The population of Colombia is expected to grow by 298,000 in 2025 and reach 52,139,000 in 2026. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 29,400 people yearly. On average there are 674,517 births and 353,644 deaths in Colombia per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 0.62 percent per year. The population density of Colombia has changed from 25.0 in 1980 to 46.2 in 2023.
| Current population | 51,871,178 people at present (Wednesday 22nd of January 2025) | |
| Median Age | 35.6 years |
| Life expectancy | 75.9 years | |
| Population density | 46.7 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51,854,000 | 298,000 (0.6%) | -29,400 | 35.6 | 1.71 | 47 | 40,984,000 (79.0%) |
| 2024 | 51,556,000 | 312,000 (0.6%) | -29,400 | 35.3 | 47 | 40,621,000 (78.8%) | |
| 2023 | 51,244,000 | 327,000 (0.6%) | -29,400 | 35.0 | 46 | 40,247,000 (78.5%) | |
| 2022 | 50,917,000 | 341,000 (0.7%) | -29,400 | 34.6 | 46 | 39,862,000 (78.3%) | |
| 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 2024 the population of Colombia was 51,556,000 and the average age increased from 22.3 in 1960 to 35.3. Urban population has increased from 29,121,153 (72.1%) in 2000 to 40,984,000 (79.0%) in the current year. The population density of Colombia has changed from 25.0 in 1980 to 46.2 in 2023.
| 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 demographics of Colombia constitutes of 26,411,000 women and 25,444,000 men, which means there are 963 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 28.0% of population (14,519,120) is 19 or younger, 61.4% of population (31,853,912) is between age 20 and 64 and 10.6% of population (5,475,782) is over 65.