Demographics of Colombia
Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
Date | 30 Oct 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of Colombia is projected at 51.27 million, up by 0.75% compared with 50.88 million in 2020. Colombia is ranked 29th in terms of population and 135th in terms of population growth rate.
There are 0.72 million births in Colombia in 2021. That is 1,974 per day, which is ranked 41st. The crude birth rate is 14.16 per 1000 people. There are 0.29 million deaths in Colombia in 2021. That is 807 per day, which is ranked 34th. The crude death rate is 5.79 per 1000 people.
41.34 million people are living in urban areas, which is 81.74% of Colombia population. Colombia is ranked 23rd in terms of urbanization.
The Sex Ratio in Colombia in 2021 is 96.46 males per 100 females. There are 25.17 million males and 26.09 million females in Colombia. The percentage of female population is 50.90% compare to 49.10% male population. Colombia has 0.92 million more females than males. Colombia is at 53rd position out of 201 countries/territories in terms of female to male ratio.
Year | Population | Growth (%) |
---|---|---|
1950 | 11,981,576 | - |
1955 | 13,774,999 | 2.99 |
1960 | 16,057,714 | 3.17 |
1965 | 18,725,242 | 3.03 |
1970 | 21,480,064 | 2.57 |
1975 | 24,065,502 | 2.24 |
1980 | 26,900,508 | 2.23 |
1985 | 29,951,194 | 2.11 |
1990 | 33,102,569 | 1.99 |
1995 | 36,421,438 | 1.85 |
2000 | 39,629,965 | 1.62 |
2005 | 42,647,731 | 1.36 |
2010 | 45,222,699 | 1.06 |
2015 | 47,520,667 | 1.18 |
2016 | 48,175,048 | 1.38 |
2017 | 48,909,844 | 1.53 |
2018 | 49,661,056 | 1.54 |
2019 | 50,339,443 | 1.37 |
2020 | 50,882,884 | 1.08 |
2021 | 51,265,841 | 0.75 |
- Population
- Growth
Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
1950 | 201,671 | 559,979 | 16.51 | 46.09 |
1955 | 191,461 | 644,691 | 13.83 | 46.57 |
1960 | 188,259 | 743,496 | 11.67 | 46.11 |
1965 | 186,519 | 802,037 | 9.95 | 42.83 |
1970 | 178,560 | 782,195 | 8.32 | 36.52 |
1975 | 172,023 | 789,752 | 7.12 | 32.67 |
1980 | 169,282 | 840,167 | 6.29 | 31.20 |
1985 | 172,630 | 863,138 | 5.76 | 28.81 |
1990 | 189,080 | 900,387 | 5.70 | 27.14 |
1995 | 200,444 | 913,372 | 5.51 | 25.09 |
2000 | 205,630 | 882,516 | 5.19 | 22.26 |
2005 | 218,925 | 821,688 | 5.14 | 19.30 |
2010 | 236,891 | 758,302 | 5.25 | 16.78 |
2015 | 258,575 | 742,107 | 5.41 | 15.52 |
2020 | 287,804 | 727,212 | 5.71 | 14.41 |
2021 | 294,410 | 720,417 | 5.79 | 14.16 |
- Total
- Crude
Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
1950 | 4,023,296 | 8,317,603 | - | 32.601 |
1955 | 5,579,539 | 8,645,665 | 6.61 | 39.223 |
1960 | 7,625,171 | 8,855,212 | 6.33 | 46.268 |
1965 | 10,111,908 | 9,032,315 | 4.60 | 52.820 |
1970 | 12,494,401 | 9,566,814 | 4.05 | 56.635 |
1975 | 14,930,011 | 9,826,962 | 3.47 | 60.306 |
1980 | 17,679,604 | 10,058,296 | 3.40 | 63.738 |
1985 | 20,788,244 | 10,223,444 | 3.17 | 67.034 |
1990 | 23,812,185 | 10,459,380 | 2.62 | 69.481 |
1995 | 26,874,824 | 10,567,153 | 2.32 | 71.777 |
2000 | 29,881,676 | 10,522,282 | 2.06 | 73.957 |
2005 | 32,907,507 | 10,378,127 | 1.86 | 76.024 |
2010 | 35,799,432 | 10,118,665 | 1.60 | 77.964 |
2015 | 38,469,351 | 9,759,346 | 1.36 | 79.764 |
2020 | 40,891,996 | 9,328,416 | 1.14 | 81.425 |
2021 | 41,341,142 | 9,235,053 | 1.10 | 81.740 |
- Population
- Urbanization
Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Share (%) | ||||
00-04 | 1,899,794 | 1,811,818 | 3,711,612 | 7.24 | 104.856 |
05-09 | 1,889,032 | 1,804,415 | 3,693,447 | 7.20 | 104.689 |
10-14 | 1,949,519 | 1,865,937 | 3,815,456 | 7.44 | 104.479 |
15-19 | 2,128,079 | 2,042,505 | 4,170,584 | 8.14 | 104.190 |
20-24 | 2,221,797 | 2,150,702 | 4,372,499 | 8.53 | 103.306 |
25-29 | 2,236,217 | 2,190,637 | 4,426,854 | 8.64 | 102.081 |
30-34 | 2,060,876 | 2,048,929 | 4,109,805 | 8.02 | 100.583 |
35-39 | 1,876,742 | 1,919,939 | 3,796,681 | 7.41 | 97.750 |
40-44 | 1,685,290 | 1,798,887 | 3,484,177 | 6.80 | 93.685 |
45-49 | 1,447,824 | 1,629,849 | 3,077,673 | 6.00 | 88.832 |
50-54 | 1,373,742 | 1,548,234 | 2,921,976 | 5.70 | 88.730 |
55-59 | 1,270,537 | 1,428,875 | 2,699,412 | 5.27 | 88.919 |
60-64 | 997,402 | 1,172,149 | 2,169,551 | 4.23 | 85.092 |
65-69 | 795,604 | 946,947 | 1,742,551 | 3.40 | 84.018 |
70-74 | 567,444 | 685,624 | 1,253,068 | 2.44 | 82.763 |
75-79 | 363,194 | 465,357 | 828,551 | 1.62 | 78.046 |
80-84 | 225,360 | 307,172 | 532,532 | 1.04 | 73.366 |
85-89 | 119,070 | 175,126 | 294,196 | 0.57 | 67.991 |
90-94 | 49,432 | 76,887 | 126,319 | 0.25 | 64.292 |
95-99 | 13,013 | 21,598 | 34,611 | 0.07 | 60.251 |
100+ | 1,440 | 2,846 | 4,286 | 0.01 | 50.597 |
Total | 25,171,408 | 26,094,433 | 51,265,841 | 96.463 |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio