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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 52,886,363 in 2024 vs 634,431 people in Suriname in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,105,437 people compared to 646,767 in Suriname.

Population statistics:

  • Colombia's population is 83.7 times bigger than Suriname's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
  • The countries together account for 0.66% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 0.008% for Suriname.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs +0.99% in Suriname.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.1M (26.7% growth), while Suriname has grown from 525K to 647K (23.2% growth).

Colombia vs Suriname: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Suriname
2100 47,499,215 713,276
2099 47,845,841 715,694
2098 48,197,117 718,049
2097 48,551,975 720,475
2096 48,909,832 722,775
2095 49,272,722 725,199
2094 49,640,091 727,489
2093 50,009,863 729,920
2092 50,381,320 732,285
2091 50,754,115 734,586
2090 51,127,855 736,650
2089 51,502,015 738,862
2088 51,875,918 741,002
2087 52,247,171 742,833
2086 52,614,991 744,593
2085 52,979,265 746,302
2084 53,339,176 747,746
2083 53,693,979 749,138
2082 54,043,369 750,329
2081 54,385,627 751,501
2080 54,721,064 752,545
2079 55,048,030 753,284
2078 55,367,481 753,948
2077 55,677,284 754,556
2076 55,976,943 754,989
2075 56,266,206 755,527
2074 56,544,981 755,714
2073 56,812,141 756,015
2072 57,068,255 756,099
2071 57,312,673 756,098
2070 57,545,138 755,959
2069 57,764,682 755,874
2068 57,972,674 755,599
2067 58,168,272 755,148
2066 58,351,633 754,804
2065 58,521,871 754,111
2064 58,680,744 753,285
2063 58,827,326 752,745
2062 58,962,991 751,966
2061 59,086,555 751,282
2060 59,199,108 750,299
2059 59,300,144 749,394
2058 59,390,214 748,586
2057 59,468,904 747,157
2056 59,536,324 745,941
2055 59,592,582 744,408
2054 59,637,127 742,811
2053 59,670,001 741,338
2052 59,690,977 739,662
2051 59,699,504 737,998
2050 59,695,795 736,053
2049 59,678,701 734,230
2048 59,648,033 732,060
2047 59,602,061 729,598
2046 59,540,723 727,216
2045 59,463,463 724,444
2044 59,367,350 721,531
2043 59,253,902 718,571
2042 59,121,606 715,310
2041 58,969,930 711,980
2040 58,799,039 708,355
2039 58,603,737 704,772
2038 58,388,433 701,004
2037 58,151,809 697,340
2036 57,888,958 693,244
2035 57,606,734 688,991
2034 57,297,583 684,651
2033 56,964,672 680,266
2032 56,610,464 675,625
2031 56,231,768 670,920
2030 55,827,391 666,044
2029 55,399,717 661,163
2028 54,947,769 655,979
2027 54,469,148 650,686
2026 53,970,578 645,315
2025 53,442,597 639,827
2024 52,886,363 634,431
2023 52,321,152 628,886
2022 51,737,944 623,164
2021 51,188,173 617,896
2020 50,629,997 612,317
2019 49,907,985 605,768
2018 49,024,465 599,513
2017 48,131,078 593,713
2016 47,437,512 587,757
2015 46,969,940 581,627
2014 46,565,429 575,373
2013 46,151,584 569,020
2012 45,715,810 562,633
2011 45,259,614 556,269
2010 44,777,319 549,923
2009 44,271,541 543,568
2008 43,758,808 537,245
2007 43,235,374 531,016
2006 42,691,084 524,997
2005 42,128,977 519,313
2004 41,543,171 513,923
2003 40,937,429 506,414
2002 40,324,680 496,551
2001 39,709,262 486,560
2000 39,089,934 476,643
1999 38,454,863 466,916
1998 37,792,165 457,406
1997 37,121,149 448,067
1996 36,462,745 438,830
1995 35,804,662 429,606
1994 35,127,410 422,375
1993 34,441,473 419,352
1992 33,760,571 417,589
1991 33,098,372 415,013
1990 32,440,069 412,493
1989 31,776,279 408,409
1988 31,130,524 402,227
1987 30,499,467 396,911
1986 29,879,112 392,330
1985 29,268,470 386,972
1984 28,642,690 382,193
1983 27,988,173 378,746
1982 27,338,331 376,555
1981 26,713,267 375,459
1980 26,104,498 375,377
1979 25,515,626 377,602
1978 24,950,337 381,502
1977 24,393,494 385,067
1976 23,858,810 388,289
1975 23,344,644 391,170
1974 22,833,469 393,676
1973 22,325,374 395,772
1972 21,819,563 397,413
1971 21,319,096 391,932
1970 20,811,782 379,442
1969 20,291,942 366,906
1968 19,766,796 354,616
1967 19,235,618 342,679
1966 18,702,688 331,135
1965 18,169,050 320,000
1964 17,637,411 309,041
1963 17,113,823 297,034
1962 16,599,029 283,912
1961 16,095,203 272,791
1960 15,606,209 263,918

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/suriname | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Colombia increased by 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 59,010 people (a 10% growth).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2006 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.8% to 736,053 people and will still be ranked 165th.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people compared to the peak of 756K people in 2072 for Suriname.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia Suriname
2100 -0.72% -0.34%
2099 -0.73% -0.33%
2098 -0.73% -0.34%
2097 -0.73% -0.32%
2096 -0.74% -0.33%
2095 -0.74% -0.31%
2094 -0.74% -0.33%
2093 -0.74% -0.32%
2092 -0.73% -0.31%
2091 -0.73% -0.28%
2090 -0.73% -0.3%
2089 -0.72% -0.29%
2088 -0.71% -0.25%
2087 -0.7% -0.24%
2086 -0.69% -0.23%
2085 -0.67% -0.19%
2084 -0.66% -0.19%
2083 -0.65% -0.16%
2082 -0.63% -0.16%
2081 -0.61% -0.14%
2080 -0.59% -0.1%
2079 -0.58% -0.09%
2078 -0.56% -0.08%
2077 -0.54% -0.06%
2076 -0.51% -0.07%
2075 -0.49% -0.02%
2074 -0.47% -0.04%
2073 -0.45% -0.01%
2072 -0.43% 0%
2071 -0.4% 0.02%
2070 -0.38% 0.01%
2069 -0.36% 0.04%
2068 -0.34% 0.06%
2067 -0.31% 0.05%
2066 -0.29% 0.09%
2065 -0.27% 0.11%
2064 -0.25% 0.07%
2063 -0.23% 0.1%
2062 -0.21% 0.09%
2061 -0.19% 0.13%
2060 -0.17% 0.12%
2059 -0.15% 0.11%
2058 -0.13% 0.19%
2057 -0.11% 0.16%
2056 -0.09% 0.21%
2055 -0.07% 0.22%
2054 -0.06% 0.2%
2053 -0.04% 0.23%
2052 -0.01% 0.23%
2051 0.006% 0.26%
2050 0.03% 0.25%
2049 0.05% 0.3%
2048 0.08% 0.34%
2047 0.1% 0.33%
2046 0.13% 0.38%
2045 0.16% 0.4%
2044 0.19% 0.41%
2043 0.22% 0.46%
2042 0.26% 0.47%
2041 0.29% 0.51%
2040 0.33% 0.51%
2039 0.37% 0.54%
2038 0.41% 0.53%
2037 0.45% 0.59%
2036 0.49% 0.62%
2035 0.54% 0.63%
2034 0.58% 0.64%
2033 0.63% 0.69%
2032 0.67% 0.7%
2031 0.72% 0.73%
2030 0.77% 0.74%
2029 0.82% 0.79%
2028 0.88% 0.81%
2027 0.92% 0.83%
2026 0.99% 0.86%
2025 1.05% 0.85%
2024 1.08% 0.88%
2023 1.13% 0.92%
2022 1.07% 0.85%
2021 1.1% 0.91%
2020 1.45% 1.08%
2019 1.8% 1.04%
2018 1.86% 0.98%
2017 1.46% 1.01%
2016 1% 1.05%
2015 0.87% 1.09%
2014 0.9% 1.12%
2013 0.95% 1.14%
2012 1.01% 1.14%
2011 1.08% 1.15%
2010 1.14% 1.17%
2009 1.17% 1.18%
2008 1.21% 1.17%
2007 1.27% 1.15%
2006 1.33% 1.09%
2005 1.41% 1.05%
2004 1.48% 1.48%
2003 1.52% 1.99%
2002 1.55% 2.05%
2001 1.58% 2.08%
2000 1.65% 2.08%
1999 1.75% 2.08%
1998 1.81% 2.08%
1997 1.81% 2.1%
1996 1.84% 2.15%
1995 1.93% 1.71%
1994 1.99% 0.72%
1993 2.02% 0.42%
1992 2% 0.62%
1991 2.03% 0.61%
1990 2.09% 1%
1989 2.07% 1.54%
1988 2.07% 1.34%
1987 2.08% 1.17%
1986 2.09% 1.38%
1985 2.18% 1.25%
1984 2.34% 0.91%
1983 2.38% 0.58%
1982 2.34% 0.29%
1981 2.33% 0.02%
1980 2.31% -0.59%
1979 2.27% -1.02%
1978 2.28% -0.93%
1977 2.24% -0.83%
1976 2.2% -0.74%
1975 2.24% -0.64%
1974 2.28% -0.53%
1973 2.32% -0.41%
1972 2.35% 1.4%
1971 2.44% 3.29%
1970 2.56% 3.42%
1969 2.66% 3.47%
1968 2.76% 3.48%
1967 2.85% 3.49%
1966 2.94% 3.48%
1965 3.01% 3.55%
1964 3.06% 4.04%
1963 3.1% 4.62%
1962 3.13% 4.08%
1961 3.13% 3.36%

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/suriname | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Colombia grew by 1.08%, while Suriname's population grew by 0.88%.

Live population counters

Colombia Suriname
Current population
54105437
646767
Population rank 28/197 165/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.008%
One net population change
55.8 seconds
1.58 hours
One birth every
44.7 seconds
48.3 minutes
One death every
1.86 minutes
2.1 hours
Daily growth/decline +1,549 +15
Annual growth/decline +565,211 +5,545
Annual growth/decline rate +1.08% +0.88%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 108/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
9.08 hours
Annual migration change +129,139 -967
Net migration rank 12/196 92/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 51,902
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 148/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 8.2%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 74/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
Suriname
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia Suriname
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - -967
2024 - 141,643 - -1,166
2023 422,598 154,521 6,697 -988
2022 406,143 183,180 6,719 -988
2021 311,122 199,070 5,291 -486
2020 378,965 227,130 6,640 -296
2019 441,087 396,826 6,564 191
2018 433,622 495,524 6,613 -851
2017 426,538 431,072 6,772 -935
2016 425,087 104,373 6,979 -906
2015 446,778 -41,123 7,150 -967
2014 470,916 -67,522 7,284 -959
2013 489,069 -64,789 7,350 -968
2012 503,285 -56,070 7,405 -1,011
2011 511,524 -46,385 7,401 -1,060
2010 533,657 -34,220 7,489 -1,138
2009 559,017 -46,901 7,559 -1,204
2008 576,654 -63,313 7,552 -1,255
2007 583,115 -49,634 7,468 -1,312
2006 594,388 -39,303 7,278 -1,403
2005 610,618 -41,465 7,037 -1,534
2004 628,424 -25,949 6,948 -1,676
2003 642,144 -33,114 7,396 2,345
2002 640,840 -24,387 7,916 2,076
2001 642,933 -28,582 8,349 1,641
2000 652,176 -27,878 8,323 1,516
1999 668,576 -22,698 8,236 1,380
1998 687,704 -8,186 8,173 1,241
1997 686,073 -23,600 8,106 1,164
1996 682,547 -28,251 8,031 1,165
1995 694,968 -33,097 7,968 1,275
1994 708,660 -16,023 7,929 -2,713
1993 709,287 -30,103 8,127 -7,291
1992 697,763 -15,147 8,355 -5,662
1991 690,266 -48,458 8,637 -6,174
1990 682,409 -7,590 9,047 -6,471
1989 674,102 -21,329 9,441 -3,846
1988 663,796 -25,064 9,347 -2,573
1987 659,429 -36,040 9,319 -5,467
1986 659,701 -42,368 9,222 -3,920
1985 625,379 -21,408 9,177 -3,763
1984 666,315 -18,692 9,031 -4,894
1983 674,767 -13,329 8,797 -6,036
1982 675,339 -37,090 8,197 -6,566
1981 662,195 -50,351 7,541 -6,991
1980 649,872 -44,203 7,002 -7,390
1979 635,747 -63,657 7,312 -11,375
1978 626,378 -67,870 7,650 -11,389
1977 622,814 -67,638 7,998 -11,390
1976 612,265 -98,057 8,327 -11,381
1975 598,580 -84,462 8,587 -11,287
1974 589,035 -80,816 8,751 -11,061
1973 583,608 -75,630 8,877 -10,765
1972 581,361 -77,708 8,893 -10,285
1971 582,011 -84,712 8,814 3,552
1970 583,396 -66,065 8,823 3,791
1969 586,559 -64,238 8,880 3,575
1968 589,407 -61,442 8,980 3,147
1967 591,649 -57,256 9,104 2,637
1966 590,855 -59,395 9,243 2,103
1965 587,677 -51,855 9,270 1,657
1964 581,435 -53,972 9,174 1,820
1963 572,355 -52,631 8,838 4,181
1962 559,985 -50,108 8,529 4,703
1961 545,627 -47,849 8,361 660
1960 529,316 -49,115 8,170 544

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

GeoRank.org/population/colombia/suriname | 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 Suriname 90.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 66,709 people) and 9.72% is from migration (a loss of 7,185 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 51,902 people or 8.2% in Suriname.

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
Suriname
City Population
Paramaribo 224K
Nieuw Nickerie 12.8K

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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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