Population growth in Colombia
Colombia: Population growth was 1.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population growth in Colombia, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, population growth in Colombia stood at 1.0%.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Colombia peaked at 3.1% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2015.
Colombia ranks 102nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Colombia
- Share co2 vs population 0.4625 (2100)
- Population, total 53.43 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Urban population 42.09 million (2025)
- Urban population 78.8% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 1.75 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 3.80 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 1.75 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 1.75 (2024)
- Share co2 emissions vs population 0.2401 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Colombia?
- Population growth in Colombia was 1.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1961.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for population growth?
- Colombia ranks 102nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.