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Population in Colombia compared to the United States: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 52,886,363 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,105,437 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 6.36 times bigger than Colombia's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.8% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.1M (26.7% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Colombia vs United States: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia United States
2100 47,499,215 415,429,771
2099 47,845,841 414,829,167
2098 48,197,117 414,231,720
2097 48,551,975 413,576,381
2096 48,909,832 412,927,393
2095 49,272,722 412,225,379
2094 49,640,091 411,498,749
2093 50,009,863 410,785,729
2092 50,381,320 410,051,921
2091 50,754,115 409,320,183
2090 51,127,855 408,613,732
2089 51,502,015 407,885,645
2088 51,875,918 407,129,733
2087 52,247,171 406,421,298
2086 52,614,991 405,715,343
2085 52,979,265 405,059,379
2084 53,339,176 404,343,130
2083 53,693,979 403,612,785
2082 54,043,369 402,871,293
2081 54,385,627 402,054,554
2080 54,721,064 401,319,194
2079 55,048,030 400,554,914
2078 55,367,481 399,737,968
2077 55,677,284 398,906,565
2076 55,976,943 398,035,750
2075 56,266,206 397,109,170
2074 56,544,981 396,226,412
2073 56,812,141 395,307,725
2072 57,068,255 394,393,561
2071 57,312,673 393,415,363
2070 57,545,138 392,469,727
2069 57,764,682 391,479,981
2068 57,972,674 390,517,695
2067 58,168,272 389,543,856
2066 58,351,633 388,597,719
2065 58,521,871 387,685,327
2064 58,680,744 386,805,026
2063 58,827,326 385,911,917
2062 58,962,991 385,032,627
2061 59,086,555 384,170,837
2060 59,199,108 383,361,269
2059 59,300,144 382,542,030
2058 59,390,214 381,704,804
2057 59,468,904 380,907,023
2056 59,536,324 380,159,777
2055 59,592,582 379,430,756
2054 59,637,127 378,682,851
2053 59,670,001 377,878,421
2052 59,690,977 377,073,303
2051 59,699,504 376,229,840
2050 59,695,795 375,373,155
2049 59,678,701 374,493,150
2048 59,648,033 373,590,762
2047 59,602,061 372,626,259
2046 59,540,723 371,644,809
2045 59,463,463 370,602,914
2044 59,367,350 369,518,897
2043 59,253,902 368,375,680
2042 59,121,606 367,158,772
2041 58,969,930 365,937,822
2040 58,799,039 364,671,837
2039 58,603,737 363,367,337
2038 58,388,433 361,997,023
2037 58,151,809 360,606,236
2036 57,888,958 359,193,245
2035 57,606,734 357,750,686
2034 57,297,583 356,266,726
2033 56,964,672 354,775,032
2032 56,610,464 353,259,037
2031 56,231,768 351,721,511
2030 55,827,391 350,155,042
2029 55,399,717 348,564,667
2028 54,947,769 346,906,294
2027 54,469,148 345,257,605
2026 53,970,578 343,565,426
2025 53,442,597 341,784,857
2024 52,886,363 340,110,988
2023 52,321,152 334,914,895
2022 51,737,944 333,271,411
2021 51,188,173 331,893,745
2020 50,629,997 331,526,933
2019 49,907,985 328,329,953
2018 49,024,465 326,838,199
2017 48,131,078 325,122,128
2016 47,437,512 323,071,755
2015 46,969,940 320,738,994
2014 46,565,429 318,386,329
2013 46,151,584 316,059,947
2012 45,715,810 313,877,662
2011 45,259,614 311,583,481
2010 44,777,319 309,327,143
2009 44,271,541 306,771,529
2008 43,758,808 304,093,966
2007 43,235,374 301,231,207
2006 42,691,084 298,379,912
2005 42,128,977 295,516,599
2004 41,543,171 292,805,298
2003 40,937,429 290,107,933
2002 40,324,680 287,625,193
2001 39,709,262 284,968,955
2000 39,089,934 282,162,411
1999 38,454,863 279,294,713
1998 37,792,165 276,115,288
1997 37,121,149 272,911,760
1996 36,462,745 269,667,391
1995 35,804,662 266,557,091
1994 35,127,410 263,435,673
1993 34,441,473 260,255,352
1992 33,760,571 256,894,189
1991 33,098,372 253,492,503
1990 32,440,069 250,131,894
1989 31,776,279 246,819,222
1988 31,130,524 244,499,004
1987 30,499,467 242,288,936
1986 29,879,112 240,132,831
1985 29,268,470 237,923,734
1984 28,642,690 235,824,908
1983 27,988,173 233,792,014
1982 27,338,331 231,664,432
1981 26,713,267 229,465,744
1980 26,104,498 226,542,250
1979 25,515,626 225,055,487
1978 24,950,337 222,584,545
1977 24,393,494 220,239,425
1976 23,858,810 218,035,164
1975 23,344,644 215,973,199
1974 22,833,469 213,853,928
1973 22,325,374 211,908,788
1972 21,819,563 209,896,021
1971 21,319,096 207,660,677
1970 20,811,782 205,052,174
1969 20,291,942 202,676,946
1968 19,766,796 200,706,052
1967 19,235,618 198,712,056
1966 18,702,688 196,560,338
1965 18,169,050 194,302,963
1964 17,637,411 191,888,791
1963 17,113,823 189,241,798
1962 16,599,029 186,537,737
1961 16,095,203 183,691,481
1960 15,606,209 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); 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 the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia United States
2100 -0.72% 0.14%
2099 -0.73% 0.14%
2098 -0.73% 0.16%
2097 -0.73% 0.16%
2096 -0.74% 0.17%
2095 -0.74% 0.18%
2094 -0.74% 0.17%
2093 -0.74% 0.18%
2092 -0.73% 0.18%
2091 -0.73% 0.17%
2090 -0.73% 0.18%
2089 -0.72% 0.19%
2088 -0.71% 0.17%
2087 -0.7% 0.17%
2086 -0.69% 0.16%
2085 -0.67% 0.18%
2084 -0.66% 0.18%
2083 -0.65% 0.18%
2082 -0.63% 0.2%
2081 -0.61% 0.18%
2080 -0.59% 0.19%
2079 -0.58% 0.2%
2078 -0.56% 0.21%
2077 -0.54% 0.22%
2076 -0.51% 0.23%
2075 -0.49% 0.22%
2074 -0.47% 0.23%
2073 -0.45% 0.23%
2072 -0.43% 0.25%
2071 -0.4% 0.24%
2070 -0.38% 0.25%
2069 -0.36% 0.25%
2068 -0.34% 0.25%
2067 -0.31% 0.24%
2066 -0.29% 0.24%
2065 -0.27% 0.23%
2064 -0.25% 0.23%
2063 -0.23% 0.23%
2062 -0.21% 0.22%
2061 -0.19% 0.21%
2060 -0.17% 0.21%
2059 -0.15% 0.22%
2058 -0.13% 0.21%
2057 -0.11% 0.2%
2056 -0.09% 0.19%
2055 -0.07% 0.2%
2054 -0.06% 0.21%
2053 -0.04% 0.21%
2052 -0.01% 0.22%
2051 0.006% 0.23%
2050 0.03% 0.23%
2049 0.05% 0.24%
2048 0.08% 0.26%
2047 0.1% 0.26%
2046 0.13% 0.28%
2045 0.16% 0.29%
2044 0.19% 0.31%
2043 0.22% 0.33%
2042 0.26% 0.33%
2041 0.29% 0.35%
2040 0.33% 0.36%
2039 0.37% 0.38%
2038 0.41% 0.39%
2037 0.45% 0.39%
2036 0.49% 0.4%
2035 0.54% 0.42%
2034 0.58% 0.42%
2033 0.63% 0.43%
2032 0.67% 0.44%
2031 0.72% 0.45%
2030 0.77% 0.46%
2029 0.82% 0.48%
2028 0.88% 0.48%
2027 0.92% 0.49%
2026 0.99% 0.52%
2025 1.05% 0.49%
2024 1.08% 1.55%
2023 1.13% 0.49%
2022 1.07% 0.42%
2021 1.1% 0.11%
2020 1.45% 0.97%
2019 1.8% 0.46%
2018 1.86% 0.53%
2017 1.46% 0.63%
2016 1% 0.73%
2015 0.87% 0.74%
2014 0.9% 0.74%
2013 0.95% 0.7%
2012 1.01% 0.74%
2011 1.08% 0.73%
2010 1.14% 0.83%
2009 1.17% 0.88%
2008 1.21% 0.95%
2007 1.27% 0.96%
2006 1.33% 0.97%
2005 1.41% 0.93%
2004 1.48% 0.93%
2003 1.52% 0.86%
2002 1.55% 0.93%
2001 1.58% 0.99%
2000 1.65% 1.03%
1999 1.75% 1.15%
1998 1.81% 1.17%
1997 1.81% 1.2%
1996 1.84% 1.17%
1995 1.93% 1.18%
1994 1.99% 1.22%
1993 2.02% 1.31%
1992 2% 1.34%
1991 2.03% 1.34%
1990 2.09% 1.34%
1989 2.07% 0.95%
1988 2.07% 0.91%
1987 2.08% 0.9%
1986 2.09% 0.93%
1985 2.18% 0.89%
1984 2.34% 0.87%
1983 2.38% 0.92%
1982 2.34% 0.96%
1981 2.33% 1.29%
1980 2.31% 0.66%
1979 2.27% 1.11%
1978 2.28% 1.06%
1977 2.24% 1.01%
1976 2.2% 0.95%
1975 2.24% 0.99%
1974 2.28% 0.92%
1973 2.32% 0.96%
1972 2.35% 1.08%
1971 2.44% 1.27%
1970 2.56% 1.17%
1969 2.66% 0.98%
1968 2.76% 1%
1967 2.85% 1.09%
1966 2.94% 1.16%
1965 3.01% 1.26%
1964 3.06% 1.4%
1963 3.1% 1.45%
1962 3.13% 1.55%
1961 3.13% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Colombia grew by 1.08%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Colombia United States
Current population
54105437
344023146
Population rank 28/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 4.15%
One net population change
55.8 seconds
18.9 seconds
One birth every
44.7 seconds
8.8 seconds
One death every
1.86 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,549 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +565,211 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +1.08% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 134/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change +129,139 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 12/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - 1,230,663
2024 - 141,643 - 1,286,132
2023 422,598 154,521 502,372 1,322,668
2022 406,143 183,180 399,926 1,319,009
2021 311,122 199,070 199,137 674,787
2020 378,965 227,130 208,862 329,769
2019 441,087 396,826 887,476 1,774,500
2018 433,622 495,524 955,022 1,764,961
2017 426,538 431,072 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 425,087 104,373 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 446,778 -41,123 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 470,916 -67,522 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 489,069 -64,789 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 503,285 -56,070 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 511,524 -46,385 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 533,657 -34,220 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 559,017 -46,901 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 576,654 -63,313 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 583,115 -49,634 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 594,388 -39,303 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 610,618 -41,465 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 628,424 -25,949 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 642,144 -33,114 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 640,840 -24,387 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 642,933 -28,582 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 652,176 -27,878 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 668,576 -22,698 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 687,704 -8,186 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 686,073 -23,600 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 682,547 -28,251 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 694,968 -33,097 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 708,660 -16,023 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 709,287 -30,103 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 697,763 -15,147 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 690,266 -48,458 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 682,409 -7,590 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 674,102 -21,329 1,875,826 400,998
1988 663,796 -25,064 1,735,943 460,778
1987 659,429 -36,040 1,720,252 480,815
1986 659,701 -42,368 1,656,917 493,082
1985 625,379 -21,408 1,689,258 598,777
1984 666,315 -18,692 1,627,192 622,793
1983 674,767 -13,329 1,636,544 662,840
1982 675,339 -37,090 1,714,317 600,149
1981 662,195 -50,351 1,652,153 583,070
1980 649,872 -44,203 1,608,450 595,916
1979 635,747 -63,657 1,597,894 503,559
1978 626,378 -67,870 1,402,283 556,521
1977 622,814 -67,638 1,431,556 577,060
1976 612,265 -98,057 1,264,604 635,590
1975 598,580 -84,462 1,252,644 655,078
1974 589,035 -80,816 1,218,968 706,978
1973 583,608 -75,630 1,165,499 783,163
1972 581,361 -77,708 1,301,355 833,543
1971 582,011 -84,712 1,640,519 833,549
1970 583,396 -66,065 1,824,965 744,902
1969 586,559 -64,238 1,702,487 523,740
1968 589,407 -61,442 1,565,507 594,514
1967 591,649 -57,256 1,669,181 585,410
1966 590,855 -59,395 1,749,387 637,692
1965 587,677 -51,855 1,943,030 644,902
1964 581,435 -53,972 2,245,099 618,635
1963 572,355 -52,631 2,289,826 639,495
1962 559,985 -50,108 2,406,337 625,617
1961 545,627 -47,849 2,571,681 580,333
1960 529,316 -49,115 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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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