Canada vs Colombia: Population growth
Canada
0.9%
in 2025
Colombia
1.0%
in 2025
Canada rank
104th
Colombia rank
102nd
Population growth over time
- Canada
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.
Canada ranks 104th and Colombia ranks 102nd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Colombia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | 2.9% | 1.1% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 2.3% | 0.9% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 2.2% | 1.0% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.9% | 0.8% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Canada or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Canada and Colombia?
- 0.1%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Colombia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Colombia rank globally for population growth?
- Canada ranks 104th and Colombia ranks 102nd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.