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Colombia

Population

54,089,680

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
28th
Share of world
0.65%
Annual change
+510,5911.05%

Population of Colombia

20M40M60M80M100M95% prediction intervalProjected peak202654.1M2050 projection59.4M↑ 10% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 54,089,680. 2050 projection: 59,385,356.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Colombia. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202653,936,2261.05%28
202553,425,6351.08%28
202050,629,9971.45%29
201949,907,9851.80%29
201849,024,4651.86%29
201748,131,0781.46%29
201546,969,9400.96%29
201044,777,3191.23%29
200542,128,9771.51%29
200039,089,9341.77%29

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Bogota is home to 7,945,996 people, 14.73% of Colombia's population.

City population7M3M1M
Bogota 7.9MMedellin 2.5MCali 2.3MBarranquilla 1.3MCartagena 1.0MSoacha 895.9KCucuta 792.2KSoledad 733.6KValledupar 629.2KBucaramanga 618.5K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Bogota7.9M14.73%
2Medellin2.5M4.68%
3Cali2.3M4.21%
4Barranquilla1.3M2.37%
5Cartagena1.0M1.87%
6Soacha895.9K1.66%
7Cucuta792.2K1.47%
8Soledad733.6K1.36%
9Valledupar629.2K1.17%
10Bucaramanga618.5K1.15%

Colombia by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Colombia is home to an estimated 54,089,680 people, the 28th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Colombia has a net population change of approximately 1,358 people per day, driven by 1,875 births, 834 deaths, and net immigration of 317 people.
Share of world
Colombia makes up 0.65% of the world's population and 12.24% of South America's.
Density
48.6 people per km² of land (125.9 per mi²), ranking 167th among countries and territories.
Urban living
78.78% of people live in urban areas.

Colombia Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 274100+ years, female: 1,53395–99 years, male: 3,03395–99 years, female: 12,60290–94 years, male: 22,15490–94 years, female: 57,23885–89 years, male: 88,42385–89 years, female: 163,12980–84 years, male: 242,09480–84 years, female: 352,74275–79 years, male: 454,92475–79 years, female: 583,48970–74 years, male: 722,16670–74 years, female: 860,75165–69 years, male: 1,015,33365–69 years, female: 1,156,97460–64 years, male: 1,279,53660–64 years, female: 1,409,82955–59 years, male: 1,408,75455–59 years, female: 1,519,92950–54 years, male: 1,506,49250–54 years, female: 1,594,35745–49 years, male: 1,707,96445–49 years, female: 1,771,14940–44 years, male: 1,917,39440–44 years, female: 1,952,26935–39 years, male: 2,102,59135–39 years, female: 2,117,80430–34 years, male: 2,306,63430–34 years, female: 2,314,26525–29 years, male: 2,289,74125–29 years, female: 2,270,60720–24 years, male: 2,142,21820–24 years, female: 2,086,12615–19 years, male: 1,964,38815–19 years, female: 1,887,99510–14 years, male: 1,827,58110–14 years, female: 1,754,0115–9 years, male: 1,813,2905–9 years, female: 1,742,2900–4 years, male: 1,792,4040–4 years, female: 1,719,749100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–41M1M2M2M

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

34 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

78.3 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

49.33%

Female

50.67%

Life expectancy 75.6Life expectancy 80.9

Ethnicity

87.6%

Mestizo and White

  • Mestizo and White87.6%
  • Afro-Colombian6.8%
  • Amerindian4.3%
  • Unspecified1.4%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2018 est.

Religion

79%

Roman Catholic, the largest religion

  • Roman Catholic79%
  • Protestant14%
  • Unspecified5%
  • Other2%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2014 est.

Protestant: includes Pentecostal 6%, mainline Protestant 2%, Other 6%

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Colombia United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE)
  5. Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE)