The latest officially reported population of Colombia was 52,886,363 in 2024 vs 327,777 people in Vanuatu in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Colombia's population is 53,835,787 people compared to 341,110 in Vanuatu.
Population statistics:
- Colombia's population is 157.8 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
- Colombia is ranked the 28th most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
- The countries together account for 0.66% of the world: 0.65% for Colombia vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
- For the last 10 years, Colombia has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
- Since 2005, the population of Colombia has increased from 42.1M people to 53.8M (27.8% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 211K to 341K (61.8% growth).
- Colombia is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 59.4M people compared to the peak of 875K people in 2100 for Vanuatu.
Colombia vs Vanuatu: live population counter
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| Current population |
53835787
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341110
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| Population rank | 28/197 | 174/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.65% | 0.004% |
| One net population change |
55.8 seconds
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1.19 hours
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| One birth every |
44.7 seconds
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58.5 minutes
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| One death every |
1.86 minutes
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5.38 hours
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| One migration net change every |
3.71 minutes
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1.21 weeks
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| Annual migration change | +141,643 | -43 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,549 | +20 |
| Annual growth/decline | +565,211 | +7,368 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.08% | +2.3% |
| Population growth rate rank | 98/197 | 40/197 |
Colombia and Vanuatu: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 15,606,209 | 64,431 | - | - |
| 1961 | 16,095,203 | 66,264 | 3.13% | 2.84% |
| 1962 | 16,599,029 | 68,174 | 3.13% | 2.88% |
| 1963 | 17,113,823 | 70,159 | 3.1% | 2.91% |
| 1964 | 17,637,411 | 72,219 | 3.06% | 2.94% |
| 1965 | 18,169,050 | 74,358 | 3.01% | 2.96% |
| 1966 | 18,702,688 | 76,590 | 2.94% | 3% |
| 1967 | 19,235,618 | 78,921 | 2.85% | 3.04% |
| 1968 | 19,766,796 | 81,314 | 2.76% | 3.03% |
| 1969 | 20,291,942 | 83,755 | 2.66% | 3% |
| 1970 | 20,811,782 | 86,266 | 2.56% | 3% |
| 1971 | 21,319,096 | 88,862 | 2.44% | 3.01% |
| 1972 | 21,819,563 | 91,562 | 2.35% | 3.04% |
| 1973 | 22,325,374 | 94,362 | 2.32% | 3.06% |
| 1974 | 22,833,469 | 97,260 | 2.28% | 3.07% |
| 1975 | 23,344,644 | 100,269 | 2.24% | 3.09% |
| 1976 | 23,858,810 | 103,388 | 2.2% | 3.11% |
| 1977 | 24,393,494 | 106,618 | 2.24% | 3.12% |
| 1978 | 24,950,337 | 109,963 | 2.28% | 3.14% |
| 1979 | 25,515,626 | 113,040 | 2.27% | 2.8% |
| 1980 | 26,104,498 | 115,660 | 2.31% | 2.32% |
| 1981 | 26,713,267 | 118,249 | 2.33% | 2.24% |
| 1982 | 27,338,331 | 121,035 | 2.34% | 2.36% |
| 1983 | 27,988,173 | 123,998 | 2.38% | 2.45% |
| 1984 | 28,642,690 | 127,109 | 2.34% | 2.51% |
| 1985 | 29,268,470 | 130,356 | 2.18% | 2.55% |
| 1986 | 29,879,112 | 133,720 | 2.09% | 2.58% |
| 1987 | 30,499,467 | 137,187 | 2.08% | 2.59% |
| 1988 | 31,130,524 | 140,756 | 2.07% | 2.6% |
| 1989 | 31,776,279 | 144,393 | 2.07% | 2.58% |
| 1990 | 32,440,069 | 148,063 | 2.09% | 2.54% |
| 1991 | 33,098,372 | 151,793 | 2.03% | 2.52% |
| 1992 | 33,760,571 | 155,608 | 2% | 2.51% |
| 1993 | 34,441,473 | 159,463 | 2.02% | 2.48% |
| 1994 | 35,127,410 | 163,314 | 1.99% | 2.41% |
| 1995 | 35,804,662 | 167,137 | 1.93% | 2.34% |
| 1996 | 36,462,745 | 170,911 | 1.84% | 2.26% |
| 1997 | 37,121,149 | 174,626 | 1.81% | 2.17% |
| 1998 | 37,792,165 | 178,313 | 1.81% | 2.11% |
| 1999 | 38,454,863 | 182,048 | 1.75% | 2.09% |
| 2000 | 39,089,934 | 186,281 | 1.65% | 2.33% |
| 2001 | 39,709,262 | 191,031 | 1.58% | 2.55% |
| 2002 | 40,324,680 | 195,863 | 1.55% | 2.53% |
| 2003 | 40,937,429 | 200,746 | 1.52% | 2.49% |
| 2004 | 41,543,171 | 205,711 | 1.48% | 2.47% |
| 2005 | 42,128,977 | 210,760 | 1.41% | 2.45% |
| 2006 | 42,691,084 | 215,923 | 1.33% | 2.45% |
| 2007 | 43,235,374 | 221,276 | 1.27% | 2.48% |
| 2008 | 43,758,808 | 226,896 | 1.21% | 2.54% |
| 2009 | 44,271,541 | 232,731 | 1.17% | 2.57% |
| 2010 | 44,777,319 | 238,248 | 1.14% | 2.37% |
| 2011 | 45,259,614 | 243,474 | 1.08% | 2.19% |
| 2012 | 45,715,810 | 248,883 | 1.01% | 2.22% |
| 2013 | 46,151,584 | 254,482 | 0.95% | 2.25% |
| 2014 | 46,565,429 | 260,240 | 0.9% | 2.26% |
| 2015 | 46,969,940 | 266,101 | 0.87% | 2.25% |
| 2016 | 47,437,512 | 272,087 | 1% | 2.25% |
| 2017 | 48,131,078 | 278,507 | 1.46% | 2.36% |
| 2018 | 49,024,465 | 285,259 | 1.86% | 2.42% |
| 2019 | 49,907,985 | 291,985 | 1.8% | 2.36% |
| 2020 | 50,629,997 | 298,858 | 1.45% | 2.35% |
| 2021 | 51,188,173 | 305,868 | 1.1% | 2.35% |
| 2022 | 51,737,944 | 313,046 | 1.07% | 2.35% |
| 2023 | 52,321,152 | 320,409 | 1.13% | 2.35% |
| 2024 | 52,886,363 | 327,777 | 1.08% | 2.3% |
| 2025 | 53,425,632 | 335,169 | 1.02% | 2.26% |
| 2026 | 53,936,234 | 342,565 | 0.96% | 2.21% |
| 2027 | 54,422,275 | 349,970 | 0.9% | 2.16% |
| 2028 | 54,885,123 | 357,397 | 0.85% | 2.12% |
| 2029 | 55,322,627 | 364,883 | 0.8% | 2.09% |
| 2030 | 55,736,477 | 372,429 | 0.75% | 2.07% |
| 2031 | 56,125,966 | 380,015 | 0.7% | 2.04% |
| 2032 | 56,490,496 | 387,657 | 0.65% | 2.01% |
| 2033 | 56,832,264 | 395,366 | 0.61% | 1.99% |
| 2034 | 57,151,619 | 403,188 | 0.56% | 1.98% |
| 2035 | 57,445,755 | 411,061 | 0.51% | 1.95% |
| 2036 | 57,716,869 | 419,006 | 0.47% | 1.93% |
| 2037 | 57,965,300 | 427,031 | 0.43% | 1.92% |
| 2038 | 58,190,082 | 435,150 | 0.39% | 1.9% |
| 2039 | 58,394,310 | 443,311 | 0.35% | 1.88% |
| 2040 | 58,576,452 | 451,509 | 0.31% | 1.85% |
| 2041 | 58,736,886 | 459,733 | 0.27% | 1.82% |
| 2042 | 58,878,126 | 468,003 | 0.24% | 1.8% |
| 2043 | 59,000,362 | 476,308 | 0.21% | 1.77% |
| 2044 | 59,104,592 | 484,636 | 0.18% | 1.75% |
| 2045 | 59,190,826 | 492,989 | 0.15% | 1.72% |
| 2046 | 59,259,758 | 501,316 | 0.12% | 1.69% |
| 2047 | 59,313,132 | 509,621 | 0.09% | 1.66% |
| 2048 | 59,351,262 | 517,889 | 0.06% | 1.62% |
| 2049 | 59,375,012 | 526,138 | 0.04% | 1.59% |
| 2050 | 59,385,355 | 534,374 | 0.02% | 1.57% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Colombia increased by 4,840,963 people (a 11.5% growth), while Vanuatu gained 55,341 people (a 26.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Colombia gained 6,865,847 (a 14.6% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 75,009 (a 28.2% growth).
Colombia was ranked 29th most populous country in 2005 and is 28th in 2025. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2005 and ranked 174th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Colombia's population will grow by 10.3% to 59,385,355 people with a rank change from 28th to 34th. The population of Vanuatu will increase by 56.7% to 534,374 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Port Vila | 49K |
| Luganville | 17.7K |
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Population differences between Colombia and Vanuatu
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| Life expectancy | 78.1 years | 71.8 years |
| Average age | 35 years | 25.6 years |
| Median age | 33.1 years | 21.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.3:50.7 | 50.5:49.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.65 births per woman | 3.6 births per woman |
| Population density | 123.5 ppl/mi² | 69.6 ppl/mi² |
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