Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Colombia
Colombia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 44.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Colombia, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Colombia stood at 44.5%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Colombia peaked at 44.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 1960.
Colombia ranks 17th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.1% | — |
| 1961 | 21.8% | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 22.5% | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 23.3% | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 24.1% | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 24.6% | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 25.2% | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 25.8% | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 26.4% | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 27.1% | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 27.8% | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 28.6% | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 29.4% | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 30.2% | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 30.6% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 30.8% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 31.0% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 31.2% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 31.4% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 31.6% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 31.7% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 31.9% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 32.1% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 32.2% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 32.4% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 32.6% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 32.8% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 33.0% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 33.1% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 33.3% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 33.5% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 33.7% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 33.9% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 34.1% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 34.3% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 34.6% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 34.8% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 35.1% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 35.4% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 35.7% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 36.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 36.4% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 36.8% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 37.2% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 37.7% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 38.1% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 38.5% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 38.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 39.3% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 39.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 40.8% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 41.4% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 42.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 43.2% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 43.8% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 44.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 44.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 44.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 44.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 44.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 44.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 44.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 44.5% | +0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 44.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.8%, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 44.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.2%, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.2% | 21.1% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.3% | 27.8% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.5% | 31.7% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.5% | 33.5% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 36.1% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 40.3% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.5% | 44.3% | 44.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More climate change data for Colombia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 578.93 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 89,376 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,540 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69,836 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 73.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,494 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,330 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,828 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,502 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.44 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Colombia?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Colombia was 44.5% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Colombia ranks 17th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.