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

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The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 53,425,635 in 2025 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,209,462 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Colombia's population is 2.33 times bigger than Taiwan's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 0.93% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.2M (27% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Colombia vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Taiwan
2100 47,484,139 10,150,338
2099 47,830,655 10,273,881
2098 48,181,819 10,399,680
2097 48,536,565 10,527,804
2096 48,894,308 10,657,536
2095 49,257,082 10,789,978
2094 49,624,336 10,925,075
2093 49,993,990 11,062,491
2092 50,365,329 11,202,670
2091 50,738,006 11,346,131
2090 51,111,627 11,494,369
2089 51,485,668 11,644,743
2088 51,859,452 11,799,177
2087 52,230,587 11,956,109
2086 52,598,291 12,116,149
2085 52,962,450 12,281,248
2084 53,322,246 12,451,872
2083 53,676,937 12,625,681
2082 54,026,216 12,803,442
2081 54,368,364 12,986,931
2080 54,703,696 13,174,137
2079 55,030,557 13,366,920
2078 55,349,907 13,564,788
2077 55,659,611 13,765,770
2076 55,959,176 13,969,802
2075 56,248,347 14,178,904
2074 56,527,033 14,391,331
2073 56,794,109 14,606,033
2072 57,050,141 14,824,987
2071 57,294,481 15,045,310
2070 57,526,873 15,266,143
2069 57,746,348 15,488,280
2068 57,954,274 15,714,125
2067 58,149,809 15,940,945
2066 58,333,112 16,167,553
2065 58,503,296 16,396,032
2064 58,662,119 16,625,600
2063 58,808,654 16,854,355
2062 58,944,276 17,084,600
2061 59,067,801 17,314,450
2060 59,180,318 17,541,998
2059 59,281,322 17,767,014
2058 59,371,363 17,988,239
2057 59,450,029 18,208,151
2056 59,517,427 18,423,453
2055 59,573,668 18,639,554
2054 59,618,199 18,853,384
2053 59,651,062 19,063,428
2052 59,672,031 19,270,076
2051 59,680,555 19,474,323
2050 59,676,848 19,677,203
2049 59,659,759 19,878,438
2048 59,629,100 20,073,645
2047 59,583,143 20,267,326
2046 59,521,825 20,454,154
2045 59,444,589 20,640,565
2044 59,348,507 20,819,477
2043 59,235,094 20,995,111
2042 59,102,840 21,166,213
2041 58,951,213 21,331,710
2040 58,780,376 21,491,361
2039 58,585,136 21,645,911
2038 58,369,901 21,794,529
2037 58,133,352 21,939,617
2036 57,870,584 22,077,701
2035 57,588,449 22,211,115
2034 57,279,396 22,340,809
2033 56,946,591 22,463,465
2032 56,592,496 22,582,449
2031 56,213,920 22,698,460
2030 55,809,671 22,809,605
2029 55,382,133 22,916,803
2028 54,930,329 23,022,058
2027 54,451,860 23,127,410
2026 53,953,448 23,229,461
2025 53,425,635 23,331,886
2024 52,886,363 23,410,331
2023 52,321,152 23,342,541
2022 51,737,944 23,319,977
2021 51,188,173 23,468,275
2020 50,629,997 23,582,179
2019 49,907,985 23,596,027
2018 49,024,465 23,580,080
2017 48,131,078 23,555,522
2016 47,437,512 23,515,945
2015 46,969,940 23,462,914
2014 46,565,429 23,403,635
2013 46,151,584 23,344,670
2012 45,715,810 23,270,367
2011 45,259,614 23,193,518
2010 44,777,319 23,140,948
2009 44,271,541 23,078,402
2008 43,758,808 22,997,696
2007 43,235,374 22,917,444
2006 42,691,084 22,823,455
2005 42,128,977 22,729,753
2004 41,543,171 22,646,836
2003 40,937,429 22,562,663
2002 40,324,680 22,463,172
2001 39,709,262 22,341,120
2000 39,089,934 22,184,530
1999 38,454,863 22,010,489
1998 37,792,165 21,835,703
1997 37,121,149 21,634,124
1996 36,462,745 21,441,432
1995 35,804,662 21,267,653
1994 35,127,410 21,086,645
1993 34,441,473 20,899,019
1992 33,760,571 20,704,227
1991 33,098,372 20,503,568
1990 32,440,069 20,278,946
1989 31,776,279 20,055,492
1988 31,130,524 19,839,704
1987 30,499,467 19,617,046
1986 29,879,112 19,411,454
1985 29,268,470 19,191,510
1984 28,642,690 18,929,866
1983 27,988,173 18,653,146
1982 27,338,331 18,354,855
1981 26,713,267 18,029,982
1980 26,104,498 17,704,538
1979 25,515,626 17,372,779
1978 24,950,337 17,042,272
1977 24,393,494 16,730,895
1976 23,858,810 16,401,413
1975 23,344,644 16,075,128
1974 22,833,469 15,784,817
1973 22,325,374 15,505,121
1972 21,819,563 15,220,495
1971 21,319,096 14,913,564
1970 20,811,782 14,582,944
1969 20,291,942 14,068,984
1968 19,766,796 13,548,537
1967 19,235,618 13,210,344
1966 18,702,688 12,874,153
1965 18,169,050 12,511,863
1964 17,637,411 12,137,143
1963 17,113,823 11,762,101
1962 16,599,029 11,392,513
1961 16,095,203 11,030,385
1960 15,606,209 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Colombia increased by 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth), while Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,771,950 people (a 14.3% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Colombia's population will grow by 10.1% to 59,676,848 people with a rank change from 28th to 34th. The population of Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia Taiwan
2100 -0.72% -1.2%
2099 -0.73% -1.21%
2098 -0.73% -1.22%
2097 -0.73% -1.22%
2096 -0.74% -1.23%
2095 -0.74% -1.24%
2094 -0.74% -1.24%
2093 -0.74% -1.25%
2092 -0.73% -1.26%
2091 -0.73% -1.29%
2090 -0.73% -1.29%
2089 -0.72% -1.31%
2088 -0.71% -1.31%
2087 -0.7% -1.32%
2086 -0.69% -1.34%
2085 -0.67% -1.37%
2084 -0.66% -1.38%
2083 -0.65% -1.39%
2082 -0.63% -1.41%
2081 -0.61% -1.42%
2080 -0.59% -1.44%
2079 -0.58% -1.46%
2078 -0.56% -1.46%
2077 -0.54% -1.46%
2076 -0.51% -1.47%
2075 -0.49% -1.48%
2074 -0.47% -1.47%
2073 -0.45% -1.48%
2072 -0.43% -1.46%
2071 -0.4% -1.45%
2070 -0.38% -1.43%
2069 -0.36% -1.44%
2068 -0.34% -1.42%
2067 -0.31% -1.4%
2066 -0.29% -1.39%
2065 -0.27% -1.38%
2064 -0.25% -1.36%
2063 -0.23% -1.35%
2062 -0.21% -1.33%
2061 -0.19% -1.3%
2060 -0.17% -1.27%
2059 -0.15% -1.23%
2058 -0.13% -1.21%
2057 -0.11% -1.17%
2056 -0.09% -1.16%
2055 -0.07% -1.13%
2054 -0.06% -1.1%
2053 -0.04% -1.07%
2052 -0.01% -1.05%
2051 0.006% -1.03%
2050 0.03% -1.01%
2049 0.05% -0.97%
2048 0.08% -0.96%
2047 0.1% -0.91%
2046 0.13% -0.9%
2045 0.16% -0.86%
2044 0.19% -0.84%
2043 0.22% -0.81%
2042 0.26% -0.78%
2041 0.29% -0.74%
2040 0.33% -0.71%
2039 0.37% -0.68%
2038 0.41% -0.66%
2037 0.45% -0.63%
2036 0.49% -0.6%
2035 0.54% -0.58%
2034 0.58% -0.55%
2033 0.63% -0.53%
2032 0.67% -0.51%
2031 0.72% -0.49%
2030 0.77% -0.47%
2029 0.82% -0.46%
2028 0.88% -0.46%
2027 0.92% -0.44%
2026 0.99% -0.44%
2025 1.02% -0.34%
2024 1.08% 0.29%
2023 1.13% 0.1%
2022 1.07% -0.63%
2021 1.1% -0.48%
2020 1.45% -0.06%
2019 1.8% 0.07%
2018 1.86% 0.1%
2017 1.46% 0.17%
2016 1% 0.23%
2015 0.87% 0.25%
2014 0.9% 0.25%
2013 0.95% 0.32%
2012 1.01% 0.33%
2011 1.08% 0.23%
2010 1.14% 0.27%
2009 1.17% 0.35%
2008 1.21% 0.35%
2007 1.27% 0.41%
2006 1.33% 0.41%
2005 1.41% 0.37%
2004 1.48% 0.37%
2003 1.52% 0.44%
2002 1.55% 0.55%
2001 1.58% 0.71%
2000 1.65% 0.79%
1999 1.75% 0.8%
1998 1.81% 0.93%
1997 1.81% 0.9%
1996 1.84% 0.82%
1995 1.93% 0.86%
1994 1.99% 0.9%
1993 2.02% 0.94%
1992 2% 0.98%
1991 2.03% 1.11%
1990 2.09% 1.11%
1989 2.07% 1.09%
1988 2.07% 1.14%
1987 2.08% 1.06%
1986 2.09% 1.15%
1985 2.18% 1.38%
1984 2.34% 1.48%
1983 2.38% 1.63%
1982 2.34% 1.8%
1981 2.33% 1.84%
1980 2.31% 1.91%
1979 2.27% 1.94%
1978 2.28% 1.86%
1977 2.24% 2.01%
1976 2.2% 2.03%
1975 2.24% 1.84%
1974 2.28% 1.8%
1973 2.32% 1.87%
1972 2.35% 2.06%
1971 2.44% 2.27%
1970 2.56% 3.65%
1969 2.66% 3.84%
1968 2.76% 2.56%
1967 2.85% 2.61%
1966 2.94% 2.9%
1965 3.01% 3.09%
1964 3.06% 3.19%
1963 3.1% 3.24%
1962 3.13% 3.28%
1961 3.13% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Colombia grew by 1.02%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Colombia Taiwan
Current population
54209462
23229461
Population rank 28/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.28%
One net population change
58.6 seconds
6.72 minutes
One birth every
45 seconds
3.9 minutes
One death every
1.82 minutes
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,477 -215
Annual growth/decline +539,272 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +1.02% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 100/197 178/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change +129,139 +47,029
Net migration rank 12/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 89/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - -
2024 411,721 141,643 -67,188 47,029
2023 422,598 154,521 -69,794 225,599
2022 406,143 183,180 -68,327 -42,430
2021 311,122 199,070 -30,039 -156,010
2020 378,965 227,130 -7,782 -33,978
2019 441,087 396,826 1,416 12,718
2018 433,622 495,524 8,725 8,888
2017 426,538 431,072 22,613 8,809
2016 425,087 104,373 35,980 11,707
2015 446,778 -41,123 49,741 8,581
2014 470,916 -67,522 - -
2013 489,069 -64,789 - -
2012 503,285 -56,070 - -
2011 511,524 -46,385 43,836 19,077
2010 533,657 -34,220 - -
2009 559,017 -46,901 - -
2008 576,654 -63,313 - -
2007 583,115 -49,634 - -
2006 594,388 -39,303 - -
2005 610,618 -41,465 - -
2004 628,424 -25,949 - -
2003 642,144 -33,114 - -
2002 640,840 -24,387 - -
2001 642,933 -28,582 132,707 -3,811
2000 652,176 -27,878 - -
1999 668,576 -22,698 - -
1998 687,704 -8,186 - -
1997 686,073 -23,600 - -
1996 682,547 -28,251 - -
1995 694,968 -33,097 - -
1994 708,660 -16,023 - -
1993 709,287 -30,103 - -
1992 697,763 -15,147 - -
1991 690,266 -48,458 215,698 -12,128
1990 682,409 -7,590 - -
1989 674,102 -21,329 - -
1988 663,796 -25,064 - -
1987 659,429 -36,040 - -
1986 659,701 -42,368 - -
1985 625,379 -21,408 - -
1984 666,315 -18,692 - -
1983 674,767 -13,329 - -
1982 675,339 -37,090 - -
1981 662,195 -50,351 326,883 4,508
1980 649,872 -44,203 - -
1979 635,747 -63,657 - -
1978 626,378 -67,870 - -
1977 622,814 -67,638 - -
1976 612,265 -98,057 - -
1975 598,580 -84,462 - -
1974 589,035 -80,816 - -
1973 583,608 -75,630 - -
1972 581,361 -77,708 - -
1971 582,011 -84,712 - -
1970 583,396 -66,065 - -
1969 586,559 -64,238 - -
1968 589,407 -61,442 - -
1967 591,649 -57,256 - -
1966 590,855 -59,395 346,958 18,774
1965 587,677 -51,855 - -
1964 581,435 -53,972 - -
1963 572,355 -52,631 - -
1962 559,985 -50,108 - -
1961 545,627 -47,849 - -
1960 529,316 -49,115 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 64.2% of the population change in Colombia is from natural causes (a gain of 4,103,661 people) and 35.8% is from migration (a gain of 2,292,216 people). In Taiwan 57.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 124,655 people) and 42.2% is from migration (a gain of 90,913 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.04M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.71M
Taipei 2.43M
Taoyuan 2.36M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 456K
Keelung 359K
Chiayi 262K
Zhubei 221K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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