Bogota, Colombia Population 2024

Bogota's 2024 population is now estimated at 11,658,200In 1950, the population of Bogota was 630,315Bogota has grown by 150,200 in the last year, which represents a 1.31% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Bogota, which typically includes Bogota's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Bogota, the most populous city in Colombia, is also the largest city in Colombia. This populous area is located in South America and has an estimated population between eight and eleven million people as of 2014. This number varies depending on whether you are referring to the Capital District or the entire Metro area. In addition to being the largest city in Colombia, it is one of the 30 largest cities in the world.

The city of Bogota, Colombia has an estimated 2018 population of around 8 million people in the Capital District and about 11 million people in the metro area. The 2005 census put the population density for the city at approximately 4,310 people per square kilometer. The rural area of the capital district only has about 15,810 inhabitants.

Districts in Bogota

Twenty districts form the neighborhoods of Bogota. Higher financial districts are located in the north and northeast, while lower economic neighborhoods are found in the south and southeast. The central, western and some northern districts are where the middle class resides. The center of the city is laid out in traditional Spanish style settlements that are centered on a square or plaza. As you get farther away from the center of the city, the neighborhoods become more modern.

Bogota Demographics

The majority of the population of Bogota is European or of European-mixed descent. The people of mixed descent are those of Mestizo origin. This means they are of European, mostly Spanish, and indigenous descent. There is a small minority of Afro-Colombian and Indigenous people as well.

Historically, Bogota’s main religion was Roman Catholic, and the city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bogota. Currently, a large portion of the population has declared they are non-practicing.

There are 106 higher education institutions located in Bogota that also contribute inhabitants to the population.

An interesting side note about the population of Bogota is the number of residents that are victims of crime. Bogota was considered at one time to be one of the most dangerous cities in the world, with a murder rate of 81 people per 100,000. The number has dwindled to around 16 people per 100,000 in the last couple of years.

Bogota Population Growth

Bogota was originally a settlement of indigenous people. The original indigenous people migrated to the area from Mesoamerica. The Spanish colonized it in 1553, and the population multiplied to 18,161 inhabitants in the 1789 census. The population of Bogota has proliferated since the 1800s.

Since 1800, the city has grown from around twenty-two thousand people to eight million. Part of this growth in population was due to the Catholic Church creating the diocese in Bogota. Another big factor in the growth of the city was immigration from the eastern highlands. Many displaced people have settled in Bogota. Growth was very high between 1800 and 2000 -maintaining growth rates of at least 9% with peak rates reaching nearly 200% over the years. After two hundred years - it started to slow. The city is still growing, though at a rate of between 2 and 9% per year.

Country
Colombia
Growth Rate
1.31%

86 Rows

Year
Population
203512,753,300
203412,679,200
203312,601,200
203212,519,400
203112,433,500
203012,343,400
202912,248,000
202812,146,700
202712,038,500
202611,922,100
202511,795,800
202411,658,200
202311,508,000
202211,344,300
202111,167,400
202010,978,400
201910,779,400
201810,574,400
201710,277,500
20169,988,960
20159,707,750
20149,434,820
20139,169,560
20128,912,110
20118,661,210
20108,417,700
20098,181,040
20087,951,350
20077,727,500
20067,510,240
20057,299,100
20047,094,160
20036,894,440
20026,700,610
20016,512,220
20006,329,380
19996,151,190
19985,978,260
19975,810,180
19965,647,050
19955,488,070
19945,333,780
19935,181,920
19925,030,580
19914,883,260
19904,740,450
19894,601,810
19884,467,420
19874,336,590
19864,209,760
19854,086,780
19843,967,840
19833,852,060
19823,739,800
19813,630,820
19803,525,150
19793,422,290
19783,322,560
19773,225,730
19763,131,860
19753,040,460
19742,951,860
19732,839,920
19722,679,000
19712,526,790
19702,383,420
19692,248,190
19682,120,800
19672,000,310
19661,886,810
19651,779,760
19641,678,170
19631,564,660
19621,458,970
19611,360,420
19601,268,640
19591,182,840
19581,102,940
19571,028,430
1956959,056
1955894,187
1954833,785
1953777,464
1952725,016
1951675,977
1950630,315

86 Rows

Year
Population
Change
Growth
1950630,3150%0
1951675,9777.24%45,662
1952725,0167.25%49,039
1953777,4647.23%52,448
1954833,7857.24%56,321
1955894,1877.24%60,402
1956959,0567.25%64,869
19571,028,4307.23%69,374
19581,102,9407.25%74,510
19591,182,8407.24%79,900
19601,268,6407.25%85,800
19611,360,4207.23%91,780
19621,458,9707.24%98,550
19631,564,6607.24%105,690
19641,678,1707.25%113,510
19651,779,7606.05%101,590
19661,886,8106.01%107,050
19672,000,3106.02%113,500
19682,120,8006.02%120,490
19692,248,1906.01%127,390
19702,383,4206.02%135,230
19712,526,7906.02%143,370
19722,679,0006.02%152,210
19732,839,9206.01%160,920
19742,951,8603.94%111,940
19753,040,4603%88,600
19763,131,8603.01%91,400
19773,225,7303%93,870
19783,322,5603%96,830
19793,422,2903%99,730
19803,525,1503.01%102,860
19813,630,8203%105,670
19823,739,8003%108,980
19833,852,0603%112,260
19843,967,8403.01%115,780
19854,086,7803%118,940
19864,209,7603.01%122,980
19874,336,5903.01%126,830
19884,467,4203.02%130,830
19894,601,8103.01%134,390
19904,740,4503.01%138,640
19914,883,2603.01%142,810
19925,030,5803.02%147,320
19935,181,9203.01%151,340
19945,333,7802.93%151,860
19955,488,0702.89%154,290
19965,647,0502.9%158,980
19975,810,1802.89%163,130
19985,978,2602.89%168,080
19996,151,1902.89%172,930
20006,329,3802.9%178,190
20016,512,2202.89%182,840
20026,700,6102.89%188,390
20036,894,4402.89%193,830
20047,094,1602.9%199,720
20057,299,1002.89%204,940
20067,510,2402.89%211,140
20077,727,5002.89%217,260
20087,951,3502.9%223,850
20098,181,0402.89%229,690
20108,417,7002.89%236,660
20118,661,2102.89%243,510
20128,912,1102.9%250,900
20139,169,5602.89%257,450
20149,434,8202.89%265,260
20159,707,7502.89%272,930
20169,988,9602.9%281,210
201710,277,5002.89%288,540
201810,574,4002.89%296,900
201910,779,4001.94%205,000
202010,978,4001.85%199,000
202111,167,4001.72%189,000
202211,344,3001.58%176,900
202311,508,0001.44%163,700
202411,658,2001.31%150,200
202511,795,8001.18%137,600
202611,922,1001.07%126,300
202712,038,5000.98%116,400
202812,146,7000.9%108,200
202912,248,0000.83%101,300
203012,343,4000.78%95,400
203112,433,5000.73%90,100
203212,519,4000.69%85,900
203312,601,2000.65%81,800
203412,679,2000.62%78,000
203512,753,3000.58%74,100

Bogota Population Data (Urban Area)

Name
2024 Pop.
2024 Growth
Bogota11,658,2001.31%
Medellin4,137,3900.86%
Cali2,890,4300.93%
Barranquilla2,373,3001.02%
Bucaramanga1,396,6301.1%
Cartagena1,096,4600.81%
Cucuta972,4850.98%
Ibague605,0020.82%
Pereira586,4010.48%
Valledupar582,9011.8%
Villavicencio577,7041.3%
Santa Marta551,7731.05%
Buenaventura481,7071.39%
Manizales458,0240.66%
Monteria451,5111.25%
Armenia424,5880.87%
Pasto400,1390.78%
Neiva366,3860.71%

Other Cities in Colombia

  1. Council of Bogota - Information on the city of Bogota

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