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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 52,886,363 in 2024 vs 218,019 people in Samoa in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,105,437 people compared to 220,932 in Samoa.

Population statistics:

  • Colombia's population is 244.9 times bigger than Samoa's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Samoa is the 177th.
  • The countries together account for 0.66% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 0.003% for Samoa.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs +0.87% in Samoa.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.1M (26.7% growth), while Samoa has grown from 188K to 221K (17.7% growth).

Colombia vs Samoa: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Samoa
2100 47,499,215 384,161
2099 47,845,841 382,854
2098 48,197,117 381,539
2097 48,551,975 380,191
2096 48,909,832 378,724
2095 49,272,722 377,198
2094 49,640,091 375,643
2093 50,009,863 374,011
2092 50,381,320 372,292
2091 50,754,115 370,495
2090 51,127,855 368,729
2089 51,502,015 366,876
2088 51,875,918 364,923
2087 52,247,171 362,970
2086 52,614,991 360,980
2085 52,979,265 358,958
2084 53,339,176 356,899
2083 53,693,979 354,766
2082 54,043,369 352,554
2081 54,385,627 350,260
2080 54,721,064 347,980
2079 55,048,030 345,610
2078 55,367,481 343,130
2077 55,677,284 340,587
2076 55,976,943 337,992
2075 56,266,206 335,365
2074 56,544,981 332,762
2073 56,812,141 330,070
2072 57,068,255 327,311
2071 57,312,673 324,429
2070 57,545,138 321,716
2069 57,764,682 318,960
2068 57,972,674 316,145
2067 58,168,272 313,447
2066 58,351,633 310,683
2065 58,521,871 308,047
2064 58,680,744 305,429
2063 58,827,326 302,831
2062 58,962,991 300,287
2061 59,086,555 297,894
2060 59,199,108 295,476
2059 59,300,144 293,072
2058 59,390,214 290,637
2057 59,468,904 288,344
2056 59,536,324 286,143
2055 59,592,582 283,928
2054 59,637,127 281,737
2053 59,670,001 279,498
2052 59,690,977 277,186
2051 59,699,504 274,775
2050 59,695,795 272,374
2049 59,678,701 269,906
2048 59,648,033 267,438
2047 59,602,061 264,962
2046 59,540,723 262,389
2045 59,463,463 259,755
2044 59,367,350 257,081
2043 59,253,902 254,546
2042 59,121,606 251,896
2041 58,969,930 249,251
2040 58,799,039 246,679
2039 58,603,737 244,169
2038 58,388,433 241,648
2037 58,151,809 239,306
2036 57,888,958 237,018
2035 57,606,734 234,803
2034 57,297,583 232,771
2033 56,964,672 230,885
2032 56,610,464 229,148
2031 56,231,768 227,434
2030 55,827,391 225,916
2029 55,399,717 224,499
2028 54,947,769 223,100
2027 54,469,148 221,828
2026 53,970,578 220,601
2025 53,442,597 219,378
2024 52,886,363 218,019
2023 52,321,152 216,663
2022 51,737,944 215,261
2021 51,188,173 213,779
2020 50,629,997 211,944
2019 49,907,985 209,780
2018 49,024,465 207,582
2017 48,131,078 205,415
2016 47,437,512 203,499
2015 46,969,940 201,782
2014 46,565,429 200,037
2013 46,151,584 198,268
2012 45,715,810 196,498
2011 45,259,614 194,713
2010 44,777,319 193,023
2009 44,271,541 191,513
2008 43,758,808 190,107
2007 43,235,374 188,753
2006 42,691,084 187,709
2005 42,128,977 186,978
2004 41,543,171 186,249
2003 40,937,429 185,430
2002 40,324,680 184,471
2001 39,709,262 183,166
2000 39,089,934 181,685
1999 38,454,863 180,275
1998 37,792,165 178,905
1997 37,121,149 177,547
1996 36,462,745 176,071
1995 35,804,662 174,571
1994 35,127,410 173,159
1993 34,441,473 171,774
1992 33,760,571 170,331
1991 33,098,372 169,368
1990 32,440,069 169,042
1989 31,776,279 168,768
1988 31,130,524 168,346
1987 30,499,467 167,661
1986 29,879,112 167,061
1985 29,268,470 166,849
1984 28,642,690 166,796
1983 27,988,173 166,714
1982 27,338,331 166,484
1981 26,713,267 165,678
1980 26,104,498 164,322
1979 25,515,626 162,882
1978 24,950,337 161,375
1977 24,393,494 159,753
1976 23,858,810 157,113
1975 23,344,644 153,344
1974 22,833,469 149,431
1973 22,325,374 146,516
1972 21,819,563 144,538
1971 21,319,096 142,503
1970 20,811,782 140,400
1969 20,291,942 138,233
1968 19,766,796 136,020
1967 19,235,618 133,764
1966 18,702,688 131,073
1965 18,169,050 127,978
1964 17,637,411 124,894
1963 17,113,823 121,764
1962 16,599,029 118,597
1961 16,095,203 115,496
1960 15,606,209 112,490

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/samoa | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Colombia increased by 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth), while Samoa gained 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 17,433 people (a 8.57% growth).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2006 and ranked 177th 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 Samoa will increase by 23.3% to 272,374 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people compared to the peak of 384K people in 2100 for Samoa.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia Samoa
2100 -0.72% 0.34%
2099 -0.73% 0.34%
2098 -0.73% 0.35%
2097 -0.73% 0.39%
2096 -0.74% 0.4%
2095 -0.74% 0.41%
2094 -0.74% 0.44%
2093 -0.74% 0.46%
2092 -0.73% 0.48%
2091 -0.73% 0.48%
2090 -0.73% 0.51%
2089 -0.72% 0.54%
2088 -0.71% 0.54%
2087 -0.7% 0.55%
2086 -0.69% 0.56%
2085 -0.67% 0.58%
2084 -0.66% 0.6%
2083 -0.65% 0.63%
2082 -0.63% 0.65%
2081 -0.61% 0.66%
2080 -0.59% 0.69%
2079 -0.58% 0.72%
2078 -0.56% 0.75%
2077 -0.54% 0.77%
2076 -0.51% 0.78%
2075 -0.49% 0.78%
2074 -0.47% 0.82%
2073 -0.45% 0.84%
2072 -0.43% 0.89%
2071 -0.4% 0.84%
2070 -0.38% 0.86%
2069 -0.36% 0.89%
2068 -0.34% 0.86%
2067 -0.31% 0.89%
2066 -0.29% 0.86%
2065 -0.27% 0.86%
2064 -0.25% 0.86%
2063 -0.23% 0.85%
2062 -0.21% 0.8%
2061 -0.19% 0.82%
2060 -0.17% 0.82%
2059 -0.15% 0.84%
2058 -0.13% 0.8%
2057 -0.11% 0.77%
2056 -0.09% 0.78%
2055 -0.07% 0.78%
2054 -0.06% 0.8%
2053 -0.04% 0.83%
2052 -0.01% 0.88%
2051 0.006% 0.88%
2050 0.03% 0.91%
2049 0.05% 0.92%
2048 0.08% 0.93%
2047 0.1% 0.98%
2046 0.13% 1.01%
2045 0.16% 1.04%
2044 0.19% 1%
2043 0.22% 1.05%
2042 0.26% 1.06%
2041 0.29% 1.04%
2040 0.33% 1.03%
2039 0.37% 1.04%
2038 0.41% 0.98%
2037 0.45% 0.96%
2036 0.49% 0.94%
2035 0.54% 0.87%
2034 0.58% 0.82%
2033 0.63% 0.76%
2032 0.67% 0.75%
2031 0.72% 0.67%
2030 0.77% 0.63%
2029 0.82% 0.63%
2028 0.88% 0.57%
2027 0.92% 0.56%
2026 0.99% 0.56%
2025 1.05% 0.62%
2024 1.08% 0.63%
2023 1.13% 0.65%
2022 1.07% 0.69%
2021 1.1% 0.87%
2020 1.45% 1.03%
2019 1.8% 1.06%
2018 1.86% 1.05%
2017 1.46% 0.94%
2016 1% 0.85%
2015 0.87% 0.87%
2014 0.9% 0.89%
2013 0.95% 0.9%
2012 1.01% 0.92%
2011 1.08% 0.88%
2010 1.14% 0.79%
2009 1.17% 0.74%
2008 1.21% 0.72%
2007 1.27% 0.56%
2006 1.33% 0.39%
2005 1.41% 0.39%
2004 1.48% 0.44%
2003 1.52% 0.52%
2002 1.55% 0.71%
2001 1.58% 0.82%
2000 1.65% 0.78%
1999 1.75% 0.77%
1998 1.81% 0.76%
1997 1.81% 0.84%
1996 1.84% 0.86%
1995 1.93% 0.82%
1994 1.99% 0.81%
1993 2.02% 0.85%
1992 2% 0.57%
1991 2.03% 0.19%
1990 2.09% 0.16%
1989 2.07% 0.25%
1988 2.07% 0.41%
1987 2.08% 0.36%
1986 2.09% 0.13%
1985 2.18% 0.03%
1984 2.34% 0.05%
1983 2.38% 0.14%
1982 2.34% 0.49%
1981 2.33% 0.83%
1980 2.31% 0.88%
1979 2.27% 0.93%
1978 2.28% 1.02%
1977 2.24% 1.68%
1976 2.2% 2.46%
1975 2.24% 2.62%
1974 2.28% 1.99%
1973 2.32% 1.37%
1972 2.35% 1.43%
1971 2.44% 1.5%
1970 2.56% 1.57%
1969 2.66% 1.63%
1968 2.76% 1.69%
1967 2.85% 2.05%
1966 2.94% 2.42%
1965 3.01% 2.47%
1964 3.06% 2.57%
1963 3.1% 2.67%
1962 3.13% 2.68%
1961 3.13% 2.67%

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/samoa | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Colombia grew by 1.08%, while Samoa's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Colombia Samoa
Current population
54105437
220932
Population rank 28/197 177/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.003%
One net population change
55.8 seconds
6.46 hours
One birth every
44.7 seconds
1.59 hours
One death every
1.86 minutes
6.57 hours
Daily growth/decline +1,549 +4
Annual growth/decline +565,211 +1,356
Annual growth/decline rate +1.08% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 125/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
3.12 hours
Annual migration change +129,139 -2,815
Net migration rank 12/196 105/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 3,843
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 186/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 137/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
Samoa
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia Samoa
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - -2,815
2024 - 141,643 - -2,754
2023 422,598 154,521 4,170 -2,810
2022 406,143 183,180 4,288 -2,837
2021 311,122 199,070 4,379 -2,860
2020 378,965 227,130 4,442 -2,299
2019 441,087 396,826 4,495 -2,313
2018 433,622 495,524 4,637 -2,425
2017 426,538 431,072 4,661 -2,539
2016 425,087 104,373 4,720 -3,008
2015 446,778 -41,123 4,795 -3,074
2014 470,916 -67,522 4,849 -3,081
2013 489,069 -64,789 4,875 -3,107
2012 503,285 -56,070 4,863 -3,089
2011 511,524 -46,385 4,860 -3,056
2010 533,657 -34,220 4,779 -3,197
2009 559,017 -46,901 4,525 -3,093
2008 576,654 -63,313 4,581 -3,194
2007 583,115 -49,634 4,480 -3,152
2006 594,388 -39,303 4,473 -3,714
2005 610,618 -41,465 4,503 -3,805
2004 628,424 -25,949 4,554 -3,796
2003 642,144 -33,114 4,622 -3,748
2002 640,840 -24,387 4,672 -3,624
2001 642,933 -28,582 4,759 -3,198
2000 652,176 -27,878 4,855 -3,453
1999 668,576 -22,698 4,937 -3,517
1998 687,704 -8,186 5,022 -3,702
1997 686,073 -23,600 5,053 -3,658
1996 682,547 -28,251 5,038 -3,476
1995 694,968 -33,097 4,976 -3,532
1994 708,660 -16,023 4,880 -3,505
1993 709,287 -30,103 4,769 -3,373
1992 697,763 -15,147 4,652 -3,161
1991 690,266 -48,458 4,655 -4,227
1990 682,409 -7,590 4,759 -4,533
1989 674,102 -21,329 4,845 -4,527
1988 663,796 -25,064 4,889 -4,366
1987 659,429 -36,040 4,909 -4,056
1986 659,701 -42,368 4,983 -4,637
1985 625,379 -21,408 4,998 -4,920
1984 666,315 -18,692 4,979 -4,944
1983 674,767 -13,329 4,914 -4,789
1982 675,339 -37,090 4,808 -4,479
1981 662,195 -50,351 4,720 -3,440
1980 649,872 -44,203 4,672 -3,240
1979 635,747 -63,657 4,624 -3,177
1978 626,378 -67,870 4,587 -3,022
1977 622,814 -67,638 4,555 -2,866
1976 612,265 -98,057 4,519 -929
1975 598,580 -84,462 4,465 -522
1974 589,035 -80,816 4,411 -526
1973 583,608 -75,630 4,446 -2,501
1972 581,361 -77,708 4,487 -2,483
1971 582,011 -84,712 4,534 -2,463
1970 583,396 -66,065 4,567 -2,429
1969 586,559 -64,238 4,592 -2,399
1968 589,407 -61,442 4,605 -2,370
1967 591,649 -57,256 4,621 -2,333
1966 590,855 -59,395 4,593 -1,503
1965 587,677 -51,855 4,605 -1,512
1964 581,435 -53,972 4,326 -1,252
1963 572,355 -52,631 4,544 -1,365
1962 559,985 -50,108 4,498 -1,341
1961 545,627 -47,849 4,399 -1,349
1960 529,316 -49,115 4,298 -1,333

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

GeoRank.org/population/colombia/samoa | 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 Samoa 62.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 45,436 people) and 37.5% is from migration (a loss of 27,246 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 3,843 people or 1.8% in Samoa.

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
Samoa
City Population
Apia 37.7K
Manase 161

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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