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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 52,886,363 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,105,437 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 1.32 times bigger than Colombia's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 1.52% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.1M (26.7% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Colombia vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Thailand
2100 47,499,215 45,712,111
2099 47,845,841 46,056,854
2098 48,197,117 46,406,925
2097 48,551,975 46,761,683
2096 48,909,832 47,122,446
2095 49,272,722 47,487,866
2094 49,640,091 47,857,414
2093 50,009,863 48,230,566
2092 50,381,320 48,609,149
2091 50,754,115 48,988,448
2090 51,127,855 49,372,024
2089 51,502,015 49,760,635
2088 51,875,918 50,146,313
2087 52,247,171 50,536,233
2086 52,614,991 50,929,394
2085 52,979,265 51,326,092
2084 53,339,176 51,728,619
2083 53,693,979 52,131,789
2082 54,043,369 52,537,598
2081 54,385,627 52,942,608
2080 54,721,064 53,352,029
2079 55,048,030 53,766,821
2078 55,367,481 54,181,891
2077 55,677,284 54,599,508
2076 55,976,943 55,019,721
2075 56,266,206 55,442,571
2074 56,544,981 55,872,412
2073 56,812,141 56,304,891
2072 57,068,255 56,739,842
2071 57,312,673 57,177,118
2070 57,545,138 57,621,370
2069 57,764,682 58,066,637
2068 57,972,674 58,516,959
2067 58,168,272 58,967,738
2066 58,351,633 59,418,676
2065 58,521,871 59,878,082
2064 58,680,744 60,336,709
2063 58,827,326 60,797,201
2062 58,962,991 61,262,000
2061 59,086,555 61,724,999
2060 59,199,108 62,192,387
2059 59,300,144 62,656,203
2058 59,390,214 63,118,413
2057 59,468,904 63,577,864
2056 59,536,324 64,032,675
2055 59,592,582 64,478,337
2054 59,637,127 64,917,436
2053 59,670,001 65,343,383
2052 59,690,977 65,763,356
2051 59,699,504 66,167,939
2050 59,695,795 66,558,274
2049 59,678,701 66,936,876
2048 59,648,033 67,296,897
2047 59,602,061 67,641,907
2046 59,540,723 67,972,603
2045 59,463,463 68,287,399
2044 59,367,350 68,585,177
2043 59,253,902 68,870,333
2042 59,121,606 69,139,548
2041 58,969,930 69,396,419
2040 58,799,039 69,632,464
2039 58,603,737 69,854,146
2038 58,388,433 70,062,543
2037 58,151,809 70,256,027
2036 57,888,958 70,435,348
2035 57,606,734 70,604,705
2034 57,297,583 70,756,791
2033 56,964,672 70,897,217
2032 56,610,464 71,025,384
2031 56,231,768 71,140,609
2030 55,827,391 71,247,320
2029 55,399,717 71,342,891
2028 54,947,769 71,428,869
2027 54,469,148 71,505,168
2026 53,970,578 71,571,743
2025 53,442,597 71,625,629
2024 52,886,363 71,668,011
2023 52,321,152 71,702,435
2022 51,737,944 71,735,329
2021 51,188,173 71,727,332
2020 50,629,997 71,641,484
2019 49,907,985 71,522,271
2018 49,024,465 71,376,079
2017 48,131,078 71,160,187
2016 47,437,512 70,859,841
2015 46,969,940 70,540,795
2014 46,565,429 70,216,367
2013 46,151,584 69,845,114
2012 45,715,810 69,436,098
2011 45,259,614 69,007,208
2010 44,777,319 68,579,447
2009 44,271,541 68,121,080
2008 43,758,808 67,619,830
2007 43,235,374 67,102,394
2006 42,691,084 66,567,687
2005 42,128,977 66,017,420
2004 41,543,171 65,452,047
2003 40,937,429 64,868,166
2002 40,324,680 64,266,437
2001 39,709,262 63,651,141
2000 39,089,934 63,007,815
1999 38,454,863 62,299,043
1998 37,792,165 61,522,630
1997 37,121,149 60,724,584
1996 36,462,745 59,920,064
1995 35,804,662 59,098,232
1994 35,127,410 58,260,854
1993 34,441,473 57,408,198
1992 33,760,571 56,528,834
1991 33,098,372 55,637,434
1990 32,440,069 54,738,329
1989 31,776,279 53,848,956
1988 31,130,524 52,969,595
1987 30,499,467 52,074,105
1986 29,879,112 51,177,834
1985 29,268,470 50,270,753
1984 28,642,690 49,351,708
1983 27,988,173 48,423,309
1982 27,338,331 47,494,577
1981 26,713,267 46,575,855
1980 26,104,498 45,650,022
1979 25,515,626 44,718,434
1978 24,950,337 43,788,976
1977 24,393,494 42,843,974
1976 23,858,810 41,896,504
1975 23,344,644 40,940,005
1974 22,833,469 39,952,891
1973 22,325,374 38,947,787
1972 21,819,563 37,933,929
1971 21,319,096 36,937,387
1970 20,811,782 35,954,408
1969 20,291,942 34,973,782
1968 19,766,796 34,002,560
1967 19,235,618 33,037,801
1966 18,702,688 32,086,071
1965 18,169,050 31,149,337
1964 17,637,411 30,232,141
1963 17,113,823 29,342,322
1962 16,599,029 28,481,040
1961 16,095,203 27,650,334
1960 15,606,209 26,851,747

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 Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia Thailand
2100 -0.72% -0.75%
2099 -0.73% -0.75%
2098 -0.73% -0.76%
2097 -0.73% -0.77%
2096 -0.74% -0.77%
2095 -0.74% -0.77%
2094 -0.74% -0.77%
2093 -0.74% -0.78%
2092 -0.73% -0.77%
2091 -0.73% -0.78%
2090 -0.73% -0.78%
2089 -0.72% -0.77%
2088 -0.71% -0.77%
2087 -0.7% -0.77%
2086 -0.69% -0.77%
2085 -0.67% -0.78%
2084 -0.66% -0.77%
2083 -0.65% -0.77%
2082 -0.63% -0.76%
2081 -0.61% -0.77%
2080 -0.59% -0.77%
2079 -0.58% -0.77%
2078 -0.56% -0.76%
2077 -0.54% -0.76%
2076 -0.51% -0.76%
2075 -0.49% -0.77%
2074 -0.47% -0.77%
2073 -0.45% -0.77%
2072 -0.43% -0.76%
2071 -0.4% -0.77%
2070 -0.38% -0.77%
2069 -0.36% -0.77%
2068 -0.34% -0.76%
2067 -0.31% -0.76%
2066 -0.29% -0.77%
2065 -0.27% -0.76%
2064 -0.25% -0.76%
2063 -0.23% -0.76%
2062 -0.21% -0.75%
2061 -0.19% -0.75%
2060 -0.17% -0.74%
2059 -0.15% -0.73%
2058 -0.13% -0.72%
2057 -0.11% -0.71%
2056 -0.09% -0.69%
2055 -0.07% -0.68%
2054 -0.06% -0.65%
2053 -0.04% -0.64%
2052 -0.01% -0.61%
2051 0.006% -0.59%
2050 0.03% -0.57%
2049 0.05% -0.53%
2048 0.08% -0.51%
2047 0.1% -0.49%
2046 0.13% -0.46%
2045 0.16% -0.43%
2044 0.19% -0.41%
2043 0.22% -0.39%
2042 0.26% -0.37%
2041 0.29% -0.34%
2040 0.33% -0.32%
2039 0.37% -0.3%
2038 0.41% -0.28%
2037 0.45% -0.25%
2036 0.49% -0.24%
2035 0.54% -0.21%
2034 0.58% -0.2%
2033 0.63% -0.18%
2032 0.67% -0.16%
2031 0.72% -0.15%
2030 0.77% -0.13%
2029 0.82% -0.12%
2028 0.88% -0.11%
2027 0.92% -0.09%
2026 0.99% -0.08%
2025 1.05% -0.06%
2024 1.08% -0.05%
2023 1.13% -0.05%
2022 1.07% 0.01%
2021 1.1% 0.12%
2020 1.45% 0.17%
2019 1.8% 0.2%
2018 1.86% 0.3%
2017 1.46% 0.42%
2016 1% 0.45%
2015 0.87% 0.46%
2014 0.9% 0.53%
2013 0.95% 0.59%
2012 1.01% 0.62%
2011 1.08% 0.62%
2010 1.14% 0.67%
2009 1.17% 0.74%
2008 1.21% 0.77%
2007 1.27% 0.8%
2006 1.33% 0.83%
2005 1.41% 0.86%
2004 1.48% 0.9%
2003 1.52% 0.94%
2002 1.55% 0.97%
2001 1.58% 1.02%
2000 1.65% 1.14%
1999 1.75% 1.26%
1998 1.81% 1.31%
1997 1.81% 1.34%
1996 1.84% 1.39%
1995 1.93% 1.44%
1994 1.99% 1.49%
1993 2.02% 1.56%
1992 2% 1.6%
1991 2.03% 1.64%
1990 2.09% 1.65%
1989 2.07% 1.66%
1988 2.07% 1.72%
1987 2.08% 1.75%
1986 2.09% 1.8%
1985 2.18% 1.86%
1984 2.34% 1.92%
1983 2.38% 1.96%
1982 2.34% 1.97%
1981 2.33% 2.03%
1980 2.31% 2.08%
1979 2.27% 2.12%
1978 2.28% 2.21%
1977 2.24% 2.26%
1976 2.2% 2.34%
1975 2.24% 2.47%
1974 2.28% 2.58%
1973 2.32% 2.67%
1972 2.35% 2.7%
1971 2.44% 2.73%
1970 2.56% 2.8%
1969 2.66% 2.86%
1968 2.76% 2.92%
1967 2.85% 2.97%
1966 2.94% 3.01%
1965 3.01% 3.03%
1964 3.06% 3.03%
1963 3.1% 3.02%
1962 3.13% 3%
1961 3.13% 2.97%

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 Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Colombia Thailand
Current population
54105437
71571743
Population rank 28/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.86%
One net population change
55.8 seconds
15.3 minutes
One birth every
44.7 seconds
53.3 seconds
One death every
1.86 minutes
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,549 -94
Annual growth/decline +565,211 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +1.08% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 168/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change +129,139 +27,509
Net migration rank 12/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - 27,509
2024 - 141,643 - 23,321
2023 422,598 154,521 -46,105 19,648
2022 406,143 183,180 -61,046 21,683
2021 311,122 199,070 57,382 -2,093
2020 378,965 227,130 84,107 32,277
2019 441,087 396,826 116,867 5,221
2018 433,622 495,524 159,383 10,984
2017 426,538 431,072 194,695 66,805
2016 425,087 104,373 226,255 112,978
2015 446,778 -41,123 266,362 32,500
2014 470,916 -67,522 294,628 55,358
2013 489,069 -64,789 325,059 67,452
2012 503,285 -56,070 351,485 74,033
2011 511,524 -46,385 365,670 66,607
2010 533,657 -34,220 370,466 52,791
2009 559,017 -46,901 382,636 110,883
2008 576,654 -63,313 401,730 107,333
2007 583,115 -49,634 425,362 100,486
2006 594,388 -39,303 441,211 102,362
2005 610,618 -41,465 456,378 100,542
2004 628,424 -25,949 466,542 107,199
2003 642,144 -33,114 488,003 105,917
2002 640,840 -24,387 504,299 105,215
2001 642,933 -28,582 524,230 96,817
2000 652,176 -27,878 543,884 121,640
1999 668,576 -22,698 578,073 173,924
1998 687,704 -8,186 617,318 183,471
1997 686,073 -23,600 644,834 150,411
1996 682,547 -28,251 661,397 152,397
1995 694,968 -33,097 682,703 147,226
1994 708,660 -16,023 712,589 132,271
1993 709,287 -30,103 737,696 122,746
1992 697,763 -15,147 754,999 143,318
1991 690,266 -48,458 760,508 124,034
1990 682,409 -7,590 760,808 152,916
1989 674,102 -21,329 774,563 90,497
1988 663,796 -25,064 765,252 128,469
1987 659,429 -36,040 774,498 122,791
1986 659,701 -42,368 783,430 111,820
1985 625,379 -21,408 776,935 141,963
1984 666,315 -18,692 779,856 139,345
1983 674,767 -13,329 794,239 143,393
1982 675,339 -37,090 817,951 101,885
1981 662,195 -50,351 839,297 78,337
1980 649,872 -44,203 845,575 88,478
1979 635,747 -63,657 843,434 85,693
1978 626,378 -67,870 847,799 82,011
1977 622,814 -67,638 871,232 88,937
1976 612,265 -98,057 894,072 40,656
1975 598,580 -84,462 911,980 66,306
1974 589,035 -80,816 923,151 72,801
1973 583,608 -75,630 933,540 80,704
1972 581,361 -77,708 940,420 73,082
1971 582,011 -84,712 936,215 43,400
1970 583,396 -66,065 937,116 49,221
1969 586,559 -64,238 948,314 26,551
1968 589,407 -61,442 953,806 13,718
1967 591,649 -57,256 944,980 17,005
1966 590,855 -59,395 929,469 12,016
1965 587,677 -51,855 909,000 22,995
1964 581,435 -53,972 885,137 17,249
1963 572,355 -52,631 860,728 16,494
1962 559,985 -50,108 828,741 16,605
1961 545,627 -47,849 801,140 14,968
1960 529,316 -49,115 774,190 6,886

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 Thailand 78.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,292,528 people) and 21.6% is from migration (a gain of 355,361 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

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
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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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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