Population · Americas · 2025 data
Colombia Population
Colombia had a population of 53.43 million in 2025, ranking #28 of 216 countries and territories (0.65% of the world). The population grew by 13.7% over the past ten years.
Population of Colombia, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53,425,635 | +1.02% |
| 2024 | 52,886,363 | +1.08% |
| 2023 | 52,321,152 | +1.13% |
| 2022 | 51,737,944 | +1.07% |
| 2021 | 51,188,173 | +1.10% |
| 2020 | 50,629,997 | +1.45% |
| 2019 | 49,907,985 | +1.80% |
| 2018 | 49,024,465 | +1.86% |
| 2017 | 48,131,078 | +1.46% |
| 2016 | 47,437,512 | +1.00% |
| 2015 | 46,969,940 | +0.87% |
| 2014 | 46,565,429 | +0.90% |
| 2013 | 46,151,584 | +0.95% |
| 2012 | 45,715,810 | +1.01% |
| 2011 | 45,259,614 | +1.08% |
| 2010 | 44,777,319 | +1.14% |
| 2009 | 44,271,541 | +1.17% |
| 2008 | 43,758,808 | +1.21% |
| 2007 | 43,235,374 | +1.27% |
| 2006 | 42,691,084 | +1.33% |
| 2005 | 42,128,977 | +1.41% |
| 2004 | 41,543,171 | +1.48% |
| 2003 | 40,937,429 | +1.52% |
| 2002 | 40,324,680 | +1.55% |
| 2001 | 39,709,262 | +1.58% |
| 2000 | 39,089,934 | +1.65% |
| 1999 | 38,454,863 | +1.75% |
| 1998 | 37,792,165 | +1.81% |
| 1997 | 37,121,149 | +1.81% |
| 1996 | 36,462,745 | +1.84% |
| 1995 | 35,804,662 | +1.93% |
| 1994 | 35,127,410 | +1.99% |
| 1993 | 34,441,473 | +2.02% |
| 1992 | 33,760,571 | +2.00% |
| 1991 | 33,098,372 | +2.03% |
| 1990 | 32,440,069 | +2.09% |
| 1989 | 31,776,279 | +2.07% |
| 1988 | 31,130,524 | +2.07% |
| 1987 | 30,499,467 | +2.08% |
| 1986 | 29,879,112 | +2.09% |
| 1985 | 29,268,470 | +2.18% |
| 1984 | 28,642,690 | +2.34% |
| 1983 | 27,988,173 | +2.38% |
| 1982 | 27,338,331 | +2.34% |
| 1981 | 26,713,267 | +2.33% |
| 1980 | 26,104,498 | +2.31% |
| 1979 | 25,515,626 | +2.27% |
| 1978 | 24,950,337 | +2.28% |
| 1977 | 24,393,494 | +2.24% |
| 1976 | 23,858,810 | +2.20% |
| 1975 | 23,344,644 | +2.24% |
| 1974 | 22,833,469 | +2.28% |
| 1973 | 22,325,374 | +2.32% |
| 1972 | 21,819,563 | +2.35% |
| 1971 | 21,319,096 | +2.44% |
| 1970 | 20,811,782 | +2.56% |
| 1969 | 20,291,942 | +2.66% |
| 1968 | 19,766,796 | +2.76% |
| 1967 | 19,235,618 | +2.85% |
| 1966 | 18,702,688 | +2.94% |
| 1965 | 18,169,050 | +3.01% |
| 1964 | 17,637,411 | +3.06% |
| 1963 | 17,113,823 | +3.10% |
| 1962 | 16,599,029 | +3.13% |
| 1961 | 16,095,203 | +3.13% |
| 1960 | 15,606,209 | — |
Demographics of Colombia
Ethnic groups
Mestizo and White 87.6%, Afro-Colombian (includes Mulatto, Raizal, and Palenquero) 6.8%, Indigenous 4.3%, unspecified 1.4% (2018 est.)
Languages
Spanish (official) 98.9%, indigenous 1%, Portuguese 0.1%; 65 indigenous languages exist (2023 est.)
Religions
Roman Catholic 63.6%, Protestant 17.2% (Evangelical 16.7%, Adventist 0.3%, other Protestant 0.2%), Jehovah's Witness 0.6%, Church of Jesus Christ 0.1%, other 0.3%, believer, 0.2%. agnostic 1%, atheist 1%, none 14.2%, unspecified 1.8% (2023 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 82.4% of total population (2023).
Largest cities
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).