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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 52,886,363 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,105,437 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Colombia's population is 16 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.69% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.1M (26.7% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Colombia vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Uruguay
2100 47,499,215 2,256,741
2099 47,845,841 2,279,899
2098 48,197,117 2,303,351
2097 48,551,975 2,326,987
2096 48,909,832 2,350,799
2095 49,272,722 2,374,835
2094 49,640,091 2,398,960
2093 50,009,863 2,423,269
2092 50,381,320 2,447,646
2091 50,754,115 2,472,126
2090 51,127,855 2,496,514
2089 51,502,015 2,520,852
2088 51,875,918 2,545,052
2087 52,247,171 2,569,100
2086 52,614,991 2,592,974
2085 52,979,265 2,616,629
2084 53,339,176 2,640,001
2083 53,693,979 2,663,150
2082 54,043,369 2,686,021
2081 54,385,627 2,708,594
2080 54,721,064 2,730,883
2079 55,048,030 2,752,831
2078 55,367,481 2,774,432
2077 55,677,284 2,795,709
2076 55,976,943 2,816,677
2075 56,266,206 2,837,308
2074 56,544,981 2,857,709
2073 56,812,141 2,877,721
2072 57,068,255 2,897,543
2071 57,312,673 2,917,097
2070 57,545,138 2,936,478
2069 57,764,682 2,955,616
2068 57,972,674 2,974,445
2067 58,168,272 2,992,987
2066 58,351,633 3,011,309
2065 58,521,871 3,029,441
2064 58,680,744 3,047,343
2063 58,827,326 3,065,064
2062 58,962,991 3,082,642
2061 59,086,555 3,100,006
2060 59,199,108 3,117,149
2059 59,300,144 3,133,952
2058 59,390,214 3,150,250
2057 59,468,904 3,166,055
2056 59,536,324 3,181,373
2055 59,592,582 3,196,072
2054 59,637,127 3,210,110
2053 59,670,001 3,223,395
2052 59,690,977 3,235,973
2051 59,699,504 3,247,888
2050 59,695,795 3,259,108
2049 59,678,701 3,269,675
2048 59,648,033 3,279,610
2047 59,602,061 3,288,969
2046 59,540,723 3,297,696
2045 59,463,463 3,305,917
2044 59,367,350 3,313,556
2043 59,253,902 3,320,565
2042 59,121,606 3,326,955
2041 58,969,930 3,332,884
2040 58,799,039 3,338,277
2039 58,603,737 3,343,295
2038 58,388,433 3,347,790
2037 58,151,809 3,351,911
2036 57,888,958 3,355,671
2035 57,606,734 3,359,126
2034 57,297,583 3,362,276
2033 56,964,672 3,365,250
2032 56,610,464 3,368,057
2031 56,231,768 3,370,727
2030 55,827,391 3,373,273
2029 55,399,717 3,375,805
2028 54,947,769 3,378,198
2027 54,469,148 3,380,504
2026 53,970,578 3,382,789
2025 53,442,597 3,384,805
2024 52,886,363 3,386,588
2023 52,321,152 3,388,081
2022 51,737,944 3,390,913
2021 51,188,173 3,396,695
2020 50,629,997 3,398,968
2019 49,907,985 3,397,206
2018 49,024,465 3,394,534
2017 48,131,078 3,388,438
2016 47,437,512 3,379,283
2015 46,969,940 3,368,017
2014 46,565,429 3,356,334
2013 46,151,584 3,345,337
2012 45,715,810 3,335,401
2011 45,259,614 3,326,825
2010 44,777,319 3,318,580
2009 44,271,541 3,310,091
2008 43,758,808 3,302,177
2007 43,235,374 3,295,153
2006 42,691,084 3,289,506
2005 42,128,977 3,285,771
2004 41,543,171 3,283,148
2003 40,937,429 3,281,186
2002 40,324,680 3,278,867
2001 39,709,262 3,274,251
2000 39,089,934 3,266,206
1999 38,454,863 3,254,015
1998 37,792,165 3,239,280
1997 37,121,149 3,223,345
1996 36,462,745 3,206,324
1995 35,804,662 3,189,440
1994 35,127,410 3,172,834
1993 34,441,473 3,156,345
1992 33,760,571 3,139,702
1991 33,098,372 3,122,354
1990 32,440,069 3,104,403
1989 31,776,279 3,086,255
1988 31,130,524 3,067,961
1987 30,499,467 3,049,896
1986 29,879,112 3,032,845
1985 29,268,470 3,017,037
1984 28,642,690 3,002,488
1983 27,988,173 2,988,778
1982 27,338,331 2,975,492
1981 26,713,267 2,963,246
1980 26,104,498 2,951,953
1979 25,515,626 2,939,903
1978 24,950,337 2,925,715
1977 24,393,494 2,909,461
1976 23,858,810 2,891,392
1975 23,344,644 2,872,320
1974 22,833,469 2,853,944
1973 22,325,374 2,837,133
1972 21,819,563 2,821,644
1971 21,319,096 2,806,462
1970 20,811,782 2,790,807
1969 20,291,942 2,773,974
1968 19,766,796 2,754,606
1967 19,235,618 2,732,277
1966 18,702,688 2,707,646
1965 18,169,050 2,681,169
1964 17,637,411 2,653,180
1963 17,113,823 2,623,766
1962 16,599,029 2,593,298
1961 16,095,203 2,562,044
1960 15,606,209 2,529,957

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/uruguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Colombia increased by 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Colombia gained 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2006 and is 28th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 59.7M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Colombia Uruguay
2100 -0.72% -1.02%
2099 -0.73% -1.02%
2098 -0.73% -1.02%
2097 -0.73% -1.01%
2096 -0.74% -1.01%
2095 -0.74% -1.01%
2094 -0.74% -1%
2093 -0.74% -1%
2092 -0.73% -0.99%
2091 -0.73% -0.98%
2090 -0.73% -0.97%
2089 -0.72% -0.95%
2088 -0.71% -0.94%
2087 -0.7% -0.92%
2086 -0.69% -0.9%
2085 -0.67% -0.89%
2084 -0.66% -0.87%
2083 -0.65% -0.85%
2082 -0.63% -0.83%
2081 -0.61% -0.82%
2080 -0.59% -0.8%
2079 -0.58% -0.78%
2078 -0.56% -0.76%
2077 -0.54% -0.74%
2076 -0.51% -0.73%
2075 -0.49% -0.71%
2074 -0.47% -0.7%
2073 -0.45% -0.68%
2072 -0.43% -0.67%
2071 -0.4% -0.66%
2070 -0.38% -0.65%
2069 -0.36% -0.63%
2068 -0.34% -0.62%
2067 -0.31% -0.61%
2066 -0.29% -0.6%
2065 -0.27% -0.59%
2064 -0.25% -0.58%
2063 -0.23% -0.57%
2062 -0.21% -0.56%
2061 -0.19% -0.55%
2060 -0.17% -0.54%
2059 -0.15% -0.52%
2058 -0.13% -0.5%
2057 -0.11% -0.48%
2056 -0.09% -0.46%
2055 -0.07% -0.44%
2054 -0.06% -0.41%
2053 -0.04% -0.39%
2052 -0.01% -0.37%
2051 0.006% -0.34%
2050 0.03% -0.32%
2049 0.05% -0.3%
2048 0.08% -0.28%
2047 0.1% -0.26%
2046 0.13% -0.25%
2045 0.16% -0.23%
2044 0.19% -0.21%
2043 0.22% -0.19%
2042 0.26% -0.18%
2041 0.29% -0.16%
2040 0.33% -0.15%
2039 0.37% -0.13%
2038 0.41% -0.12%
2037 0.45% -0.11%
2036 0.49% -0.1%
2035 0.54% -0.09%
2034 0.58% -0.09%
2033 0.63% -0.08%
2032 0.67% -0.08%
2031 0.72% -0.08%
2030 0.77% -0.08%
2029 0.82% -0.07%
2028 0.88% -0.07%
2027 0.92% -0.07%
2026 0.99% -0.06%
2025 1.05% -0.05%
2024 1.08% -0.04%
2023 1.13% -0.08%
2022 1.07% -0.17%
2021 1.1% -0.07%
2020 1.45% 0.05%
2019 1.8% 0.08%
2018 1.86% 0.18%
2017 1.46% 0.27%
2016 1% 0.33%
2015 0.87% 0.35%
2014 0.9% 0.33%
2013 0.95% 0.3%
2012 1.01% 0.26%
2011 1.08% 0.25%
2010 1.14% 0.26%
2009 1.17% 0.24%
2008 1.21% 0.21%
2007 1.27% 0.17%
2006 1.33% 0.11%
2005 1.41% 0.08%
2004 1.48% 0.06%
2003 1.52% 0.07%
2002 1.55% 0.14%
2001 1.58% 0.25%
2000 1.65% 0.37%
1999 1.75% 0.45%
1998 1.81% 0.49%
1997 1.81% 0.53%
1996 1.84% 0.53%
1995 1.93% 0.52%
1994 1.99% 0.52%
1993 2.02% 0.53%
1992 2% 0.56%
1991 2.03% 0.58%
1990 2.09% 0.59%
1989 2.07% 0.6%
1988 2.07% 0.59%
1987 2.08% 0.56%
1986 2.09% 0.52%
1985 2.18% 0.48%
1984 2.34% 0.46%
1983 2.38% 0.45%
1982 2.34% 0.41%
1981 2.33% 0.38%
1980 2.31% 0.41%
1979 2.27% 0.48%
1978 2.28% 0.56%
1977 2.24% 0.62%
1976 2.2% 0.66%
1975 2.24% 0.64%
1974 2.28% 0.59%
1973 2.32% 0.55%
1972 2.35% 0.54%
1971 2.44% 0.56%
1970 2.56% 0.61%
1969 2.66% 0.7%
1968 2.76% 0.82%
1967 2.85% 0.91%
1966 2.94% 0.99%
1965 3.01% 1.05%
1964 3.06% 1.12%
1963 3.1% 1.17%
1962 3.13% 1.22%
1961 3.13% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Colombia Uruguay
Current population
54105437
3382789
Population rank 28/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.04%
One net population change
55.8 seconds
5.87 hours
One birth every
44.7 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
1.86 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,549 -4
Annual growth/decline +565,211 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +1.08% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 96/197 167/197
One migration net change every
4.08 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change +129,139 -1,338
Net migration rank 12/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 3,063,518 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 22/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.8% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 89/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Colombia
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Colombia Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 129,139 - -1,338
2024 - 141,643 - -1,348
2023 422,598 154,521 298 -1,501
2022 406,143 183,180 -2,964 -1,501
2021 311,122 199,070 -5,621 -1,482
2020 378,965 227,130 4,048 -1,482
2019 441,087 396,826 3,873 -2,899
2018 433,622 495,524 7,322 -2,963
2017 426,538 431,072 10,907 -3,091
2016 425,087 104,373 14,008 -3,506
2015 446,778 -41,123 16,194 -4,157
2014 470,916 -67,522 16,238 -4,919
2013 489,069 -64,789 16,318 -5,647
2012 503,285 -56,070 15,520 -6,317
2011 511,524 -46,385 14,934 -6,982
2010 533,657 -34,220 16,231 -7,696
2009 559,017 -46,901 16,947 -8,510
2008 576,654 -63,313 16,838 -9,458
2007 583,115 -49,634 17,422 -10,750
2006 594,388 -39,303 17,783 -13,161
2005 610,618 -41,465 18,926 -16,086
2004 628,424 -25,949 18,067 -15,668
2003 642,144 -33,114 18,628 -17,105
2002 640,840 -24,387 20,073 -16,957
2001 642,933 -28,582 20,729 -14,620
2000 652,176 -27,878 21,060 -11,076
1999 668,576 -22,698 21,844 -7,441
1998 687,704 -8,186 22,114 -7,048
1997 686,073 -23,600 23,737 -6,938
1996 682,547 -28,251 24,635 -7,397
1995 694,968 -33,097 24,872 -8,339
1994 708,660 -16,023 24,637 -7,955
1993 709,287 -30,103 24,212 -7,922
1992 697,763 -15,147 24,847 -7,850
1991 690,266 -48,458 25,422 -7,714
1990 682,409 -7,590 25,699 -7,499
1989 674,102 -21,329 25,322 -7,229
1988 663,796 -25,064 25,071 -6,582
1987 659,429 -36,040 24,469 -6,833
1986 659,701 -42,368 24,505 -8,046
1985 625,379 -21,408 23,988 -8,832
1984 666,315 -18,692 23,684 -9,730
1983 674,767 -13,329 24,146 -10,671
1982 675,339 -37,090 25,224 -12,131
1981 662,195 -50,351 24,968 -13,577
1980 649,872 -44,203 25,451 -14,252
1979 635,747 -63,657 27,456 -14,552
1978 626,378 -67,870 30,076 -14,611
1977 622,814 -67,638 31,321 -14,280
1976 612,265 -98,057 33,199 -14,096
1975 598,580 -84,462 33,393 -14,350
1974 589,035 -80,816 32,221 -14,512
1973 583,608 -75,630 30,213 -14,312
1972 581,361 -77,708 28,896 -13,817
1971 582,011 -84,712 28,584 -13,288
1970 583,396 -66,065 28,737 -12,727
1969 586,559 -64,238 28,805 -11,149
1968 589,407 -61,442 29,103 -8,028
1967 591,649 -57,256 29,514 -5,938
1966 590,855 -59,395 30,293 -4,599
1965 587,677 -51,855 30,807 -3,542
1964 581,435 -53,972 31,340 -2,623
1963 572,355 -52,631 31,824 -1,707
1962 559,985 -50,108 31,441 -623
1961 545,627 -47,849 30,975 703
1960 529,316 -49,115 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 3,063,518 residents or 5.8% of the population were not native-born in Colombia, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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