Cali, Colombia Population 2024

Cali's 2024 population is now estimated at 2,890,430In 1950, the population of Cali was 230,935Cali has grown by 26,700 in the last year, which represents a 0.93% 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 Cali, which typically includes Cali's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Santiago de Cali, or just Cali as it is typically known, is located in the country of Colombia. It is the most populated city in the southwestern region of Colombia, boasting a population of over 2.3 million, making Cali the third most populous in the country.

City Size and Population Density

The city spans 560.3 square kilometers, which when calculated with the estimated population makes the population density approximately 10,000 people per square mile.

Demographics

Colombia officially acknowledges three ethnic minority groups: the Afro-Colombian, indigenous, and Romani populations.

Spanish, Amerindian, Creole, and Romani languages are all in use in Columbia with Spanish being the primary language.

In terms of religion, Catholicism and Protestants are at a combined total of 87% of the population. Atheists come in at 11%, and no religion comes in around 2%.

Population Growth

Because Cali is landlocked, it did not initially grow as quickly as other cities in Colombia. However, beginning in the 1950s, the city started seeing significant growth which continued throughout the years until it reached its current spot as the third most populous in Colombia, falling only behind Medellin and Bogota. The city has a long history dating back to its founding during the 1500s. It is known as a center for sports, and it has one of the fastest-growing economies in Colombia. For these reasons, the population of this thriving city is only expected to continue to grow.

The population in 1810 was approximately 6,385, near the time that the city had declared independence from Spanish rule. By 1938 the population of Cali had grown to 88,366. In 1951 that population had jumped up again to over 284,000. By 1973 the population was over 800,000 and again increased by 1985 to over 1.36 million. In 2005, the population had reached over 2 million residents, and it continues to grow.

Country
Colombia
Growth Rate
0.93%

86 Rows

Year
Population
20353,139,670
20343,121,430
20333,102,250
20323,082,150
20313,061,140
20303,039,250
20293,016,370
20282,992,590
20272,968,000
20262,942,690
20252,916,790
20242,890,430
20232,863,730
20222,836,750
20212,809,510
20202,781,980
20192,754,080
20182,725,930
20172,674,140
20162,623,340
20152,573,360
20142,524,410
20132,476,380
20122,429,340
20112,383,060
20102,337,720
20092,293,250
20082,249,680
20072,206,830
20062,164,840
20052,123,660
20042,083,320
20032,043,630
20022,004,750
20011,966,610
20001,929,250
19991,892,500
19981,856,500
19971,821,180
19961,786,580
19951,752,540
19941,719,200
19931,682,420
19921,637,850
19911,594,340
19901,552,050
19891,510,870
19881,470,850
19871,431,770
19861,393,790
19851,357,180
19841,322,460
19831,288,540
19821,255,530
19811,223,360
19801,192,070
19791,161,490
19781,131,730
19771,102,740
19761,074,530
19751,046,960
19741,020,140
1973986,676
1972939,134
1971893,761
1970850,638
1969809,596
1968770,586
1967733,356
1966697,973
1965664,296
1964631,746
1963587,874
1962547,103
1961509,160
1960473,895
1959440,986
1958410,402
1957381,939
1956355,486
1955330,799
1954307,857
1953286,506
1952266,663
1951248,144
1950230,935

86 Rows

Year
Population
Change
Growth
1950230,9350%0
1951248,1447.45%17,209
1952266,6637.46%18,519
1953286,5067.44%19,843
1954307,8577.45%21,351
1955330,7997.45%22,942
1956355,4867.46%24,687
1957381,9397.44%26,453
1958410,4027.45%28,463
1959440,9867.45%30,584
1960473,8957.46%32,909
1961509,1607.44%35,265
1962547,1037.45%37,943
1963587,8747.45%40,771
1964631,7467.46%43,872
1965664,2965.15%32,550
1966697,9735.07%33,677
1967733,3565.07%35,383
1968770,5865.08%37,230
1969809,5965.06%39,010
1970850,6385.07%41,042
1971893,7615.07%43,123
1972939,1345.08%45,373
1973986,6765.06%47,542
19741,020,1403.39%33,464
19751,046,9602.63%26,820
19761,074,5302.63%27,570
19771,102,7402.63%28,210
19781,131,7302.63%28,990
19791,161,4902.63%29,760
19801,192,0702.63%30,580
19811,223,3602.62%31,290
19821,255,5302.63%32,170
19831,288,5402.63%33,010
19841,322,4602.63%33,920
19851,357,1802.63%34,720
19861,393,7902.7%36,610
19871,431,7702.72%37,980
19881,470,8502.73%39,080
19891,510,8702.72%40,020
19901,552,0502.73%41,180
19911,594,3402.72%42,290
19921,637,8502.73%43,510
19931,682,4202.72%44,570
19941,719,2002.19%36,780
19951,752,5401.94%33,340
19961,786,5801.94%34,040
19971,821,1801.94%34,600
19981,856,5001.94%35,320
19991,892,5001.94%36,000
20001,929,2501.94%36,750
20011,966,6101.94%37,360
20022,004,7501.94%38,140
20032,043,6301.94%38,880
20042,083,3201.94%39,690
20052,123,6601.94%40,340
20062,164,8401.94%41,180
20072,206,8301.94%41,990
20082,249,6801.94%42,850
20092,293,2501.94%43,570
20102,337,7201.94%44,470
20112,383,0601.94%45,340
20122,429,3401.94%46,280
20132,476,3801.94%47,040
20142,524,4101.94%48,030
20152,573,3601.94%48,950
20162,623,3401.94%49,980
20172,674,1401.94%50,800
20182,725,9301.94%51,790
20192,754,0801.03%28,150
20202,781,9801.01%27,900
20212,809,5100.99%27,530
20222,836,7500.97%27,240
20232,863,7300.95%26,980
20242,890,4300.93%26,700
20252,916,7900.91%26,360
20262,942,6900.89%25,900
20272,968,0000.86%25,310
20282,992,5900.83%24,590
20293,016,3700.79%23,780
20303,039,2500.76%22,880
20313,061,1400.72%21,890
20323,082,1500.69%21,010
20333,102,2500.65%20,100
20343,121,4300.62%19,180
20353,139,6700.58%18,240

Cali 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%

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