The population of Colombia is expected to grow by 356,000 in 2021 and reach 50,917,000 in 2022. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 29,400 people yearly. The population density of Colombia has changed from 25.0 in 1980 to 44.9 in 2019.
| Current population | 50,845,997 people at present (Saturday 16th of October 2021) | |
| Median Age | 34.3 years |
| Population density | 45.6 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50,576,000 | 356,000 (0.7%) | -29,400 | 34.3 | 46 | 39,465,000 (78.0%) | |
| 2020 | 50,220,000 | 370,000 (0.7%) | -29,400 | 33.9 | 1.78 | 45 | 39,057,000 (77.8%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -29,401 | 33.6 | 1.80 | 45 | 38,639,000 (77.5%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -29,401 | 33.2 | 1.82 | 45 | 38,209,000 (77.2%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -29,401 | 32.9 | 1.84 | 44 | 37,770,000 (77.0%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -29,401 | 32.6 | 1.86 | 44 | 37,321,065 (76.7%) |
| 2015 | 48,228,697 | 436,786 (0.9%) | -29,401 | 32.2 | 1.87 | 43 | 36,864,087 (76.4%) |
| 2010 | 45,918,097 | 501,916 (1.1%) | -29,000 | 30.5 | 2.01 | 41 | 34,455,103 (75.0%) |
| 2005 | 43,285,634 | 561,471 (1.3%) | -28,600 | 28.9 | 2.20 | 39 | 31,850,002 (73.6%) |
| 2000 | 40,403,958 | 584,679 (1.5%) | -31,801 | 27.5 | 2.39 | 36 | 29,121,153 (72.1%) |
| 1995 | 37,441,977 | 618,440 (1.7%) | -38,000 | 26.1 | 2.66 | 34 | 26,402,585 (70.5%) |
| 1990 | 34,271,565 | 647,121 (1.9%) | -44,800 | 25.0 | 2.99 | 31 | 23,399,254 (68.3%) |
| 1985 | 31,011,688 | 661,602 (2.1%) | -50,800 | 24.1 | 3.42 | 28 | 20,335,604 (65.6%) |
| 1980 | 27,737,900 | 624,388 (2.3%) | -54,799 | 23.3 | 3.97 | 25 | 17,231,061 (62.1%) |
| 1975 | 24,756,973 | 548,952 (2.2%) | -57,400 | 22.7 | 4.52 | 22 | 14,492,484 (58.5%) |
| 1970 | 22,061,215 | 570,270 (2.6%) | -58,000 | 22.0 | 5.55 | 20 | 12,093,958 (54.8%) |
| 1965 | 19,144,223 | 562,249 (2.9%) | -56,200 | 22.0 | 6.57 | 17 | 9,767,765 (51.0%) |
| 1960 | 16,480,383 | 501,932 (3.0%) | -50,800 | 22.3 | 6.81 | 15 | 7,421,611 (45.0%) |
In 2020 the population of Colombia was 50,220,000 and the average age increased from 22.3 in 1960 to 33.9. Urban population has increased from 29,121,153 (72.1%) in 2000 to 39,465,000 (78.0%) in the current year. The population density of Colombia has changed from 25.0 in 1980 to 44.9 in 2019.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -29,400 | 33.9 | 1.78 | 45 | 39,057,000 (77.8%) |
| 2025 | 51,854,000 | 298,000 (0.6%) | -29,400 | 35.6 | 1.71 | 47 | 40,984,000 (79.0%) |
| 2030 | 53,134,000 | 227,000 (0.4%) | -29,000 | 37.3 | 1.67 | 48 | 42,622,000 (80.2%) |
| 2035 | 54,055,000 | 156,000 (0.3%) | -29,000 | 38.9 | 1.66 | 49 | 43,956,000 (81.3%) |
| 2040 | 54,615,000 | 84,000 (0.2%) | -29,000 | 40.3 | 1.66 | 49 | 44,986,000 (82.4%) |
| 2045 | 54,834,000 | 17,000 (0.0%) | -29,000 | 41.7 | 1.66 | 49 | 45,719,000 (83.4%) |
| 2050 | 54,733,000 | -43,000 (-0.1%) | -29,000 | 42.8 | 1.68 | 49 | 46,160,000 (84.3%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 80.1 (77.4 years for male and 83.0 years for females). Population density will go up to 49.3 people per square kilometer.
The population growth rate is 0.71% (370,000 residents, including 311,443 deaths). The demographics of Colombia constitutes of 25,726,000 women and 24,850,000 men, which means there are 966 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 29.8% of population (15,091,878) is 19 or younger, 61.1% of population (30,917,109) is between age 20 and 64 and 9.0% of population (4,567,013) is over 65.