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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 52,886,363 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,105,437 people compared to 5,359,438 in Slovakia.

Population statistics:

  • Colombia's population is 10.1 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
  • The countries together account for 0.72% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 0.06% for Slovakia.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.1M (26.7% growth), while Slovakia has declined from 5.37M to 5.36M (0.25% decline).

Colombia vs Slovakia: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Slovakia
2100 47,499,215 3,377,764
2099 47,845,841 3,399,869
2098 48,197,117 3,422,010
2097 48,551,975 3,444,161
2096 48,909,832 3,466,284
2095 49,272,722 3,488,595
2094 49,640,091 3,511,062
2093 50,009,863 3,533,742
2092 50,381,320 3,556,708
2091 50,754,115 3,580,021
2090 51,127,855 3,603,675
2089 51,502,015 3,627,811
2088 51,875,918 3,652,354
2087 52,247,171 3,677,451
2086 52,614,991 3,703,217
2085 52,979,265 3,729,670
2084 53,339,176 3,756,777
2083 53,693,979 3,784,617
2082 54,043,369 3,813,170
2081 54,385,627 3,842,528
2080 54,721,064 3,872,714
2079 55,048,030 3,903,653
2078 55,367,481 3,935,351
2077 55,677,284 3,967,981
2076 55,976,943 4,001,363
2075 56,266,206 4,035,465
2074 56,544,981 4,070,159
2073 56,812,141 4,105,475
2072 57,068,255 4,141,396
2071 57,312,673 4,177,582
2070 57,545,138 4,214,086
2069 57,764,682 4,250,775
2068 57,972,674 4,287,566
2067 58,168,272 4,324,173
2066 58,351,633 4,360,463
2065 58,521,871 4,396,562
2064 58,680,744 4,432,349
2063 58,827,326 4,467,634
2062 58,962,991 4,502,390
2061 59,086,555 4,536,423
2060 59,199,108 4,569,861
2059 59,300,144 4,602,562
2058 59,390,214 4,634,484
2057 59,468,904 4,665,491
2056 59,536,324 4,695,744
2055 59,592,582 4,725,147
2054 59,637,127 4,753,640
2053 59,670,001 4,781,680
2052 59,690,977 4,809,152
2051 59,699,504 4,836,056
2050 59,695,795 4,862,512
2049 59,678,701 4,888,649
2048 59,648,033 4,914,306
2047 59,602,061 4,939,719
2046 59,540,723 4,964,917
2045 59,463,463 4,989,905
2044 59,367,350 5,014,849
2043 59,253,902 5,039,628
2042 59,121,606 5,064,051
2041 58,969,930 5,088,319
2040 58,799,039 5,112,265
2039 58,603,737 5,135,696
2038 58,388,433 5,158,725
2037 58,151,809 5,181,188
2036 57,888,958 5,203,033
2035 57,606,734 5,224,142
2034 57,297,583 5,244,168
2033 56,964,672 5,263,308
2032 56,610,464 5,281,327
2031 56,231,768 5,298,206
2030 55,827,391 5,313,745
2029 55,399,717 5,327,761
2028 54,947,769 5,339,993
2027 54,469,148 5,350,648
2026 53,970,578 5,359,438
2025 53,442,597 5,396,894
2024 52,886,363 5,422,069
2023 52,321,152 5,426,740
2022 51,737,944 5,431,752
2021 51,188,173 5,447,247
2020 50,629,997 5,458,827
2019 49,907,985 5,454,147
2018 49,024,465 5,446,771
2017 48,131,078 5,439,232
2016 47,437,512 5,430,798
2015 46,969,940 5,423,801
2014 46,565,429 5,418,649
2013 46,151,584 5,413,393
2012 45,715,810 5,407,579
2011 45,259,614 5,398,384
2010 44,777,319 5,391,428
2009 44,271,541 5,386,406
2008 43,758,808 5,379,233
2007 43,235,374 5,374,622
2006 42,691,084 5,373,054
2005 42,128,977 5,372,807
2004 41,543,171 5,372,280
2003 40,937,429 5,373,374
2002 40,324,680 5,376,912
2001 39,709,262 5,378,867
2000 39,089,934 5,388,720
1999 38,454,863 5,396,020
1998 37,792,165 5,390,516
1997 37,121,149 5,383,291
1996 36,462,745 5,373,361
1995 35,804,662 5,361,999
1994 35,127,410 5,346,331
1993 34,441,473 5,325,305
1992 33,760,571 5,305,016
1991 33,098,372 5,303,294
1990 32,440,069 5,299,187
1989 31,776,279 5,275,942
1988 31,130,524 5,250,596
1987 30,499,467 5,222,840
1986 29,879,112 5,193,838
1985 29,268,470 5,161,768
1984 28,642,690 5,127,097
1983 27,988,173 5,091,971
1982 27,338,331 5,055,099
1981 26,713,267 5,016,105
1980 26,104,498 4,979,815
1979 25,515,626 4,938,973
1978 24,950,337 4,890,125
1977 24,393,494 4,840,501
1976 23,858,810 4,789,507
1975 23,344,644 4,739,105
1974 22,833,469 4,689,623
1973 22,325,374 4,641,445
1972 21,819,563 4,596,622
1971 21,319,096 4,557,449
1970 20,811,782 4,538,223
1969 20,291,942 4,518,607
1968 19,766,796 4,483,915
1967 19,235,618 4,449,367
1966 18,702,688 4,411,666
1965 18,169,050 4,370,983
1964 17,637,411 4,327,341
1963 17,113,823 4,282,017
1962 16,599,029 4,238,188
1961 16,095,203 4,191,667
1960 15,606,209 4,068,095

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Colombia increased by 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth), while Slovakia gained 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth), while Slovakia's population decreased by 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. Slovakia was ranked 110th in 2006 and ranked 125th 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 Slovakia will decrease by 9.27% to 4,862,512 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people, while Slovakia's population already peaked in 2020 at 5.46M people and is projected to decrease to 3.38M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia Slovakia
2100 -0.72% -0.65%
2099 -0.73% -0.65%
2098 -0.73% -0.64%
2097 -0.73% -0.64%
2096 -0.74% -0.64%
2095 -0.74% -0.64%
2094 -0.74% -0.64%
2093 -0.74% -0.65%
2092 -0.73% -0.65%
2091 -0.73% -0.66%
2090 -0.73% -0.67%
2089 -0.72% -0.67%
2088 -0.71% -0.68%
2087 -0.7% -0.7%
2086 -0.69% -0.71%
2085 -0.67% -0.72%
2084 -0.66% -0.74%
2083 -0.65% -0.75%
2082 -0.63% -0.76%
2081 -0.61% -0.78%
2080 -0.59% -0.79%
2079 -0.58% -0.81%
2078 -0.56% -0.82%
2077 -0.54% -0.83%
2076 -0.51% -0.85%
2075 -0.49% -0.85%
2074 -0.47% -0.86%
2073 -0.45% -0.87%
2072 -0.43% -0.87%
2071 -0.4% -0.87%
2070 -0.38% -0.86%
2069 -0.36% -0.86%
2068 -0.34% -0.85%
2067 -0.31% -0.83%
2066 -0.29% -0.82%
2065 -0.27% -0.81%
2064 -0.25% -0.79%
2063 -0.23% -0.77%
2062 -0.21% -0.75%
2061 -0.19% -0.73%
2060 -0.17% -0.71%
2059 -0.15% -0.69%
2058 -0.13% -0.66%
2057 -0.11% -0.64%
2056 -0.09% -0.62%
2055 -0.07% -0.6%
2054 -0.06% -0.59%
2053 -0.04% -0.57%
2052 -0.01% -0.56%
2051 0.006% -0.54%
2050 0.03% -0.53%
2049 0.05% -0.52%
2048 0.08% -0.51%
2047 0.1% -0.51%
2046 0.13% -0.5%
2045 0.16% -0.5%
2044 0.19% -0.49%
2043 0.22% -0.48%
2042 0.26% -0.48%
2041 0.29% -0.47%
2040 0.33% -0.46%
2039 0.37% -0.45%
2038 0.41% -0.43%
2037 0.45% -0.42%
2036 0.49% -0.4%
2035 0.54% -0.38%
2034 0.58% -0.36%
2033 0.63% -0.34%
2032 0.67% -0.32%
2031 0.72% -0.29%
2030 0.77% -0.26%
2029 0.82% -0.23%
2028 0.88% -0.2%
2027 0.92% -0.16%
2026 0.99% -0.69%
2025 1.05% -0.46%
2024 1.08% -0.09%
2023 1.13% -0.09%
2022 1.07% -0.28%
2021 1.1% -0.21%
2020 1.45% 0.09%
2019 1.8% 0.14%
2018 1.86% 0.14%
2017 1.46% 0.16%
2016 1% 0.13%
2015 0.87% 0.1%
2014 0.9% 0.1%
2013 0.95% 0.11%
2012 1.01% 0.17%
2011 1.08% 0.13%
2010 1.14% 0.09%
2009 1.17% 0.13%
2008 1.21% 0.09%
2007 1.27% 0.03%
2006 1.33% 0.005%
2005 1.41% 0.01%
2004 1.48% -0.02%
2003 1.52% -0.07%
2002 1.55% -0.04%
2001 1.58% -0.18%
2000 1.65% -0.14%
1999 1.75% 0.1%
1998 1.81% 0.13%
1997 1.81% 0.18%
1996 1.84% 0.21%
1995 1.93% 0.29%
1994 1.99% 0.39%
1993 2.02% 0.38%
1992 2% 0.03%
1991 2.03% 0.08%
1990 2.09% 0.44%
1989 2.07% 0.48%
1988 2.07% 0.53%
1987 2.08% 0.56%
1986 2.09% 0.62%
1985 2.18% 0.68%
1984 2.34% 0.69%
1983 2.38% 0.73%
1982 2.34% 0.78%
1981 2.33% 0.73%
1980 2.31% 0.83%
1979 2.27% 1%
1978 2.28% 1.03%
1977 2.24% 1.06%
1976 2.2% 1.06%
1975 2.24% 1.06%
1974 2.28% 1.04%
1973 2.32% 0.98%
1972 2.35% 0.86%
1971 2.44% 0.42%
1970 2.56% 0.43%
1969 2.66% 0.77%
1968 2.76% 0.78%
1967 2.85% 0.85%
1966 2.94% 0.93%
1965 3.01% 1.01%
1964 3.06% 1.06%
1963 3.1% 1.03%
1962 3.13% 1.11%
1961 3.13% 3.04%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Colombia grew by 1.08%, while Slovakia's population declined by 0.09%.

Live population counters

Colombia Slovakia
Current population
54105437
5359438
Population rank 28/197 125/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.06%
One net population change
55.8 seconds
1.88 hours
One birth every
44.7 seconds
10.8 minutes
One death every
1.86 minutes
9.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,549 -13
Annual growth/decline +565,211 -4,671
Annual growth/decline rate +1.08% -0.09%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 172/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
16.8 minutes
Annual migration change +129,139 -31,377
Net migration rank 12/196 166/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 323,991
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 96/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 5.9%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 88/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
Slovakia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia Slovakia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - -31,377
2024 - 141,643 - -21,027
2023 422,598 154,521 -5,427 4,933
2022 406,143 183,180 -7,062 92,314
2021 311,122 199,070 -16,886 -8,172
2020 378,965 227,130 -2,184 4,350
2019 441,087 396,826 3,818 3,128
2018 433,622 495,524 3,268 3,446
2017 426,538 431,072 4,351 3,279
2016 425,087 104,373 5,431 3,487
2015 446,778 -41,123 2,170 2,549
2014 470,916 -67,522 3,793 -1,158
2013 489,069 -64,789 2,707 -1,181
2012 503,285 -56,070 3,245 871
2011 511,524 -46,385 9,177 -2,392
2010 533,657 -34,220 7,008 -1,814
2009 559,017 -46,901 8,619 -542
2008 576,654 -63,313 4,303 -495
2007 583,115 -49,634 537 -571
2006 594,388 -39,303 537 -549
2005 610,618 -41,465 537 -561
2004 628,424 -25,949 1,611 -522
2003 642,144 -33,114 -537 -646
2002 640,840 -24,387 -538 -580
2001 642,933 -28,582 -1,076 -860
2000 652,176 -27,878 2,155 -831
1999 668,576 -22,698 3,777 -119
1998 687,704 -8,186 4,312 -12
1997 686,073 -23,600 6,999 247
1996 682,547 -28,251 9,135 246
1995 694,968 -33,097 9,115 -30
1994 708,660 -16,023 14,970 -109
1993 709,287 -30,103 20,769 72
1992 697,763 -15,147 21,220 -201
1991 690,266 -48,458 23,865 174
1990 682,409 -7,590 25,436 -9,402
1989 674,102 -21,329 26,380 -7,254
1988 663,796 -25,064 30,979 -6,500
1987 659,429 -36,040 31,859 -6,401
1986 659,701 -42,368 34,279 -6,143
1985 625,379 -21,408 37,680 -6,068
1984 666,315 -18,692 38,966 -6,276
1983 674,767 -13,329 39,717 -6,361
1982 675,339 -37,090 41,958 -6,088
1981 662,195 -50,351 43,640 -5,821
1980 649,872 -44,203 44,320 -5,522
1979 635,747 -63,657 52,353 -4,712
1978 626,378 -67,870 52,324 -4,689
1977 622,814 -67,638 52,762 -4,621
1976 612,265 -98,057 54,121 -4,432
1975 598,580 -84,462 52,604 -4,652
1974 589,035 -80,816 52,524 -4,190
1973 583,608 -75,630 49,199 -3,854
1972 581,361 -77,708 46,426 -3,516
1971 582,011 -84,712 40,105 -3,495
1970 583,396 -66,065 38,575 -4,919
1969 586,559 -64,238 39,312 -8,998
1968 589,407 -61,442 38,113 -8,881
1967 591,649 -57,256 41,824 -8,876
1966 590,855 -59,395 45,440 -8,817
1965 587,677 -51,855 48,517 -8,707
1964 581,435 -53,972 54,092 -8,608
1963 572,355 -52,631 54,382 -8,548
1962 559,985 -50,108 49,587 -9,019
1961 545,627 -47,849 55,749 4,812
1960 529,316 -49,115 56,546 4,344

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

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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 Slovakia 7.47% is from natural causes (a loss of 8,728 people) and 92.5% is from migration (a gain of 108,156 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 323,991 people or 5.9% in Slovakia.

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
Slovakia
City Population
Bratislava 479K
Kosice 224K
Petrzalka 112K
Presov 81.7K
Zilina 80.3K
Nitra 75.9K
Banska Bystrica 73.5K
Trnava 63.2K
Trencin 54.1K
Martin 50.3K

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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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