Demographics of Colombia

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date02 Sep 2024

As of 2024, the population of Colombia is projected at 52.89 million, compared to 52.32 million in 2023. It is the second-most populous country in South America and ranks 28th in the world. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 1.05 percent, the 104th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 26.10 million males and 26.79 million females in Colombia. The percentage of the male population is 49.34%, compared to 50.66% of the female population. Colombia has 696k more females than males. The sex ratio in Colombia in 2024 will be 97.403 males per 100 females. Colombia is in the 91st position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

Colombia population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
19505,848,6625,918,32611,766,9882.5998.823
19556,698,5976,774,46313,473,0602.8298.880
19607,771,2097,835,00015,606,2093.0899.186
19659,069,5239,099,52618,169,0502.9599.670
197010,410,30410,401,47820,811,7822.49100.085
197511,688,28311,656,36223,344,6442.20100.274
198013,072,04613,032,45226,104,4982.32100.304
198514,646,94114,621,53029,268,4702.06100.174
199016,197,63216,242,43632,440,0692.0899.724
199517,821,40117,983,26135,804,6621.8599.100
200019,411,11519,678,81939,089,9341.6098.640
200520,880,21821,248,75842,128,9771.3598.266
201022,163,44122,613,87844,777,3191.1198.008
201523,221,56323,748,37746,969,9400.8697.782
202025,013,10125,616,89750,629,9971.2097.643
202125,273,27025,914,90451,188,1731.0097.524
202225,533,69326,204,25151,737,9441.1497.441
202325,818,55626,502,59652,321,1521.1097.419
202426,095,27126,791,09252,886,3631.0597.403
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195048.28516.9086.410
195551.93016.2026.625
196056.60915.4736.735
196559.24715.2116.333
197061.46515.6625.276
197564.01216.6614.398
198066.69317.9343.798
198565.35919.3853.225
199068.70120.8092.995
199569.81021.9502.850
200070.90523.1572.574
200573.15624.6162.309
201074.87626.4642.010
201576.06728.5661.771
202074.75730.4481.694
202172.69830.8031.680
202276.50831.1811.663
202377.72531.6061.645
202477.91332.0481.634
  • Total
  • Crude

Colombia death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
1950206,856546,44317.57946.439
1955202,185630,67215.00746.810
1960186,710716,02711.96445.881
1965183,253770,92710.08642.431
1970175,500758,9008.43336.465
1975165,489764,0767.08932.730
1980160,786810,6586.15931.054
1985201,753827,1176.89328.260
1990190,203872,6015.86326.899
1995203,992898,9325.69725.107
2000217,878870,0485.57422.258
2005214,221824,8395.08519.579
2010224,435758,1005.01216.930
2015246,690693,4575.25214.764
2020335,210714,2076.62114.106
2021402,788713,9447.86913.947
2022304,255710,3975.88113.731
2023282,433705,0095.39813.475
2024289,099700,7845.46613.251
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Colombia

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
19504,023,2968,317,60332.601
19555,579,5398,645,66539.223
19607,625,1718,855,21246.268
196510,111,9089,032,31552.820
197012,494,4019,566,81456.635
197514,930,0119,826,96260.306
198017,679,60410,058,29663.738
198520,788,24410,223,44467.034
199023,812,18510,459,38069.481
199526,874,82410,567,15371.777
200029,881,67610,522,28273.957
200532,907,50710,378,12776.024
201035,799,43210,118,66577.964
201538,469,3519,759,34679.764
202040,891,9969,328,41681.425
202141,341,1429,235,05381.740
202241,777,6049,139,67182.050
202342,201,3259,042,49482.354
202442,612,3698,943,76882.652
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Colombia population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 1,811,304 1,737,691 3,548,995 6.71 104.236
05-09 1,791,636 1,720,805 3,512,441 6.64 104.116
10-14 1,868,180 1,791,568 3,659,747 6.92 104.276
15-19 2,025,102 1,948,399 3,973,501 7.51 103.937
20-24 2,203,236 2,153,492 4,356,729 8.24 102.310
25-29 2,305,841 2,291,923 4,597,765 8.69 100.607
30-34 2,244,139 2,248,959 4,493,098 8.50 99.786
35-39 2,013,589 2,029,014 4,042,602 7.64 99.240
40-44 1,849,869 1,893,120 3,742,989 7.08 97.715
45-49 1,625,864 1,695,090 3,320,954 6.28 95.916
50-54 1,464,986 1,559,004 3,023,990 5.72 93.969
55-59 1,390,230 1,503,578 2,893,808 5.47 92.461
60-64 1,209,562 1,338,723 2,548,285 4.82 90.352
65-69 926,686 1,060,169 1,986,855 3.76 87.409
70-74 649,698 775,869 1,425,567 2.70 83.738
75-79 404,696 523,177 927,872 1.75 77.354
80-84 209,774 310,998 520,771 0.98 67.452
85-89 77,400 143,874 221,274 0.42 53.797
90-94 20,223 52,487 72,710 0.14 38.530
95-99 2,924 11,659 14,582 0.03 25.079
100+ 335 1,493 1,827 0.00 22.438
Total 26,095,274 26,791,092 52,886,362 97.403