Bucaramanga's 2024 population is now estimated at 1,396,632. In 1950, the population of Bucaramanga was 109,969. Bucaramanga has grown by 15,134 in the last year, which represents a 1.1% 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 Bucaramanga, which typically includes Bucaramanga's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 1,521,758 |
| 2034 | 1,512,915 |
| 2033 | 1,503,616 |
| 2032 | 1,493,861 |
| 2031 | 1,483,650 |
| 2030 | 1,472,977 |
| 2029 | 1,461,760 |
| 2028 | 1,449,990 |
| 2027 | 1,437,639 |
| 2026 | 1,424,661 |
| 2025 | 1,411,007 |
| 2024 | 1,396,632 |
| 2023 | 1,381,498 |
| 2022 | 1,365,580 |
| 2021 | 1,348,882 |
| 2020 | 1,331,453 |
| 2019 | 1,313,376 |
| 2018 | 1,294,890 |
| 2017 | 1,265,136 |
| 2016 | 1,236,066 |
| 2015 | 1,207,586 |
| 2014 | 1,179,800 |
| 2013 | 1,152,653 |
| 2012 | 1,126,167 |
| 2011 | 1,100,219 |
| 2010 | 1,074,904 |
| 2009 | 1,050,171 |
| 2008 | 1,026,039 |
| 2007 | 1,002,399 |
| 2006 | 979,334 |
| 2005 | 956,800 |
| 2004 | 934,814 |
| 2003 | 913,275 |
| 2002 | 892,261 |
| 2001 | 871,731 |
| 2000 | 851,700 |
| 1999 | 832,076 |
| 1998 | 812,930 |
| 1997 | 794,225 |
| 1996 | 775,975 |
| 1995 | 758,096 |
| 1994 | 740,652 |
| 1993 | 721,085 |
| 1992 | 696,751 |
| 1991 | 673,175 |
| 1990 | 650,427 |
| 1989 | 628,448 |
| 1988 | 607,241 |
| 1987 | 586,693 |
| 1986 | 566,868 |
| 1985 | 548,471 |
| 1984 | 532,488 |
| 1983 | 516,929 |
| 1982 | 501,845 |
| 1981 | 487,201 |
| 1980 | 473,004 |
| 1979 | 459,183 |
| 1978 | 445,784 |
| 1977 | 432,776 |
| 1976 | 420,165 |
| 1975 | 407,888 |
| 1974 | 395,986 |
| 1973 | 381,599 |
| 1972 | 361,897 |
| 1971 | 343,161 |
| 1970 | 325,420 |
| 1969 | 308,595 |
| 1968 | 292,662 |
| 1967 | 277,511 |
| 1966 | 263,164 |
| 1965 | 249,558 |
| 1964 | 236,658 |
| 1963 | 224,035 |
| 1962 | 212,101 |
| 1961 | 200,803 |
| 1960 | 190,121 |
| 1959 | 179,980 |
| 1958 | 170,393 |
| 1957 | 161,317 |
| 1956 | 152,735 |
| 1955 | 144,589 |
| 1954 | 136,887 |
| 1953 | 129,595 |
| 1952 | 122,701 |
| 1951 | 116,157 |
| 1950 | 109,969 |
Year | Population | Growth Rate | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 109,969 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 116,157 | 5.63% | 6,188 |
| 1952 | 122,701 | 5.63% | 6,544 |
| 1953 | 129,595 | 5.62% | 6,894 |
| 1954 | 136,887 | 5.63% | 7,292 |
| 1955 | 144,589 | 5.63% | 7,702 |
| 1956 | 152,735 | 5.63% | 8,146 |
| 1957 | 161,317 | 5.62% | 8,582 |
| 1958 | 170,393 | 5.63% | 9,076 |
| 1959 | 179,980 | 5.63% | 9,587 |
| 1960 | 190,121 | 5.63% | 10,141 |
| 1961 | 200,803 | 5.62% | 10,682 |
| 1962 | 212,101 | 5.63% | 11,298 |
| 1963 | 224,035 | 5.63% | 11,934 |
| 1964 | 236,658 | 5.63% | 12,623 |
| 1965 | 249,558 | 5.45% | 12,900 |
| 1966 | 263,164 | 5.45% | 13,606 |
| 1967 | 277,511 | 5.45% | 14,347 |
| 1968 | 292,662 | 5.46% | 15,151 |
| 1969 | 308,595 | 5.44% | 15,933 |
| 1970 | 325,420 | 5.45% | 16,825 |
| 1971 | 343,161 | 5.45% | 17,741 |
| 1972 | 361,897 | 5.46% | 18,736 |
| 1973 | 381,599 | 5.44% | 19,702 |
| 1974 | 395,986 | 3.77% | 14,387 |
| 1975 | 407,888 | 3.01% | 11,902 |
| 1976 | 420,165 | 3.01% | 12,277 |
| 1977 | 432,776 | 3% | 12,611 |
| 1978 | 445,784 | 3.01% | 13,008 |
| 1979 | 459,183 | 3.01% | 13,399 |
| 1980 | 473,004 | 3.01% | 13,821 |
| 1981 | 487,201 | 3% | 14,197 |
| 1982 | 501,845 | 3.01% | 14,644 |
| 1983 | 516,929 | 3.01% | 15,084 |
| 1984 | 532,488 | 3.01% | 15,559 |
| 1985 | 548,471 | 3% | 15,983 |
| 1986 | 566,868 | 3.35% | 18,397 |
| 1987 | 586,693 | 3.5% | 19,825 |
| 1988 | 607,241 | 3.5% | 20,548 |
| 1989 | 628,448 | 3.49% | 21,207 |
| 1990 | 650,427 | 3.5% | 21,979 |
| 1991 | 673,175 | 3.5% | 22,748 |
| 1992 | 696,751 | 3.5% | 23,576 |
| 1993 | 721,085 | 3.49% | 24,334 |
| 1994 | 740,652 | 2.71% | 19,567 |
| 1995 | 758,096 | 2.36% | 17,444 |
| 1996 | 775,975 | 2.36% | 17,879 |
| 1997 | 794,225 | 2.35% | 18,250 |
| 1998 | 812,930 | 2.36% | 18,705 |
| 1999 | 832,076 | 2.36% | 19,146 |
| 2000 | 851,700 | 2.36% | 19,624 |
| 2001 | 871,731 | 2.35% | 20,031 |
| 2002 | 892,261 | 2.36% | 20,530 |
| 2003 | 913,275 | 2.36% | 21,014 |
| 2004 | 934,814 | 2.36% | 21,539 |
| 2005 | 956,800 | 2.35% | 21,986 |
| 2006 | 979,334 | 2.36% | 22,534 |
| 2007 | 1,002,399 | 2.36% | 23,065 |
| 2008 | 1,026,039 | 2.36% | 23,640 |
| 2009 | 1,050,171 | 2.35% | 24,132 |
| 2010 | 1,074,904 | 2.36% | 24,733 |
| 2011 | 1,100,219 | 2.36% | 25,315 |
| 2012 | 1,126,167 | 2.36% | 25,948 |
| 2013 | 1,152,653 | 2.35% | 26,486 |
| 2014 | 1,179,800 | 2.36% | 27,147 |
| 2015 | 1,207,586 | 2.36% | 27,786 |
| 2016 | 1,236,066 | 2.36% | 28,480 |
| 2017 | 1,265,136 | 2.35% | 29,070 |
| 2018 | 1,294,890 | 2.35% | 29,754 |
| 2019 | 1,313,376 | 1.43% | 18,486 |
| 2020 | 1,331,453 | 1.38% | 18,077 |
| 2021 | 1,348,882 | 1.31% | 17,429 |
| 2022 | 1,365,580 | 1.24% | 16,698 |
| 2023 | 1,381,498 | 1.17% | 15,918 |
| 2024 | 1,396,632 | 1.1% | 15,134 |
| 2025 | 1,411,007 | 1.03% | 14,375 |
| 2026 | 1,424,661 | 0.97% | 13,654 |
| 2027 | 1,437,639 | 0.91% | 12,978 |
| 2028 | 1,449,990 | 0.86% | 12,351 |
| 2029 | 1,461,760 | 0.81% | 11,770 |
| 2030 | 1,472,977 | 0.77% | 11,217 |
| 2031 | 1,483,650 | 0.72% | 10,673 |
| 2032 | 1,493,861 | 0.69% | 10,211 |
| 2033 | 1,503,616 | 0.65% | 9,755 |
| 2034 | 1,512,915 | 0.62% | 9,299 |
| 2035 | 1,521,758 | 0.58% | 8,843 |
Name | 2024 Population | 2024 Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Bogota | 11,658,211 | 1.31% |
| Medellin | 4,137,386 | 0.86% |
| Cali | 2,890,433 | 0.93% |
| Barranquilla | 2,373,302 | 1.02% |
| Bucaramanga | 1,396,632 | 1.1% |
| Cartagena | 1,096,463 | 0.82% |
| Cucuta | 972,485 | 0.98% |
| Ibague | 605,002 | 0.82% |
| Pereira | 586,401 | 0.48% |
| Valledupar | 582,901 | 1.8% |
| Villavicencio | 577,704 | 1.3% |
| Santa Marta | 551,773 | 1.05% |
| Buenaventura | 481,707 | 1.39% |
| Manizales | 458,024 | 0.66% |
| Monteria | 451,511 | 1.25% |
| Armenia | 424,588 | 0.87% |
| Pasto | 400,139 | 0.78% |
| Neiva | 366,386 | 0.71% |