Population · South America

Colombia population 2026

Right now · estimate

54,103,314

Births today: 0
Deaths today: 0
Births this year: 574,618
Births minus deaths this year: +318,971

Colombia has an estimated 53,936,226 people on 1 July 2026, the UN's projection, 510,591 more than a year earlier (+0.96%). It is the 28th most populous country in the world. It is projected to keep growing until 2050, peaking at 59.4 million, then decline to 47.1 million by 2100.

UN projection The counter interpolates the UN’s 1 July figures to the second; it is an estimate, not a count.

Rank in the world

Year	Population	Rank
1950	11.8 million	33rd
2000	39.1 million	29th
2026*	53.9 million	28th
2050*	59.4 million	34th
2100*	47.1 million	48th

* UN medium-variant projection. Ranks among 237 countries and areas.

Colombia in numbers, 2026

Births in 2026: 685 thousand 1,875 a day
Deaths in 2026: 305 thousand 834 a day
Net migration: +116 thousand more arrivals than departures
Growth rate: +0.92% growing
Fertility rate: 1.60per woman below replacement (2.1)
Median age: 33.0years world: 31.1
Life expectancy: 78.3years
Aged 65 and over: 10.6% 20.6% by 2050

Land, people and health

Capital: Bogota
Area: 1,138,910 km² 26th largest of 237
Population density: 48per km² 171st most crowded
Urban population: 79.1% 90.0% by 2050
Men and women: 26.6 million / 27.3 million 97.4 men per 100 women
Life expectancy, women: 80.9years men: 75.6 years
Infant mortality: 9.0per 1,000 births under-5: 11.0
Birth rate: 12.7per 1,000 death rate: 5.6
Net migration rate: +2.1per 1,000 net arrivals

Population of Colombia, 1950–2100

Projected peak: 2050, 59.4 million. By 2050: 59.4 million (+10.1% from today).

UN estimate
UN projection

47.1M 2026

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Year	Population
1950	11,766,988
1951	12,078,807
1952	12,405,842
1953	12,746,035
1954	13,100,839
1955	13,473,060
1956	13,861,801
1957	14,270,270
1958	14,693,287
1959	15,136,215
1960	15,606,209
1961	16,095,203
1962	16,599,029
1963	17,113,823
1964	17,637,411
1965	18,169,050
1966	18,702,688
1967	19,235,618
1968	19,766,796
1969	20,291,942
1970	20,811,782
1971	21,319,096
1972	21,819,563
1973	22,325,374
1974	22,833,469
1975	23,344,644
1976	23,858,810
1977	24,393,494
1978	24,950,337
1979	25,515,626
1980	26,104,498
1981	26,713,267
1982	27,338,330
1983	27,988,173
1984	28,642,690
1985	29,268,470
1986	29,879,112
1987	30,499,467
1988	31,130,524
1989	31,776,279
1990	32,440,069
1991	33,098,372
1992	33,760,571
1993	34,441,473
1994	35,127,410
1995	35,804,662
1996	36,462,745
1997	37,121,150
1998	37,792,165
1999	38,454,863
2000	39,089,934
2001	39,709,262
2002	40,324,680
2003	40,937,429
2004	41,543,171
2005	42,128,977
2006	42,691,084
2007	43,235,374
2008	43,758,808
2009	44,271,541
2010	44,777,319
2011	45,259,614
2012	45,715,810
2013	46,151,584
2014	46,565,429
2015	46,969,940
2016	47,437,512
2017	48,131,078
2018	49,024,466
2019	49,907,985
2020	50,629,997
2021	51,188,173
2022	51,737,944
2023	52,321,152
2024 *	52,886,364
2025 *	53,425,635
2026 *	53,936,226
2027 *	54,422,266
2028 *	54,885,116
2029 *	55,322,626
2030 *	55,736,475
2031 *	56,125,963
2032 *	56,490,498
2033 *	56,832,260
2034 *	57,151,612
2035 *	57,445,753
2036 *	57,716,865
2037 *	57,965,296
2038 *	58,190,078
2039 *	58,394,306
2040 *	58,576,446
2041 *	58,736,885
2042 *	58,878,128
2043 *	59,000,357
2044 *	59,104,590
2045 *	59,190,823
2046 *	59,259,760
2047 *	59,313,134
2048 *	59,351,253
2049 *	59,375,010
2050 *	59,385,356
2051 *	59,382,960
2052 *	59,368,286
2053 *	59,341,502
2054 *	59,302,995
2055 *	59,252,857
2056 *	59,191,342
2057 *	59,118,668
2058 *	59,034,730
2059 *	58,939,676
2060 *	58,833,441
2061 *	58,716,000
2062 *	58,587,063
2063 *	58,446,679
2064 *	58,294,750
2065 *	58,131,055
2066 *	57,955,180
2067 *	57,766,692
2068 *	57,565,953
2069 *	57,353,303
2070 *	57,128,480
2071 *	56,891,287
2072 *	56,642,330
2073 *	56,382,062
2074 *	56,110,522
2075 *	55,827,989
2076 *	55,535,068
2077 *	55,231,931
2078 *	54,918,950
2079 *	54,597,433
2080 *	54,267,963
2081 *	53,930,888
2082 *	53,586,874
2083 *	53,236,620
2084 *	52,881,132
2085 *	52,520,934
2086 *	52,156,801
2087 *	51,789,198
2088 *	51,418,568
2089 *	51,046,494
2090 *	50,674,501
2091 *	50,303,186
2092 *	49,933,006
2093 *	49,564,330
2094 *	49,197,688
2095 *	48,834,469
2096 *	48,475,980
2097 *	48,121,487
2098 *	47,770,267
2099 *	47,423,141
2100 *	47,080,764

* UN projection

Population of Colombia by year

39.1 million in 2000, 53.9 million in 2026. Every year for the last decade, then every five years to 1950. * UN projection; earlier years are UN estimates.

Year	Population	Yearly change	Change	Net migrants	Median age	Fertility	Density (km²)	Urban	World share	World rank
2026*	53,936,226	+0.96%	+510,591	+115,815	33.0	1.60	48	79%	0.65%	28
2025*	53,425,635	+1.02%	+539,271	+129,139	32.5	1.62	48	79%	0.65%	28
2024*	52,886,364	+1.08%	+565,212	+141,643	32.0	1.63	47	79%	0.65%	28
2023	52,321,152	+1.13%	+583,208	+154,521	31.6	1.65	47	78%	0.65%	28
2022	51,737,944	+1.07%	+549,771	+183,180	31.2	1.66	46	78%	0.64%	29
2021	51,188,173	+1.10%	+558,176	+199,070	30.8	1.68	46	78%	0.64%	29
2020	50,629,997	+1.45%	+722,012	+227,130	30.4	1.69	45	78%	0.64%	29
2019	49,907,985	+1.80%	+883,519	+396,826	30.1	1.71	44	78%	0.64%	29
2018	49,024,466	+1.86%	+893,388	+495,524	29.7	1.71	44	77%	0.63%	29
2017	48,131,078	+1.46%	+693,566	+431,072	29.4	1.72	43	77%	0.63%	29
2016	47,437,512	+1.00%	+467,572	+104,373	29.0	1.72	42	77%	0.63%	29
2015	46,969,940	+0.87%	+404,511	−41,123	28.6	1.77	42	77%	0.63%	29
2010	44,777,319	+1.14%	+505,778	−34,220	26.5	2.01	40	77%	0.64%	29
2005	42,128,977	+1.41%	+585,806	−41,465	24.6	2.31	37	76%	0.64%	29
2000	39,089,934	+1.65%	+635,071	−27,878	23.2	2.57	35	74%	0.63%	29
1995	35,804,662	+1.93%	+677,252	−33,097	22.0	2.85	32	72%	0.62%	30
1990	32,440,069	+2.09%	+663,790	−7,590	20.8	3.00	29	70%	0.61%	31
1985	29,268,470	+2.18%	+625,780	−21,408	19.4	3.22	26	67%	0.60%	31
1980	26,104,498	+2.31%	+588,872	−44,203	17.9	3.80	23	65%	0.59%	31
1975	23,344,644	+2.24%	+511,175	−84,462	16.7	4.40	21	62%	0.57%	30
1970	20,811,782	+2.56%	+519,840	−66,065	15.7	5.28	19	58%	0.56%	31
1965	18,169,050	+3.01%	+531,639	−51,855	15.2	6.33	16	53%	0.54%	32
1960	15,606,209	+3.11%	+469,994	−49,115	15.5	6.74	14	48%	0.52%	32
1955	13,473,060	+2.84%	+372,221	−47,986	16.2	6.62	12	43%	0.49%	33
1950	11,766,988	–	–	−35,312	16.9	6.41	10	39%	0.47%	33

Population forecast for Colombia

UN medium-variant projection: 59.4 million in 2050 (+10.1% from 2026), 47.1 million in 2100.

Year	Population	Yearly change	Net migrants	Median age	Fertility	Density (km²)	Urban	World share	World rank
2030	55,736,475	+0.75%	+84,670	34.8	1.58	50	80%	0.65%	30
2035	57,445,753	+0.51%	+49,055	37.2	1.57	51	82%	0.65%	28
2040	58,576,446	+0.31%	+20,414	39.5	1.57	52	85%	0.64%	32
2045	59,190,823	+0.15%	+4,512	41.7	1.57	53	87%	0.63%	32
2050	59,385,356	+0.02%	−558	43.7	1.58	53	90%	0.61%	34
2060	58,833,441	−0.18%	−362	46.8	1.58	52	–	0.59%	38
2070	57,128,480	−0.39%	−456	49.0	1.59	51	–	0.56%	42
2080	54,267,963	−0.60%	−381	50.8	1.59	48	–	0.53%	45
2090	50,674,501	−0.73%	−211	51.5	1.60	45	–	0.49%	47
2100	47,080,764	−0.72%	−250	51.8	1.60	42	–	0.46%	48

Largest cities in Colombia

Urban area in 2026: the whole built-up city, measured the same way for every country (UN, 2025). * UN projection. Largest cities in the world

#	City	Population 2026	2050*
1	Bogotá (capital)	10,738,472	12,478,015
2	Medellín	3,359,504	3,332,865
3	Cali	2,710,754	2,762,910
4	Barranquilla	2,232,775	2,514,652
5	Cartagena	1,020,271	1,168,321
6	Bucaramanga	947,121	1,026,970
7	Cúcuta	854,167	906,299
8	Pereira	603,952	592,126
9	Valledupar	580,242	651,346
10	Ibagué	495,174	484,922

Age structure

Median age 33.0. 10.6% are 65 or older, 20.6% by 2050; 19.7% are under 15.

Colombia, 2026 Men 2026 Women 2026 2050 (projection)

Share of the total population in each age group (%)

Births per woman

1.60 in 2026; about 2.1 keeps a population stable without migration. Below 2.1 since 2010.

UN estimate
UN projection

1.6 2026

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Year	Fertility rate
1950	6.41
1951	6.44
1952	6.49
1953	6.54
1954	6.58
1955	6.62
1956	6.66
1957	6.70
1958	6.72
1959	6.74
1960	6.74
1961	6.71
1962	6.66
1963	6.58
1964	6.47
1965	6.33
1966	6.16
1967	5.96
1968	5.74
1969	5.51
1970	5.28
1971	5.06
1972	4.86
1973	4.68
1974	4.53
1975	4.40
1976	4.28
1977	4.16
1978	4.00
1979	3.89
1980	3.80
1981	3.71
1982	3.62
1983	3.50
1984	3.35
1985	3.22
1986	3.15
1987	3.09
1988	3.04
1989	3.01
1990	3.00
1991	2.98
1992	2.98
1993	2.98
1994	2.94
1995	2.85
1996	2.77
1997	2.74
1998	2.72
1999	2.64
2000	2.57
2001	2.52
2002	2.49
2003	2.45
2004	2.38
2005	2.31
2006	2.24
2007	2.20
2008	2.16
2009	2.10
2010	2.01
2011	1.94
2012	1.90
2013	1.86
2014	1.82
2015	1.77
2016	1.72
2017	1.72
2018	1.71
2019	1.71
2020	1.69
2021	1.68
2022	1.66
2023	1.65
2024 *	1.63
2025 *	1.62
2026 *	1.60
2027 *	1.60
2028 *	1.59
2029 *	1.59
2030 *	1.58
2031 *	1.58
2032 *	1.57
2033 *	1.57
2034 *	1.57
2035 *	1.57
2036 *	1.57
2037 *	1.57
2038 *	1.57
2039 *	1.57
2040 *	1.57
2041 *	1.57
2042 *	1.57
2043 *	1.57
2044 *	1.57
2045 *	1.57
2046 *	1.57
2047 *	1.58
2048 *	1.58
2049 *	1.58
2050 *	1.58
2051 *	1.58
2052 *	1.58
2053 *	1.58
2054 *	1.58
2055 *	1.58
2056 *	1.58
2057 *	1.58
2058 *	1.58
2059 *	1.58
2060 *	1.58
2061 *	1.58
2062 *	1.58
2063 *	1.59
2064 *	1.58
2065 *	1.59
2066 *	1.58
2067 *	1.59
2068 *	1.59
2069 *	1.59
2070 *	1.59
2071 *	1.59
2072 *	1.59
2073 *	1.59
2074 *	1.59
2075 *	1.59
2076 *	1.59
2077 *	1.59
2078 *	1.59
2079 *	1.59
2080 *	1.59
2081 *	1.60
2082 *	1.60
2083 *	1.60
2084 *	1.60
2085 *	1.59
2086 *	1.59
2087 *	1.59
2088 *	1.59
2089 *	1.60
2090 *	1.60
2091 *	1.60
2092 *	1.60
2093 *	1.60
2094 *	1.60
2095 *	1.60
2096 *	1.60
2097 *	1.60
2098 *	1.60
2099 *	1.60
2100 *	1.60

* UN projection

Births and deaths each year

Deaths are projected to outnumber births from 2051.

Births
Deaths
UN estimate
UN projection

359k699k 2026

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Year	Births	Deaths
1950	546,443	206,856
1951	561,452	206,141
1952	579,014	204,547
1953	596,461	203,292
1954	613,393	202,766
1955	630,672	202,185
1956	648,098	201,926
1957	665,725	194,066
1958	683,320	193,422
1959	699,430	188,512
1960	716,027	186,710
1961	731,639	186,013
1962	745,610	185,626
1963	757,059	184,713
1964	765,580	184,153
1965	770,927	183,253
1966	772,959	182,104
1967	772,510	180,852
1968	768,842	179,434
1969	763,910	177,347
1970	758,900	175,500
1971	754,674	172,667
1972	751,555	170,200
1973	752,258	168,653
1974	755,973	166,939
1975	764,076	165,489
1976	775,696	163,439
1977	784,696	161,875
1978	786,622	160,254
1979	797,083	161,345
1980	810,658	160,786
1981	822,984	160,777
1982	834,567	159,212
1983	836,055	161,297
1984	829,996	163,699
1985	827,117	201,753
1986	832,411	172,713
1987	838,889	179,472
1988	847,096	183,295
1989	859,456	185,355
1990	872,601	190,203
1991	885,561	195,293
1992	898,960	201,225
1993	912,234	202,920
1994	912,584	203,903
1995	898,932	203,992
1996	886,239	203,663
1997	889,567	203,480
1998	893,004	205,278
1999	880,066	211,511
2000	870,048	217,878
2001	862,583	219,643
2002	861,020	220,160
2003	856,735	214,590
2004	842,400	214,003
2005	824,839	214,221
2006	809,616	215,242
2007	802,116	218,967
2008	796,007	219,344
2009	781,638	222,623
2010	758,100	224,435
2011	738,679	227,146
2012	730,825	227,505
2013	721,365	232,277
2014	710,473	239,567
2015	693,457	246,690
2016	677,004	251,872
2017	682,368	255,822
2018	695,926	262,298
2019	709,573	268,512
2020	714,207	335,210
2021	713,944	402,788
2022	710,397	304,255
2023	705,009	282,433
2024 *	700,784	289,099
2025 *	692,792	296,701
2026 *	684,798	304,666
2027 *	677,447	312,813
2028 *	671,111	321,425
2029 *	664,211	330,124
2030 *	656,778	339,191
2031 *	649,285	348,378
2032 *	641,703	358,039
2033 *	634,613	367,859
2034 *	627,450	377,985
2035 *	619,700	388,017
2036 *	613,856	398,367
2037 *	607,687	408,672
2038 *	602,590	419,139
2039 *	596,272	429,936
2040 *	590,423	440,844
2041 *	584,659	451,456
2042 *	579,167	461,739
2043 *	574,147	472,339
2044 *	570,094	482,580
2045 *	565,107	492,763
2046 *	560,881	502,886
2047 *	557,040	512,753
2048 *	552,559	522,342
2049 *	548,938	531,630
2050 *	544,861	540,605
2051 *	541,018	549,026
2052 *	536,830	557,173
2053 *	532,983	565,172
2054 *	528,922	572,746
2055 *	524,500	580,009
2056 *	520,169	586,716
2057 *	515,879	593,869
2058 *	511,247	600,202
2059 *	506,417	606,418
2060 *	501,487	613,082
2061 *	497,109	619,523
2062 *	491,799	626,258
2063 *	487,443	632,790
2064 *	482,360	640,018
2065 *	477,763	646,794
2066 *	472,695	654,686
2067 *	468,137	662,254
2068 *	463,504	670,034
2069 *	459,572	677,535
2070 *	455,311	686,095
2071 *	451,124	693,751
2072 *	446,878	701,334
2073 *	443,719	709,129
2074 *	439,816	716,564
2075 *	437,289	724,629
2076 *	434,079	731,705
2077 *	430,282	738,157
2078 *	427,259	744,659
2079 *	424,669	749,555
2080 *	421,189	754,485
2081 *	418,665	758,819
2082 *	415,511	762,710
2083 *	412,263	764,900
2084 *	409,175	766,768
2085 *	405,910	767,786
2086 *	402,762	768,311
2087 *	399,642	768,784
2088 *	396,448	768,003
2089 *	393,576	765,438
2090 *	390,916	762,486
2091 *	388,099	758,702
2092 *	384,827	754,082
2093 *	381,319	748,752
2094 *	377,978	743,050
2095 *	375,407	735,962
2096 *	372,745	728,427
2097 *	369,201	721,793
2098 *	365,421	714,572
2099 *	361,829	706,281
2100 *	358,954	698,634

* UN projection

Economy of Colombia

GDP by country →

GDP 2026: $573 billion 33rd largest economy
GDP per person: $10,726 US$, market rates
GDP per person (PPP): Int$ 23,634 at purchasing power parity
Economic growth: +2.2% real GDP
Inflation: 6.0% consumer prices
Unemployment: 9.0% of the labour force
Government debt: 59.5% of GDP
Share of world GDP: 0.4%

IMF estimate
IMF projection

763B 2026

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Year	GDP, US$
1990	56,071,000,000
1991	57,954,000,000
1992	68,579,000,000
1993	77,721,000,000
1994	97,665,000,000
1995	110,564,000,000
1996	116,130,000,000
1997	127,490,000,000
1998	117,725,000,000
1999	103,132,000,000
2000	99,270,000,000
2001	97,606,000,000
2002	97,353,000,000
2003	94,072,000,000
2004	116,382,000,000
2005	145,601,000,000
2006	161,793,000,000
2007	206,230,000,000
2008	242,504,000,000
2009	232,468,000,000
2010	286,499,000,000
2011	334,966,000,000
2012	370,691,000,000
2013	382,094,000,000
2014	381,241,000,000
2015	293,493,000,000
2016	282,720,000,000
2017	311,890,000,000
2018	334,124,000,000
2019	323,055,000,000
2020	270,348,000,000
2021	318,524,000,000
2022	345,632,000,000
2023	366,902,000,000
2024	420,504,000,000
2025	457,096,000,000
2026 *	572,735,000,000
2027 *	634,699,000,000
2028 *	663,262,000,000
2029 *	693,986,000,000
2030 *	727,375,000,000
2031 *	762,670,000,000

* IMF projection

Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026). 2026 and later are IMF projections. GDP per capita by country · Richest countries

CO₂ emissions of Colombia

CO₂ by country →

CO₂ emissions 2024: 92.7 million tonnes 42nd largest emitter
Per person: 1.75 t world: 4.73 t
Share of world CO₂: 0.24% 0.65% of its people
Change since 1990: +63% +54% since 2005

93 2024

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Year	CO₂, million tonnes
1950	7.26
1951	8.16
1952	8.63
1953	10.76
1954	9.62
1955	11.94
1956	12.60
1957	13.65
1958	13.98
1959	16.09
1960	16.39
1961	18.20
1962	19.42
1963	21.23
1964	21.68
1965	22.86
1966	23.47
1967	24.69
1968	26.57
1969	28.02
1970	28.37
1971	30.28
1972	31.43
1973	33.63
1974	36.40
1975	35.81
1976	37.98
1977	39.24
1978	41.54
1979	44.27
1980	44.18
1981	44.27
1982	45.69
1983	49.22
1984	48.71
1985	48.09
1986	48.77
1987	50.14
1988	52.15
1989	53.10
1990	56.86
1991	56.61
1992	61.34
1993	63.26
1994	66.98
1995	59.35
1996	59.63
1997	65.10
1998	65.56
1999	55.29
2000	56.21
2001	56.47
2002	55.42
2003	57.03
2004	54.32
2005	60.26
2006	62.47
2007	60.67
2008	66.98
2009	71.77
2010	75.43
2011	75.19
2012	78.67
2013	86.44
2014	92.04
2015	91.03
2016	91.58
2017	83.46
2018	90.81
2019	98.96
2020	92.31
2021	103.73
2022	89.44
2023	89.99
2024	92.66

By source, 2024

Oil45.4%
Gas24.8%
Coal24.1%
Cement5.0%
Flaring0.6%

Fossil fuels and industry, territorial; Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0). CO₂ per capita by country · Historical emissions

Compare with South America

Country	Population 2026	Growth	Fertility	Median age
Colombia	53.9 million	+0.92%	1.60	33.0
Brazil	214 million	+0.34%	1.59	35.2
Argentina	46 million	+0.33%	1.51	33.3
Peru	34.9 million	+0.97%	1.93	30.5
Venezuela	28.6 million	+0.42%	2.04	29.5
Chile	19.9 million	+0.41%	1.12	37.4
Ecuador	18.4 million	+0.84%	1.78	29.7
Bolivia	12.7 million	+1.31%	2.47	25.5
Paraguay	7.1 million	+1.15%	2.37	27.3

All 237 countries · Fertility rate by country · Birth rate by country · Median age by country · Life expectancy by country · Population growth rate by country · Population density by country · Largest countries by area · Death rate by country · Infant mortality rate by country · Elderly population by country · Net migration rate by country · Urban population by country · Sex ratio by country

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Questions

What is the population of Colombia in 2026?

53,936,226 on 1 July 2026, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection). That is 53.9 million people, +0.96% on 2025.

Is Colombia's population growing or shrinking?

Growing: 510,591 more people in 2026 than in 2025, with 1,875 births and 834 deaths a day and net migration of +115,815 a year.

When will Colombia's population peak?

In 2050, at about 59.4 million, on the UN's medium projection; 47.1 million by 2100.

What is the fertility rate in Colombia?

1.60 births per woman in 2026. A population replaces itself at about 2.1. Colombia has been below that since 2010.

How many babies are born in Colombia every day?

About 1,875 a day (685 thousand in 2026), against about 834 deaths a day.

What is the life expectancy in Colombia?

78.3 years at birth in 2026: 80.9 for women and 75.6 for men, against a world average of 73.8.

How many men and women live in Colombia?

About 26.6 million men and 27.3 million women in 2026, or 97.4 men for every 100 women.

What is the population density of Colombia?

48 people per km² of land in 2026, on a total area of 1,138,910 km². The world average is 64.

What was the population of Colombia in 2000?

39,089,934 (39.1 million), the UN estimate for 1 July 2000. It has grown by 38% since, to 53.9 million in 2026.

What will the population of Colombia be in 2050?

About 59.4 million on the UN's medium projection (59,385,356), +10.1% from 2026; 47.1 million by 2100.

What are the largest cities in Colombia?

Bogotá (10.7 million), Medellín (3.4 million), Cali (2.7 million), Barranquilla (2.2 million), Cartagena (1 million). UN figures for 2026, counting each city’s whole built-up area.

What is the GDP of Colombia in 2026?

$573 billion at current prices, the 33rd largest economy in the world, on the IMF’s World Economic Outlook (October 2026) figures; real growth of +2.2%.

What is Colombia's GDP per capita?

$10,726 per person at market exchange rates in 2026, or Int$ 23,634 at purchasing power parity, which adjusts for local prices.

How much CO₂ does Colombia emit?

92.7 million tonnes from fossil fuels and industry in 2024, 1.75 t per person and 0.24% of the world total; oil is the largest source (45%).

Source and method

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant. Figures for 1950–2023 are UN estimates; later years are the medium-variant projection, which assumes fertility, mortality and migration follow their most likely paths. National statistics offices publish their own counts, which can differ. Reuse under CC BY 3.0 IGO. How we use the data.