Colombia vs Pre-demographic dividend: Urban population

Colombia
42.09 million
in 2025
Pre-demographic dividend
520.68 million
in 2025
Colombia rank
22nd
Pre-demographic dividend rank
25th

Urban population over time

  • Colombia
  • Pre-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Pre-demographic dividend currently reports 520.68 million against 42.09 million in Colombia, a difference of 478.59 million.

That makes Pre-demographic dividend's figure about 12.4 times Colombia's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Pre-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 22nd and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 25th of 215 countries.

Pre-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1960s 9.46 million 32.16 million 22.69 million Pre-demographic dividend
1970s 14.26 million 57.48 million 43.22 million Pre-demographic dividend
1980s 19.37 million 96.76 million 77.39 million Pre-demographic dividend
1990s 25.42 million 151.02 million 125.60 million Pre-demographic dividend
2000s 31.64 million 231.27 million 199.63 million Pre-demographic dividend
2010s 36.23 million 352.44 million 316.21 million Pre-demographic dividend
2020s 40.68 million 476.32 million 435.63 million Pre-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Colombia or Pre-demographic dividend?
Pre-demographic dividend, at 520.68 million against 42.09 million in Colombia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Colombia and Pre-demographic dividend?
478.59 million, with Pre-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Pre-demographic dividend?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Colombia and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for urban population?
Colombia ranks 22nd and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 25th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.