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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 52,886,363 in 2024 vs 104,175 people in Tonga in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,105,437 people compared to 103,309 in Tonga.

Population statistics:

  • Colombia's population is 524 times bigger than Tonga's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Tonga is the 183rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.65% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 0.001% for Tonga.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs -0.25% in Tonga.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.1M (26.7% growth), while Tonga has declined from 106K to 103K (2.77% decline).

Colombia vs Tonga: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Tonga
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Tonga
2100 47,499,215 117,647
2099 47,845,841 117,615
2098 48,197,117 117,560
2097 48,551,975 117,522
2096 48,909,832 117,491
2095 49,272,722 117,414
2094 49,640,091 117,321
2093 50,009,863 117,237
2092 50,381,320 117,127
2091 50,754,115 117,013
2090 51,127,855 116,869
2089 51,502,015 116,712
2088 51,875,918 116,511
2087 52,247,171 116,307
2086 52,614,991 116,118
2085 52,979,265 115,902
2084 53,339,176 115,658
2083 53,693,979 115,366
2082 54,043,369 115,071
2081 54,385,627 114,782
2080 54,721,064 114,453
2079 55,048,030 114,103
2078 55,367,481 113,740
2077 55,677,284 113,378
2076 55,976,943 112,974
2075 56,266,206 112,594
2074 56,544,981 112,208
2073 56,812,141 111,819
2072 57,068,255 111,405
2071 57,312,673 110,992
2070 57,545,138 110,605
2069 57,764,682 110,238
2068 57,972,674 109,853
2067 58,168,272 109,474
2066 58,351,633 109,090
2065 58,521,871 108,765
2064 58,680,744 108,405
2063 58,827,326 108,061
2062 58,962,991 107,738
2061 59,086,555 107,424
2060 59,199,108 107,145
2059 59,300,144 106,869
2058 59,390,214 106,617
2057 59,468,904 106,372
2056 59,536,324 106,158
2055 59,592,582 105,942
2054 59,637,127 105,725
2053 59,670,001 105,513
2052 59,690,977 105,313
2051 59,699,504 105,106
2050 59,695,795 104,871
2049 59,678,701 104,663
2048 59,648,033 104,414
2047 59,602,061 104,180
2046 59,540,723 103,879
2045 59,463,463 103,575
2044 59,367,350 103,241
2043 59,253,902 102,961
2042 59,121,606 102,718
2041 58,969,930 102,474
2040 58,799,039 102,254
2039 58,603,737 102,088
2038 58,388,433 101,861
2037 58,151,809 101,733
2036 57,888,958 101,653
2035 57,606,734 101,607
2034 57,297,583 101,598
2033 56,964,672 101,618
2032 56,610,464 101,659
2031 56,231,768 101,790
2030 55,827,391 101,954
2029 55,399,717 102,207
2028 54,947,769 102,521
2027 54,469,148 102,868
2026 53,970,578 103,309
2025 53,442,597 103,768
2024 52,886,363 104,175
2023 52,321,152 104,597
2022 51,737,944 105,042
2021 51,188,173 105,490
2020 50,629,997 105,704
2019 49,907,985 105,669
2018 49,024,465 105,567
2017 48,131,078 105,356
2016 47,437,512 105,524
2015 46,969,940 106,095
2014 46,565,429 106,609
2013 46,151,584 107,078
2012 45,715,810 107,460
2011 45,259,614 107,570
2010 44,777,319 107,400
2009 44,271,541 107,203
2008 43,758,808 107,020
2007 43,235,374 106,726
2006 42,691,084 106,253
2005 42,128,977 105,671
2004 41,543,171 105,071
2003 40,937,429 104,464
2002 40,324,680 103,874
2001 39,709,262 103,288
2000 39,089,934 102,677
1999 38,454,863 102,046
1998 37,792,165 101,388
1997 37,121,149 100,674
1996 36,462,745 100,275
1995 35,804,662 100,225
1994 35,127,410 100,166
1993 34,441,473 100,103
1992 33,760,571 100,022
1991 33,098,372 99,895
1990 32,440,069 99,700
1989 31,776,279 99,403
1988 31,130,524 98,969
1987 30,499,467 98,376
1986 29,879,112 98,010
1985 29,268,470 97,984
1984 28,642,690 97,990
1983 27,988,173 97,998
1982 27,338,331 97,980
1981 26,713,267 97,909
1980 26,104,498 97,769
1979 25,515,626 97,544
1978 24,950,337 97,204
1977 24,393,494 96,725
1976 23,858,810 95,325
1975 23,344,644 93,017
1974 22,833,469 90,683
1973 22,325,374 88,805
1972 21,819,563 87,356
1971 21,319,096 85,896
1970 20,811,782 84,401
1969 20,291,942 82,885
1968 19,766,796 81,353
1967 19,235,618 79,814
1966 18,702,688 78,002
1965 18,169,050 75,924
1964 17,637,411 73,879
1963 17,113,823 71,885
1962 16,599,029 69,940
1961 16,095,203 68,037
1960 15,606,209 66,170

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/tonga | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Colombia increased by 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth), while Tonga lost 729 people (a 0.69% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth), while Tonga's population decreased by 2,215 people (a 2.1% decline).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. Tonga was ranked 182nd in 2006 and ranked 183rd 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 Tonga will increase by 1.51% to 104,871 people and will still be ranked 183rd.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people compared to the peak of 118K people in 2100 for Tonga.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Tonga
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia Tonga
2100 -0.72% 0.03%
2099 -0.73% 0.05%
2098 -0.73% 0.03%
2097 -0.73% 0.03%
2096 -0.74% 0.07%
2095 -0.74% 0.08%
2094 -0.74% 0.07%
2093 -0.74% 0.09%
2092 -0.73% 0.1%
2091 -0.73% 0.12%
2090 -0.73% 0.13%
2089 -0.72% 0.17%
2088 -0.71% 0.18%
2087 -0.7% 0.16%
2086 -0.69% 0.19%
2085 -0.67% 0.21%
2084 -0.66% 0.25%
2083 -0.65% 0.26%
2082 -0.63% 0.25%
2081 -0.61% 0.29%
2080 -0.59% 0.31%
2079 -0.58% 0.32%
2078 -0.56% 0.32%
2077 -0.54% 0.36%
2076 -0.51% 0.34%
2075 -0.49% 0.34%
2074 -0.47% 0.35%
2073 -0.45% 0.37%
2072 -0.43% 0.37%
2071 -0.4% 0.35%
2070 -0.38% 0.33%
2069 -0.36% 0.35%
2068 -0.34% 0.35%
2067 -0.31% 0.35%
2066 -0.29% 0.3%
2065 -0.27% 0.33%
2064 -0.25% 0.32%
2063 -0.23% 0.3%
2062 -0.21% 0.29%
2061 -0.19% 0.26%
2060 -0.17% 0.26%
2059 -0.15% 0.24%
2058 -0.13% 0.23%
2057 -0.11% 0.2%
2056 -0.09% 0.2%
2055 -0.07% 0.2%
2054 -0.06% 0.2%
2053 -0.04% 0.19%
2052 -0.01% 0.2%
2051 0.006% 0.22%
2050 0.03% 0.2%
2049 0.05% 0.24%
2048 0.08% 0.22%
2047 0.1% 0.29%
2046 0.13% 0.29%
2045 0.16% 0.32%
2044 0.19% 0.27%
2043 0.22% 0.24%
2042 0.26% 0.24%
2041 0.29% 0.21%
2040 0.33% 0.16%
2039 0.37% 0.22%
2038 0.41% 0.13%
2037 0.45% 0.08%
2036 0.49% 0.05%
2035 0.54% 0.009%
2034 0.58% -0.02%
2033 0.63% -0.04%
2032 0.67% -0.13%
2031 0.72% -0.16%
2030 0.77% -0.25%
2029 0.82% -0.31%
2028 0.88% -0.34%
2027 0.92% -0.43%
2026 0.99% -0.44%
2025 1.05% -0.39%
2024 1.08% -0.4%
2023 1.13% -0.42%
2022 1.07% -0.42%
2021 1.1% -0.2%
2020 1.45% 0.03%
2019 1.8% 0.1%
2018 1.86% 0.2%
2017 1.46% -0.16%
2016 1% -0.54%
2015 0.87% -0.48%
2014 0.9% -0.44%
2013 0.95% -0.36%
2012 1.01% -0.1%
2011 1.08% 0.16%
2010 1.14% 0.18%
2009 1.17% 0.17%
2008 1.21% 0.28%
2007 1.27% 0.45%
2006 1.33% 0.55%
2005 1.41% 0.57%
2004 1.48% 0.58%
2003 1.52% 0.57%
2002 1.55% 0.57%
2001 1.58% 0.6%
2000 1.65% 0.62%
1999 1.75% 0.65%
1998 1.81% 0.71%
1997 1.81% 0.4%
1996 1.84% 0.05%
1995 1.93% 0.06%
1994 1.99% 0.06%
1993 2.02% 0.08%
1992 2% 0.13%
1991 2.03% 0.2%
1990 2.09% 0.3%
1989 2.07% 0.44%
1988 2.07% 0.6%
1987 2.08% 0.37%
1986 2.09% 0.03%
1985 2.18% -0.006%
1984 2.34% -0.008%
1983 2.38% 0.02%
1982 2.34% 0.07%
1981 2.33% 0.14%
1980 2.31% 0.23%
1979 2.27% 0.35%
1978 2.28% 0.5%
1977 2.24% 1.47%
1976 2.2% 2.48%
1975 2.24% 2.57%
1974 2.28% 2.11%
1973 2.32% 1.66%
1972 2.35% 1.7%
1971 2.44% 1.77%
1970 2.56% 1.83%
1969 2.66% 1.88%
1968 2.76% 1.93%
1967 2.85% 2.32%
1966 2.94% 2.74%
1965 3.01% 2.77%
1964 3.06% 2.77%
1963 3.1% 2.78%
1962 3.13% 2.8%
1961 3.13% 2.82%

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/tonga | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Colombia grew by 1.08%, while Tonga's population declined by 0.4%.

Live population counters

Colombia Tonga
Current population
54105437
103309
Population rank 28/197 183/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.001%
One net population change
55.8 seconds
20.8 hours
One birth every
44.7 seconds
3.62 hours
One death every
1.86 minutes
13 hours
Daily growth/decline +1,549 -1
Annual growth/decline +565,211 -422
Annual growth/decline rate +1.08% -0.4%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 183/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
4.09 hours
Annual migration change +129,139 -2,150
Net migration rank 12/196 99/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 3,581
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 187/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 3.4%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 113/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
Tonga
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia Tonga
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - -2,150
2024 - 141,643 - -2,149
2023 422,598 154,521 1,744 -2,173
2022 406,143 183,180 1,772 -2,218
2021 311,122 199,070 1,773 -2,220
2020 378,965 227,130 1,816 -1,807
2019 441,087 396,826 1,841 -1,778
2018 433,622 495,524 1,873 -1,723
2017 426,538 431,072 1,912 -1,642
2016 425,087 104,373 1,989 -2,591
2015 446,778 -41,123 2,064 -2,610
2014 470,916 -67,522 2,135 -2,622
2013 489,069 -64,789 2,199 -2,637
2012 503,285 -56,070 2,255 -2,578
2011 511,524 -46,385 2,298 -2,198
2010 533,657 -34,220 2,332 -2,097
2009 559,017 -46,901 2,358 -2,204
2008 576,654 -63,313 2,397 -2,177
2007 583,115 -49,634 2,423 -2,057
2006 594,388 -39,303 2,459 -1,875
2005 610,618 -41,465 2,495 -1,906
2004 628,424 -25,949 2,478 -1,876
2003 642,144 -33,114 2,448 -1,844
2002 640,840 -24,387 2,396 -1,815
2001 642,933 -28,582 2,358 -1,766
2000 652,176 -27,878 2,346 -1,721
1999 668,576 -22,698 2,352 -1,710
1998 687,704 -8,186 2,344 -1,665
1997 686,073 -23,600 2,332 -1,589
1996 682,547 -28,251 2,393 -2,338
1995 694,968 -33,097 2,476 -2,422
1994 708,660 -16,023 2,547 -2,484
1993 709,287 -30,103 2,594 -2,532
1992 697,763 -15,147 2,622 -2,524
1991 690,266 -48,458 2,637 -2,484
1990 682,409 -7,590 2,641 -2,409
1989 674,102 -21,329 2,644 -2,280
1988 663,796 -25,064 2,649 -2,138
1987 659,429 -36,040 2,646 -1,970
1986 659,701 -42,368 2,704 -2,650
1985 625,379 -21,408 2,762 -2,775
1984 666,315 -18,692 2,814 -2,823
1983 674,767 -13,329 2,840 -2,840
1982 675,339 -37,090 2,853 -2,814
1981 662,195 -50,351 2,882 -2,778
1980 649,872 -44,203 2,885 -2,708
1979 635,747 -63,657 2,884 -2,604
1978 626,378 -67,870 2,862 -2,457
1977 622,814 -67,638 2,822 -2,273
1976 612,265 -98,057 2,769 -523
1975 598,580 -84,462 2,709 -346
1974 589,035 -80,816 2,650 -344
1973 583,608 -75,630 2,617 -1,168
1972 581,361 -77,708 2,605 -1,153
1971 582,011 -84,712 2,611 -1,138
1970 583,396 -66,065 2,628 -1,122
1969 586,559 -64,238 2,632 -1,101
1968 589,407 -61,442 2,614 -1,078
1967 591,649 -57,256 2,603 -1,060
1966 590,855 -59,395 2,550 -465
1965 587,677 -51,855 2,498 -426
1964 581,435 -53,972 2,445 -428
1963 572,355 -52,631 2,394 -426
1962 559,985 -50,108 2,343 -420
1961 545,627 -47,849 2,284 -401
1960 529,316 -49,115 2,230 -384

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

GeoRank.org/population/colombia/tonga | 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 Tonga 46.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 18,919 people) and 53.1% is from migration (a loss of 21,384 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 3,581 people or 3.4% in Tonga.

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
Tonga
City Population
Nukualofa 23.2K
Mua 5K

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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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