Population density in Colombia

Colombia had 47.7 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.

Measure: Population density Unit: People per square kilometre of land Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Colombia, 2024 47.7 People per square kilometre of land
Change from 2023 +1.1% 2023: 47.2 people per km²
World, 2023 62.1 people per km² Official aggregate Not the same period as Colombia (2024).
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 105.2 people per km² Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2024 154th of 214 See the full ranking

Population density in Colombia over time

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People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population density (people per square kilometre of land), 2000 to 2024
Period ColombiaWorld
2024 47.7 people per km² –
2023 47.2 people per km² 62.1 people per km²
2022 46.6 people per km² 61.6 people per km²
2021 46.1 people per km² 61.0 people per km²
2020 45.6 people per km² 60.4 people per km²
2019 45.0 people per km² 59.8 people per km²
2018 44.2 people per km² 59.2 people per km²
2017 43.4 people per km² 58.6 people per km²
2016 42.8 people per km² 57.9 people per km²
2015 42.3 people per km² 57.3 people per km²
2014 42.0 people per km² 56.6 people per km²
2013 41.6 people per km² 55.9 people per km²
2012 41.2 people per km² 55.2 people per km²
2011 40.8 people per km² 55.6 people per km²
2010 40.4 people per km² 54.9 people per km²
2009 39.9 people per km² 54.3 people per km²
2008 39.4 people per km² 53.6 people per km²
2007 39.0 people per km² 52.9 people per km²
2006 38.5 people per km² 52.3 people per km²
2005 38.0 people per km² 51.6 people per km²
2004 37.4 people per km² 51.0 people per km²
2003 36.9 people per km² 50.4 people per km²
2002 36.3 people per km² 49.7 people per km²
2001 35.8 people per km² 49.1 people per km²
2000 35.2 people per km² 48.4 people per km²

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.1% from 47.2 people per km² in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 42.0 people per km², the figure has changed by +13.6%.
  • Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Colombia has the 154th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.POP.DNST · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Colombia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates