259,758	21,459,144	0.12%	1.45%
2047	59,313,132	21,764,578	0.09%	1.42%
2048	59,351,262	22,086,112	0.06%	1.48%
2049	59,375,012	22,403,887	0.04%	1.44%
2050	59,385,355	22,707,896	0.02%	1.36%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Colombia increased by 4,840,963 people (a 11.5% growth), while Rwanda gained 2,585,494 people (a 28.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Colombia gained 6,865,847 (a 14.6% growth), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,186,652 (a 27.4% growth).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2005 and is 28th in 2025. Rwanda was ranked 87th in 2005 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 53.2% to 22,707,896 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.