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

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The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 53,425,635 in 2025 vs 3,384,688 people in Uruguay in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 54,209,462 people compared to 3,382,672 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 +1.26% per year vs +0.08% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.7M people to 54.2M (27% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.83% growth).

Colombia vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Colombia
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Colombia Uruguay
2100 47,484,139 2,256,662
2099 47,830,655 2,279,820
2098 48,181,819 2,303,272
2097 48,536,565 2,326,907
2096 48,894,308 2,350,717
2095 49,257,082 2,374,752
2094 49,624,336 2,398,877
2093 49,993,990 2,423,185
2092 50,365,329 2,447,561
2091 50,738,006 2,472,040
2090 51,111,627 2,496,427
2089 51,485,668 2,520,765
2088 51,859,452 2,544,964
2087 52,230,587 2,569,010
2086 52,598,291 2,592,884
2085 52,962,450 2,616,538
2084 53,322,246 2,639,909
2083 53,676,937 2,663,057
2082 54,026,216 2,685,928
2081 54,368,364 2,708,500
2080 54,703,696 2,730,788
2079 55,030,557 2,752,736
2078 55,349,907 2,774,335
2077 55,659,611 2,795,612
2076 55,959,176 2,816,580
2075 56,248,347 2,837,210
2074 56,527,033 2,857,609
2073 56,794,109 2,877,622
2072 57,050,141 2,897,443
2071 57,294,481 2,916,996
2070 57,526,873 2,936,376
2069 57,746,348 2,955,513
2068 57,954,274 2,974,342
2067 58,149,809 2,992,883
2066 58,333,112 3,011,205
2065 58,503,296 3,029,336
2064 58,662,119 3,047,237
2063 58,808,654 3,064,958
2062 58,944,276 3,082,535
2061 59,067,801 3,099,898
2060 59,180,318 3,117,041
2059 59,281,322 3,133,843
2058 59,371,363 3,150,140
2057 59,450,029 3,165,945
2056 59,517,427 3,181,263
2055 59,573,668 3,195,961
2054 59,618,199 3,209,999
2053 59,651,062 3,223,284
2052 59,672,031 3,235,861
2051 59,680,555 3,247,775
2050 59,676,848 3,258,995
2049 59,659,759 3,269,562
2048 59,629,100 3,279,496
2047 59,583,143 3,288,855
2046 59,521,825 3,297,581
2045 59,444,589 3,305,802
2044 59,348,507 3,313,441
2043 59,235,094 3,320,450
2042 59,102,840 3,326,840
2041 58,951,213 3,332,768
2040 58,780,376 3,338,161
2039 58,585,136 3,343,179
2038 58,369,901 3,347,674
2037 58,133,352 3,351,794
2036 57,870,584 3,355,554
2035 57,588,449 3,359,009
2034 57,279,396 3,362,159
2033 56,946,591 3,365,133
2032 56,592,496 3,367,940
2031 56,213,920 3,370,610
2030 55,809,671 3,373,156
2029 55,382,133 3,375,688
2028 54,930,329 3,378,080
2027 54,451,860 3,380,387
2026 53,953,448 3,382,672
2025 53,425,635 3,384,688
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 6,771,950 people (a 14.3% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,389 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 10.1% to 59,676,848 people with a rank change from 28th to 34th. The population of Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,258,995 people and rank change from 133rd to 139th.

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 1.02% -0.06%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Colombia grew by 1.02%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Colombia Uruguay
Current population
54209462
3382672
Population rank 28/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.65% 0.04%
One net population change
58.6 seconds
4.62 hours
One birth every
45 seconds
15.8 minutes
One death every
1.82 minutes
15.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,477 -5
Annual growth/decline +539,272 -1,900
Annual growth/decline rate +1.02% -0.06%
Population growth rate rank 100/197 161/197
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 411,721 141,643 -443 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 64.2% of the population change in Colombia is from natural causes (a gain of 4,103,661 people) and 35.8% is from migration (a gain of 2,292,216 people). In Uruguay 66.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,622 people) and 33.4% is from migration (a loss of 23,930 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 114K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 81.5K
Tacuarembo 60.6K
Melo 56K
Artigas 43.8K
Mercedes 43.5K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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