Population estimates and projections in Colombia

Colombia had an estimated population of 52,321,152 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Colombia, 2023 (latest estimate) 52,321,152 People
Change from 2022 +1.1% 2022: 51,737,944 people
Projection for 2030 55,736,475 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 59,385,356 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 47,080,764 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 28th of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Colombia over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Colombia
2100 47,080,764 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 48,834,469 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 50,674,501 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 52,520,934 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 54,267,963 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 55,827,989 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 57,128,480 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 58,131,055 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 58,833,441 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 59,252,857 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 59,385,356 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 59,190,823 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 58,576,446 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 57,445,753 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 55,736,475 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 53,425,635 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 52,321,152 people
2022 51,737,944 people
2021 51,188,173 people
2020 50,629,997 people
2019 49,907,985 people
2018 49,024,466 people
2017 48,131,078 people
2016 47,437,512 people
2015 46,969,940 people
2014 46,565,429 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.1% from 51,737,944 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 46,151,584 people, the figure has changed by +13.4%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Colombia has the 28th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Colombia
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024