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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 52,886,363 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,105,437 people compared to 12,437,803 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Colombia's population is 4.35 times bigger than Tunisia's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 0.8% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.1M (26.7% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20.2% growth).

Colombia vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Tunisia
2100 47,499,215 10,722,837
2099 47,845,841 10,798,417
2098 48,197,117 10,872,527
2097 48,551,975 10,944,510
2096 48,909,832 11,017,262
2095 49,272,722 11,088,773
2094 49,640,091 11,159,761
2093 50,009,863 11,228,741
2092 50,381,320 11,296,441
2091 50,754,115 11,362,922
2090 51,127,855 11,428,150
2089 51,502,015 11,492,395
2088 51,875,918 11,554,451
2087 52,247,171 11,616,399
2086 52,614,991 11,677,706
2085 52,979,265 11,736,824
2084 53,339,176 11,795,185
2083 53,693,979 11,853,617
2082 54,043,369 11,911,196
2081 54,385,627 11,966,771
2080 54,721,064 12,023,486
2079 55,048,030 12,080,879
2078 55,367,481 12,138,513
2077 55,677,284 12,194,072
2076 55,976,943 12,247,445
2075 56,266,206 12,301,960
2074 56,544,981 12,355,470
2073 56,812,141 12,410,281
2072 57,068,255 12,463,568
2071 57,312,673 12,517,952
2070 57,545,138 12,571,557
2069 57,764,682 12,625,027
2068 57,972,674 12,677,388
2067 58,168,272 12,728,611
2066 58,351,633 12,778,160
2065 58,521,871 12,827,417
2064 58,680,744 12,873,288
2063 58,827,326 12,917,720
2062 58,962,991 12,960,075
2061 59,086,555 12,999,502
2060 59,199,108 13,037,172
2059 59,300,144 13,069,268
2058 59,390,214 13,098,461
2057 59,468,904 13,124,682
2056 59,536,324 13,147,057
2055 59,592,582 13,164,337
2054 59,637,127 13,177,456
2053 59,670,001 13,184,564
2052 59,690,977 13,188,052
2051 59,699,504 13,187,435
2050 59,695,795 13,181,992
2049 59,678,701 13,173,401
2048 59,648,033 13,160,968
2047 59,602,061 13,144,429
2046 59,540,723 13,125,908
2045 59,463,463 13,104,999
2044 59,367,350 13,081,801
2043 59,253,902 13,057,259
2042 59,121,606 13,031,516
2041 58,969,930 13,006,019
2040 58,799,039 12,979,703
2039 58,603,737 12,952,741
2038 58,388,433 12,925,306
2037 58,151,809 12,896,316
2036 57,888,958 12,865,989
2035 57,606,734 12,835,689
2034 57,297,583 12,803,284
2033 56,964,672 12,766,519
2032 56,610,464 12,728,299
2031 56,231,768 12,687,827
2030 55,827,391 12,644,489
2029 55,399,717 12,596,686
2028 54,947,769 12,542,752
2027 54,469,148 12,484,560
2026 53,970,578 12,420,467
2025 53,442,597 12,351,028
2024 52,886,363 12,277,109
2023 52,321,152 12,200,431
2022 51,737,944 12,119,334
2021 51,188,173 12,048,622
2020 50,629,997 11,974,057
2019 49,907,985 11,875,081
2018 49,024,465 11,765,514
2017 48,131,078 11,650,498
2016 47,437,512 11,528,674
2015 46,969,940 11,402,264
2014 46,565,429 11,274,288
2013 46,151,584 11,141,361
2012 45,715,810 11,009,647
2011 45,259,614 10,886,035
2010 44,777,319 10,765,980
2009 44,271,541 10,650,681
2008 43,758,808 10,542,635
2007 43,235,374 10,441,702
2006 42,691,084 10,346,410
2005 42,128,977 10,255,472
2004 41,543,171 10,166,163
2003 40,937,429 10,071,632
2002 40,324,680 9,971,515
2001 39,709,262 9,869,677
2000 39,089,934 9,764,935
1999 38,454,863 9,655,963
1998 37,792,165 9,541,667
1997 37,121,149 9,421,270
1996 36,462,745 9,294,432
1995 35,804,662 9,161,258
1994 35,127,410 9,018,448
1993 34,441,473 8,857,910
1992 33,760,571 8,682,512
1991 33,098,372 8,501,827
1990 32,440,069 8,324,509
1989 31,776,279 8,151,660
1988 31,130,524 7,974,440
1987 30,499,467 7,789,987
1986 29,879,112 7,600,301
1985 29,268,470 7,409,903
1984 28,642,690 7,220,044
1983 27,988,173 7,053,800
1982 27,338,331 6,908,642
1981 26,713,267 6,758,284
1980 26,104,498 6,606,195
1979 25,515,626 6,456,419
1978 24,950,337 6,309,390
1977 24,393,494 6,155,931
1976 23,858,810 5,996,994
1975 23,344,644 5,839,262
1974 22,833,469 5,684,674
1973 22,325,374 5,537,242
1972 21,819,563 5,396,557
1971 21,319,096 5,261,658
1970 20,811,782 5,131,396
1969 20,291,942 5,004,697
1968 19,766,796 4,879,899
1967 19,235,618 4,760,970
1966 18,702,688 4,652,287
1965 18,169,050 4,561,385
1964 17,637,411 4,489,869
1963 17,113,823 4,427,131
1962 16,599,029 4,369,136
1961 16,095,203 4,316,278
1960 15,606,209 4,267,288

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/tunisia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Colombia increased by 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 909,129 people (a 7.89% growth).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st 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 Tunisia will increase by 5.98% to 13,181,992 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people compared to the peak of 13.2M people in 2052 for Tunisia.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia Tunisia
2100 -0.72% -0.7%
2099 -0.73% -0.68%
2098 -0.73% -0.66%
2097 -0.73% -0.66%
2096 -0.74% -0.64%
2095 -0.74% -0.64%
2094 -0.74% -0.61%
2093 -0.74% -0.6%
2092 -0.73% -0.59%
2091 -0.73% -0.57%
2090 -0.73% -0.56%
2089 -0.72% -0.54%
2088 -0.71% -0.53%
2087 -0.7% -0.52%
2086 -0.69% -0.5%
2085 -0.67% -0.49%
2084 -0.66% -0.49%
2083 -0.65% -0.48%
2082 -0.63% -0.46%
2081 -0.61% -0.47%
2080 -0.59% -0.48%
2079 -0.58% -0.47%
2078 -0.56% -0.46%
2077 -0.54% -0.44%
2076 -0.51% -0.44%
2075 -0.49% -0.43%
2074 -0.47% -0.44%
2073 -0.45% -0.43%
2072 -0.43% -0.43%
2071 -0.4% -0.43%
2070 -0.38% -0.42%
2069 -0.36% -0.41%
2068 -0.34% -0.4%
2067 -0.31% -0.39%
2066 -0.29% -0.38%
2065 -0.27% -0.36%
2064 -0.25% -0.34%
2063 -0.23% -0.33%
2062 -0.21% -0.3%
2061 -0.19% -0.29%
2060 -0.17% -0.25%
2059 -0.15% -0.22%
2058 -0.13% -0.2%
2057 -0.11% -0.17%
2056 -0.09% -0.13%
2055 -0.07% -0.1%
2054 -0.06% -0.05%
2053 -0.04% -0.03%
2052 -0.01% 0.005%
2051 0.006% 0.04%
2050 0.03% 0.07%
2049 0.05% 0.09%
2048 0.08% 0.13%
2047 0.1% 0.14%
2046 0.13% 0.16%
2045 0.16% 0.18%
2044 0.19% 0.19%
2043 0.22% 0.2%
2042 0.26% 0.2%
2041 0.29% 0.2%
2040 0.33% 0.21%
2039 0.37% 0.21%
2038 0.41% 0.22%
2037 0.45% 0.24%
2036 0.49% 0.24%
2035 0.54% 0.25%
2034 0.58% 0.29%
2033 0.63% 0.3%
2032 0.67% 0.32%
2031 0.72% 0.34%
2030 0.77% 0.38%
2029 0.82% 0.43%
2028 0.88% 0.47%
2027 0.92% 0.52%
2026 0.99% 0.56%
2025 1.05% 0.6%
2024 1.08% 0.63%
2023 1.13% 0.67%
2022 1.07% 0.59%
2021 1.1% 0.62%
2020 1.45% 0.83%
2019 1.8% 0.93%
2018 1.86% 0.99%
2017 1.46% 1.06%
2016 1% 1.11%
2015 0.87% 1.14%
2014 0.9% 1.19%
2013 0.95% 1.2%
2012 1.01% 1.14%
2011 1.08% 1.12%
2010 1.14% 1.08%
2009 1.17% 1.02%
2008 1.21% 0.97%
2007 1.27% 0.92%
2006 1.33% 0.89%
2005 1.41% 0.88%
2004 1.48% 0.94%
2003 1.52% 1%
2002 1.55% 1.03%
2001 1.58% 1.07%
2000 1.65% 1.13%
1999 1.75% 1.2%
1998 1.81% 1.28%
1997 1.81% 1.36%
1996 1.84% 1.45%
1995 1.93% 1.58%
1994 1.99% 1.81%
1993 2.02% 2.02%
1992 2% 2.13%
1991 2.03% 2.13%
1990 2.09% 2.12%
1989 2.07% 2.22%
1988 2.07% 2.37%
1987 2.08% 2.5%
1986 2.09% 2.57%
1985 2.18% 2.63%
1984 2.34% 2.36%
1983 2.38% 2.1%
1982 2.34% 2.22%
1981 2.33% 2.3%
1980 2.31% 2.32%
1979 2.27% 2.33%
1978 2.28% 2.49%
1977 2.24% 2.65%
1976 2.2% 2.7%
1975 2.24% 2.72%
1974 2.28% 2.66%
1973 2.32% 2.61%
1972 2.35% 2.56%
1971 2.44% 2.54%
1970 2.56% 2.53%
1969 2.66% 2.56%
1968 2.76% 2.5%
1967 2.85% 2.34%
1966 2.94% 1.99%
1965 3.01% 1.59%
1964 3.06% 1.42%
1963 3.1% 1.33%
1962 3.13% 1.22%
1961 3.13% 1.15%

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 Tunisia's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Colombia Tunisia
Current population
54105437
12437803
Population rank 28/197 81/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.15%
One net population change
55.8 seconds
6.85 minutes
One birth every
44.7 seconds
3.13 minutes
One death every
1.86 minutes
7.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,549 +210
Annual growth/decline +565,211 +76,678
Annual growth/decline rate +1.08% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 124/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change +129,139 -14,523
Net migration rank 12/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - -14,523
2024 - 141,643 - -15,221
2023 422,598 154,521 93,663 -14,001
2022 406,143 183,180 96,531 -14,001
2021 311,122 199,070 68,087 -9,190
2020 378,965 227,130 109,431 -19,188
2019 441,087 396,826 127,312 -19,612
2018 433,622 495,524 132,445 -21,012
2017 426,538 431,072 140,971 -22,365
2016 425,087 104,373 148,870 -23,827
2015 446,778 -41,123 153,007 -25,229
2014 470,916 -67,522 154,762 -26,586
2013 489,069 -64,789 154,687 -17,020
2012 503,285 -56,070 151,812 -26,059
2011 511,524 -46,385 143,401 -21,935
2010 533,657 -34,220 132,809 -14,168
2009 559,017 -46,901 125,465 -13,512
2008 576,654 -63,313 121,873 -17,742
2007 583,115 -49,634 118,920 -21,190
2006 594,388 -39,303 116,945 -24,098
2005 610,618 -41,465 115,374 -26,361
2004 628,424 -25,949 113,322 -23,735
2003 642,144 -33,114 111,926 -12,459
2002 640,840 -24,387 109,099 -8,334
2001 642,933 -28,582 110,146 -7,235
2000 652,176 -27,878 112,501 -5,937
1999 668,576 -22,698 114,829 -3,452
1998 687,704 -8,186 121,332 -4,111
1997 686,073 -23,600 128,327 -4,756
1996 682,547 -28,251 135,615 -5,506
1995 694,968 -33,097 144,345 -8,095
1994 708,660 -16,023 153,647 -4,271
1993 709,287 -30,103 160,922 10,771
1992 697,763 -15,147 163,978 15,124
1991 690,266 -48,458 166,245 16,021
1990 682,409 -7,590 168,180 4,183
1989 674,102 -21,329 169,221 4,100
1988 663,796 -25,064 177,176 3,934
1987 659,429 -36,040 184,101 3,711
1986 659,701 -42,368 188,107 3,464
1985 625,379 -21,408 186,344 2,887
1984 666,315 -18,692 182,386 8,109
1983 674,767 -13,329 179,878 -37,895
1982 675,339 -37,090 177,898 -29,559
1981 662,195 -50,351 176,628 -24,242
1980 649,872 -44,203 171,094 -19,321
1979 635,747 -63,657 171,463 -23,688
1978 626,378 -67,870 173,255 -26,968
1977 622,814 -67,638 174,539 -13,910
1976 612,265 -98,057 172,744 -15,499
1975 598,580 -84,462 166,991 -8,765
1974 589,035 -80,816 160,200 -9,254
1973 583,608 -75,630 153,525 -9,606
1972 581,361 -77,708 147,239 -9,790
1971 582,011 -84,712 142,296 -9,949
1970 583,396 -66,065 138,235 -10,054
1969 586,559 -64,238 135,257 -10,049
1968 589,407 -61,442 134,246 -9,848
1967 591,649 -57,256 132,626 -19,155
1966 590,855 -59,395 131,274 -27,393
1965 587,677 -51,855 127,673 -49,751
1964 581,435 -53,972 124,711 -59,602
1963 572,355 -52,631 120,865 -60,505
1962 559,985 -50,108 116,887 -61,260
1961 545,627 -47,849 111,459 -61,369
1960 529,316 -49,115 109,234 -61,334

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 Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,225,079 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 195,011 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

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
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

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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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