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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 52,886,363 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,105,437 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Colombia's population is 1.35 times bigger than Ukraine's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 1.14% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.1M (26.7% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Colombia vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Ukraine
2100 47,499,215 15,493,960
2099 47,845,841 15,751,557
2098 48,197,117 16,012,938
2097 48,551,975 16,278,602
2096 48,909,832 16,547,938
2095 49,272,722 16,820,897
2094 49,640,091 17,098,910
2093 50,009,863 17,381,822
2092 50,381,320 17,669,049
2091 50,754,115 17,960,681
2090 51,127,855 18,257,867
2089 51,502,015 18,559,027
2088 51,875,918 18,865,031
2087 52,247,171 19,176,483
2086 52,614,991 19,492,606
2085 52,979,265 19,812,584
2084 53,339,176 20,138,855
2083 53,693,979 20,468,747
2082 54,043,369 20,803,241
2081 54,385,627 21,140,953
2080 54,721,064 21,482,498
2079 55,048,030 21,827,152
2078 55,367,481 22,175,099
2077 55,677,284 22,525,846
2076 55,976,943 22,879,896
2075 56,266,206 23,236,521
2074 56,544,981 23,596,095
2073 56,812,141 23,957,807
2072 57,068,255 24,319,928
2071 57,312,673 24,685,370
2070 57,545,138 25,053,352
2069 57,764,682 25,423,272
2068 57,972,674 25,794,560
2067 58,168,272 26,168,072
2066 58,351,633 26,543,206
2065 58,521,871 26,920,121
2064 58,680,744 27,298,592
2063 58,827,326 27,677,528
2062 58,962,991 28,056,960
2061 59,086,555 28,437,884
2060 59,199,108 28,818,343
2059 59,300,144 29,198,891
2058 59,390,214 29,580,044
2057 59,468,904 29,958,884
2056 59,536,324 30,335,136
2055 59,592,582 30,710,041
2054 59,637,127 31,080,334
2053 59,670,001 31,447,868
2052 59,690,977 31,811,171
2051 59,699,504 32,170,929
2050 59,695,795 32,525,262
2049 59,678,701 32,875,483
2048 59,648,033 33,217,836
2047 59,602,061 33,556,749
2046 59,540,723 33,892,646
2045 59,463,463 34,221,999
2044 59,367,350 34,547,153
2043 59,253,902 34,869,270
2042 59,121,606 35,189,550
2041 58,969,930 35,507,946
2040 58,799,039 35,823,225
2039 58,603,737 36,141,658
2038 58,388,433 36,457,134
2037 58,151,809 36,772,578
2036 57,888,958 37,084,252
2035 57,606,734 37,396,243
2034 57,297,583 37,706,533
2033 56,964,672 38,015,585
2032 56,610,464 38,322,554
2031 56,231,768 38,630,259
2030 55,827,391 38,935,791
2029 55,399,717 39,238,099
2028 54,947,769 39,537,815
2027 54,469,148 39,830,895
2026 53,970,578 40,125,599
2025 53,442,597 38,707,520
2024 52,886,363 37,860,221
2023 52,321,152 37,732,836
2022 51,737,944 41,048,766
2021 51,188,173 44,298,640
2020 50,629,997 44,680,014
2019 49,907,985 44,957,458
2018 49,024,465 45,208,907
2017 48,131,078 45,436,041
2016 47,437,512 45,616,832
2015 46,969,940 45,784,896
2014 46,565,429 45,972,380
2013 46,151,584 46,126,770
2012 45,715,810 46,210,056
2011 45,259,614 46,307,853
2010 44,777,319 46,456,003
2009 44,271,541 46,623,731
2008 43,758,808 46,819,175
2007 43,235,374 47,062,798
2006 42,691,084 47,278,694
2005 42,128,977 47,585,556
2004 41,543,171 47,979,507
2003 40,937,429 48,315,136
2002 40,324,680 48,677,281
2001 39,709,262 49,106,855
2000 39,089,934 49,556,660
1999 38,454,863 49,976,446
1998 37,792,165 50,379,731
1997 37,121,149 50,786,885
1996 36,462,745 51,226,109
1995 35,804,662 51,665,539
1994 35,127,410 52,075,998
1993 34,441,473 52,350,126
1992 33,760,571 52,323,671
1991 33,098,372 52,170,961
1990 32,440,069 52,054,092
1989 31,776,279 51,917,817
1988 31,130,524 51,724,853
1987 30,499,467 51,515,732
1986 29,879,112 51,318,745
1985 29,268,470 51,108,770
1984 28,642,690 50,887,599
1983 27,988,173 50,637,029
1982 27,338,331 50,402,724
1981 26,713,267 50,189,281
1980 26,104,498 49,955,152
1979 25,515,626 49,721,381
1978 24,950,337 49,521,243
1977 24,393,494 49,336,481
1976 23,858,810 49,120,842
1975 23,344,644 48,865,229
1974 22,833,469 48,576,570
1973 22,325,374 48,277,121
1972 21,819,563 47,946,893
1971 21,319,096 47,573,287
1970 20,811,782 47,261,306
1969 20,291,942 46,976,256
1968 19,766,796 46,614,325
1967 19,235,618 46,215,988
1966 18,702,688 45,802,519
1965 18,169,050 45,386,892
1964 17,637,411 44,951,156
1963 17,113,823 44,462,372
1962 16,599,029 43,943,674
1961 16,095,203 43,399,766
1960 15,606,209 42,824,093

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 Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia Ukraine
2100 -0.72% -1.64%
2099 -0.73% -1.63%
2098 -0.73% -1.63%
2097 -0.73% -1.63%
2096 -0.74% -1.62%
2095 -0.74% -1.63%
2094 -0.74% -1.63%
2093 -0.74% -1.63%
2092 -0.73% -1.62%
2091 -0.73% -1.63%
2090 -0.73% -1.62%
2089 -0.72% -1.62%
2088 -0.71% -1.62%
2087 -0.7% -1.62%
2086 -0.69% -1.62%
2085 -0.67% -1.62%
2084 -0.66% -1.61%
2083 -0.65% -1.61%
2082 -0.63% -1.6%
2081 -0.61% -1.59%
2080 -0.59% -1.58%
2079 -0.58% -1.57%
2078 -0.56% -1.56%
2077 -0.54% -1.55%
2076 -0.51% -1.53%
2075 -0.49% -1.52%
2074 -0.47% -1.51%
2073 -0.45% -1.49%
2072 -0.43% -1.48%
2071 -0.4% -1.47%
2070 -0.38% -1.46%
2069 -0.36% -1.44%
2068 -0.34% -1.43%
2067 -0.31% -1.41%
2066 -0.29% -1.4%
2065 -0.27% -1.39%
2064 -0.25% -1.37%
2063 -0.23% -1.35%
2062 -0.21% -1.34%
2061 -0.19% -1.32%
2060 -0.17% -1.3%
2059 -0.15% -1.29%
2058 -0.13% -1.26%
2057 -0.11% -1.24%
2056 -0.09% -1.22%
2055 -0.07% -1.19%
2054 -0.06% -1.17%
2053 -0.04% -1.14%
2052 -0.01% -1.12%
2051 0.006% -1.09%
2050 0.03% -1.07%
2049 0.05% -1.03%
2048 0.08% -1.01%
2047 0.1% -0.99%
2046 0.13% -0.96%
2045 0.16% -0.94%
2044 0.19% -0.92%
2043 0.22% -0.91%
2042 0.26% -0.9%
2041 0.29% -0.88%
2040 0.33% -0.88%
2039 0.37% -0.87%
2038 0.41% -0.86%
2037 0.45% -0.84%
2036 0.49% -0.83%
2035 0.54% -0.82%
2034 0.58% -0.81%
2033 0.63% -0.8%
2032 0.67% -0.8%
2031 0.72% -0.78%
2030 0.77% -0.77%
2029 0.82% -0.76%
2028 0.88% -0.74%
2027 0.92% -0.73%
2026 0.99% 3.66%
2025 1.05% 2.24%
2024 1.08% 0.34%
2023 1.13% -8.08%
2022 1.07% -7.34%
2021 1.1% -0.85%
2020 1.45% -0.62%
2019 1.8% -0.56%
2018 1.86% -0.5%
2017 1.46% -0.4%
2016 1% -0.37%
2015 0.87% -0.41%
2014 0.9% -0.33%
2013 0.95% -0.18%
2012 1.01% -0.21%
2011 1.08% -0.32%
2010 1.14% -0.36%
2009 1.17% -0.42%
2008 1.21% -0.52%
2007 1.27% -0.46%
2006 1.33% -0.64%
2005 1.41% -0.82%
2004 1.48% -0.69%
2003 1.52% -0.74%
2002 1.55% -0.87%
2001 1.58% -0.91%
2000 1.65% -0.84%
1999 1.75% -0.8%
1998 1.81% -0.8%
1997 1.81% -0.86%
1996 1.84% -0.85%
1995 1.93% -0.79%
1994 1.99% -0.52%
1993 2.02% 0.05%
1992 2% 0.29%
1991 2.03% 0.22%
1990 2.09% 0.26%
1989 2.07% 0.37%
1988 2.07% 0.41%
1987 2.08% 0.38%
1986 2.09% 0.41%
1985 2.18% 0.43%
1984 2.34% 0.49%
1983 2.38% 0.46%
1982 2.34% 0.43%
1981 2.33% 0.47%
1980 2.31% 0.47%
1979 2.27% 0.4%
1978 2.28% 0.37%
1977 2.24% 0.44%
1976 2.2% 0.52%
1975 2.24% 0.59%
1974 2.28% 0.62%
1973 2.32% 0.69%
1972 2.35% 0.79%
1971 2.44% 0.66%
1970 2.56% 0.61%
1969 2.66% 0.78%
1968 2.76% 0.86%
1967 2.85% 0.9%
1966 2.94% 0.92%
1965 3.01% 0.97%
1964 3.06% 1.1%
1963 3.1% 1.18%
1962 3.13% 1.25%
1961 3.13% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Colombia Ukraine
Current population
54105437
40125599
Population rank 28/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.48%
One net population change
55.8 seconds
4.13 minutes
One birth every
44.7 seconds
2.48 minutes
One death every
1.86 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,549 +349
Annual growth/decline +565,211 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +1.08% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 147/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change +129,139 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 12/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - 1,702,358
2024 - 141,643 - 1,146,012
2023 422,598 154,521 -283,185 -299,961
2022 406,143 183,180 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 311,122 199,070 -449,941 -1,129
2020 378,965 227,130 -307,533 -4,167
2019 441,087 396,826 -236,296 -6,908
2018 433,622 495,524 -227,491 -32,220
2017 426,538 431,072 -158,390 -36,155
2016 425,087 104,373 -135,710 -31,340
2015 446,778 -41,123 -147,107 -21,992
2014 470,916 -67,522 -140,216 -65,678
2013 489,069 -64,789 -129,662 26,781
2012 503,285 -56,070 -130,451 66,768
2011 511,524 -46,385 -158,372 26,457
2010 533,657 -34,220 -180,388 16,030
2009 559,017 -46,901 -197,918 26,796
2008 576,654 -63,313 -229,086 9,312
2007 583,115 -49,634 -282,659 15,237
2006 594,388 -39,303 -300,787 136,442
2005 610,618 -41,465 -337,857 -111,493
2004 628,424 -25,949 -344,157 5,644
2003 642,144 -33,114 -351,299 18,540
2002 640,840 -24,387 -364,544 -26,991
2001 642,933 -28,582 -374,734 -92,847
2000 652,176 -27,878 -364,143 -67,865
1999 668,576 -22,698 -348,286 -59,247
1998 687,704 -8,186 -318,299 -80,684
1997 686,073 -23,600 -306,549 -108,735
1996 682,547 -28,251 -305,154 -158,008
1995 694,968 -33,097 -281,629 -134,053
1994 708,660 -16,023 -238,820 -166,380
1993 709,287 -30,103 -169,405 26,357
1992 697,763 -15,147 -95,857 291,788
1991 690,266 -48,458 -16,486 125,962
1990 682,409 -7,590 48,463 75,760
1989 674,102 -21,329 106,431 36,978
1988 663,796 -25,064 162,002 75,637
1987 659,429 -36,040 198,850 -18,275
1986 659,701 -42,368 225,751 -12,369
1985 625,379 -21,408 201,011 5,546
1984 666,315 -18,692 222,430 13,340
1983 674,767 -13,329 241,741 23,608
1982 675,339 -37,090 194,101 9,096
1981 662,195 -50,351 182,839 40,807
1980 649,872 -44,203 197,223 47,406
1979 635,747 -63,657 197,294 25,635
1978 626,378 -67,870 206,554 -29,180
1977 622,814 -67,638 216,932 -24,745
1976 612,265 -98,057 247,323 -8,219
1975 598,580 -84,462 256,787 15,336
1974 589,035 -80,816 273,486 31,725
1973 583,608 -75,630 274,938 18,777
1972 581,361 -77,708 309,785 56,928
1971 582,011 -84,712 305,849 74,604
1970 583,396 -66,065 291,839 -48,335
1969 586,559 -64,238 274,858 51,763
1968 589,407 -61,442 295,162 102,096
1967 591,649 -57,256 313,899 85,527
1966 590,855 -59,395 337,794 89,737
1965 587,677 -51,855 334,365 69,354
1964 581,435 -53,972 391,120 76,650
1963 572,355 -52,631 449,648 60,178
1962 559,985 -50,108 481,887 45,712
1961 545,627 -47,849 508,602 51,625
1960 529,316 -49,115 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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