Population growth in Colombia

The population of Colombia changed by 1.01% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2016.

Measure: Population growth Unit: Annual % change Data: 1961 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Colombia, 2025 1.01% Annual % change
Change from 2024 −0.06percentage points 2024: 1.07%
World, 2025 0.91% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025 0.46% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2025 102nd of 217 See the full ranking

Population growth in Colombia over time

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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population growth (annual % change), 2001 to 2025
Period ColombiaWorld
2025 1.01% 0.91%
2024 1.07% 0.96%
2023 1.12% 0.93%
2022 1.07% 0.87%
2021 1.10% 0.83%
2020 1.44% 0.98%
2019 1.79% 1.05%
2018 1.84% 1.08%
2017 1.45% 1.13%
2016 0.99% 1.16%
2015 0.86% 1.18%
2014 0.89% 1.21%
2013 0.95% 1.23%
2012 1.00% 1.26%
2011 1.07% 1.22%
2010 1.14% 1.22%
2009 1.16% 1.25%
2008 1.20% 1.27%
2007 1.27% 1.26%
2006 1.33% 1.27%
2005 1.40% 1.27%
2004 1.47% 1.29%
2003 1.51% 1.29%
2002 1.54% 1.31%
2001 1.57% 1.34%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.06 percentage points from 1.07% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 0.86%, the figure has changed by +0.15 percentage points.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Colombia has the 102nd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 0.91%.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.POP.GROW · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2025 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: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects