Demographics of Colombia

Colombia population pyramid in 2020

Population| 52,695,952 (2024 estimate) (27th)[1]
Density| 46.15 inhab/sq km (174th)
Growth rate|  0.54% (147th)[2]
Birth rate| 9.8 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate| 5.1/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Life expectancy| 79 (34th)
• male| 76 (37th)
• female| 83 (22nd)
Fertility rate| 1.7 children/woman (2023 official) [3][4]
Net migration rate| −6.7 (2023)[5]
Age structure
0–14 years| 24.5%
15–64 years| 64.1%
65 and over| 11.4%
Sex ratio
Total| 1.03 male(s)/female
Under 15| 1.02 male(s)/female
15–64 years| 0.95 male(s)/female
65 and over| 0.75 male(s)/female
Nationality
Nationality| Colombian
Major ethnic| No ethnic affiliation (87.58%)[6]
Minor ethnic|

*     * African (6.76%)[6]
* Raizal (0.06%)
* Palenquero (0.02%)
* Others (6.68%)
* Indigenous (4.31%)[6][7]
* Wayuu (0.79%)
* Zenú (0.64%)
* Nasa (0.50%)
* Emberá (0.41%)
* Others (1.97%)
* Romani (0.01%)[6]
* Not Stated (1.35%)

Language
Spoken| Spanish, Quimbaya, Chibchas other indigenous languages.

The demographics of Colombia consist of statistics regarding Colombians' health, economic status, religious affiliations, ethnicity, population density, and other aspects of the population. Colombia is the second-most populous country in South America after Brazil, and the third-most populous in Latin America, after Brazil and Mexico.

Colombia's population has grown steadily for most of its history, although the growth rate slowed markedly in the late 20th century, due in part to emigration resulting from a sustained internal conflict. However, the economy has improved noticeably in recent decades, especially in urban areas, and living standards have risen in line with this.

## Census

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Population history of Colombia

Statoids.[8] National Censuses.[9][10]
Population censusYear| Pop.| ±%

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1864 | 1,694,487| —
1870 | 2,681,637| +58.3%
1905* | 4,533,777| +69.1%
1912 | 5,472,604| +20.7%
1918 | 5,855,077| +7.0%
1928 | 7,851,110| +34.1%
1938** | 8,701,816| +10.8%
1951 | 11,548,172| +32.7%
1964 | 17,484,508| +51.4%
1973 | 20,785,235| +18.9%
1985 | 27,837,932| +33.9%
1993 | 33,109,839| +18.9%
2005 | 41,468,384| +25.2%
2018 | 48,258,494| +16.4%
*First census after 35 years
**First modern census
2018 population census final estimate
Note: Diverse sources Census respective year DANE
Source: DANEDANE Simple[1]
The population density of Colombia. Red showing concentration of population. Demographics of Colombia, Data of Our World in Data, year 2022; Number of inhabitants in millions.

### 2021 Census

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From January to October 2021, 9.5% of the babies were given birth by Venezuelan mothers. According to the entity during that period, there were 505,114 births and 48,075 were to Venezuelan mothers. In 2017, the birth rate of migrant mothers from Venezuela was 0%, but it has been increasing since 2020, when it was 9.1%.[11]

The births in Colombia have decreased, from 2015 to 2020, a 12.5% lower birth rate. In 2021 there were 12 births for every 1,000 people.[11]

Bogotá and San Andrés are the places with the greatest reduction in births, while the departments of Guainía, Vichada and La Guajira had the highest increases, Guainía had an increase of 108.1%.[12]

### 2018 Census

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According to the 2018 census, Colombia has 48,258,494 inhabitants within its territory.[13] All the data below is available in the DANE Census results.

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Rank  | Department  | Census population  | Change, 2005–2018  | Percent of the total Colombia population, 2018[note 1] | Population density  | 2024 population projection

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Current  | 2005  | 2018  | 2005  | Percent
[note 2] | Absolute  | Extension km2  | Population density 2024  | Rank  | 2024 population
1 | 1 | Bogotá | 7,412,566  | 6,840,116  | 8.4%  | +572,450  | 15.36%  | 1,587  | 4,996.6  | 1  | 7,929,539
2 | 2 | Antioquia | 6,407,102  | 5,696,183  | 12.5%  | +710,919  | 13.27%  | 63,612  | 108.5  | 2  | 6,903,721
3 | 3 | Valle del Cauca | 4,475,886  | 4,161,425  | 7.6%  | +314,461  | 9.27%  | 22,140  | 209.9  | 3  | 4,647,367
4 | 4 | Cundinamarca | 2,919,060  | 2,280,037  | 28.0%  | +639,023  | 6.05%  | 24,210  | 146.8  | 4  | 3,553,293
5 | 5 | Atlántico | 2,535,517  | 2,166,156  | 17.1%  | +369,361  | 5.25%  | 3,388  | 834.5  | 5  | 2,827,124
6 | 6 | Santander | 2,184,837  | 1,957,789  | 11.6%  | +227,048  | 4.53%  | 30,537  | 77.8  | 6  | 2,376,736
7 | 7 | Bolívar | 2,070,110  | 1,878,993  | 10.2%  | +191,917  | 4.29%  | 25,978  | 87.2  | 7  | 2,264,523
8 | 9 | Córdoba | 1,784,783  | 1,467,929  | 21.6%  | +316,854  | 3.70%  | 25,020  | 76.5  | 8  | 1,914,778
9 | 8 | Nariño | 1,630,592  | 1,541,956  | 5.7%  | +88,636  | 3.38%  | 33,268  | 51.4  | 9  | 1,709,890
10 | 13 | Norte de Santander | 1,491,689  | 1,243,975  | 19.9%  | +247,714  | 3.09%  | 21,658  | 78.9  | 10  | 1,709,570
11 | 11 | Cauca | 1,464,488  | 1,268,937  | 15.4%  | +195,551  | 3.03%  | 29,308  | 53.7  | 11  | 1,574,506
12 | 14 | Magdalena | 1,341,746  | 1,149,917  | 16.7%  | +191,829  | 2.78%  | 23,188  | 65.3  | 12  | 1,513,782
13 | 10 | Tolima | 1,330,187  | 1,365,342  | −2.6%  | −35,155  | 2.76%  | 23,562  | 58.6  | 14  | 1,380,948
14 | 12 | Boyacá | 1,217,376  | 1,255,311  | −3.0%  | −37,935  | 2.52%  | 23,189  | 56.6  | 15  | 1,311,983
15 | 17 | Cesar | 1,200,574  | 903,279  | 32.9%  | +297,295  | 2.49%  | 22,905  | 60.9  | 13  | 1,395,486
16 | 15 | Huila | 1,100,386  | 1,011,418  | 8.8%  | +88,968  | 2.28%  | 19,890  | 59.9  | 16  | 1,192,273
17 | 19 | Meta | 1,039,722  | 783,168  | 32.8%  | +256,554  | 2.15%  | 85,635  | 13.4  | 17  | 1,145,766
18 | 16 | Caldas | 998,255  | 968,740  | 3.0%  | +29,515  | 2.07%  | 7,888  | 132.6  | 19  | 1,046,110
19 | 18 | Risaralda | 943,401  | 897,509  | 5.1%  | +45,892  | 1.95%  | 4,140  | 235.2  | 21  | 973,879
20 | 20 | Sucre | 904,863  | 772,010  | 17.2%  | +132,853  | 1.88%  | 10,917  | 92.2  | 20  | 1,006,044
21 | 21 | La Guajira | 880,560  | 681,575  | 29.2%  | +198,985  | 1.82%  | 20,848  | 50.7  | 18  | 1,057,252
22 | 22 | Quindío | 539,904  | 534,552  | 1.0%  | +5,352  | 1.12%  | 1,845  | 306.8  | 23  | 566,048
23 | 23 | Chocó | 534,826  | 440,123  | 21.6%  | +94,703  | 1.11%  | 46,530  | 13.0  | 22  | 605,478
24 | 26 | Casanare | 420,504  | 293,253  | 43.4%  | +127,251  | 0.87%  | 44,640  | 10.6  | 24  | 475,144
25 | 24 | Caquetá | 401,489  | 420,337  | −4.5%  | −18,848  | 0.83%  | 88,965  | 4.8  | 25  | 428,162
26 | 25 | Putumayo | 348,182  | 310,132  | 12.3%  | +38,050  | 0.72%  | 24,885  | 15.6  | 26  | 388,716
27 | 27 | Arauca | 262,174  | 232,118  | 12.9%  | +30,056  | 0.54%  | 23,818  | 13.3  | 27  | 317,398
28 | 31 | Vichada | 107,808  | 55,872  | 93.0%  | +51,936  | 0.22%  | 100,242  | 1.3  | 28  | 125,477
29 | 28 | Guaviare | 82,767  | 95,551  | −13.4%  | −12,874  | 0.17%  | 53,460  | 1.9  | 29  | 100,497
30 | 30 | Amazonas | 76,589  | 67,726  | 13.1%  | +8,863  | 0.16%  | 109,665  | 0.8  | 30  | 86,318
31 | 29 | San Andrés y Providencia | 61,280  | 70,554  | −13.1%  | −9,274  | 0.13%  | 52  | 1,197.1  | 31  | 62,249
32 | 33 | Guainía | 48,114  | 35,230  | 36.6%  | +12,884  | 0.10%  | 72,238  | 0.8  | 32  | 57,934
33 | 32 | Vaupés | 40,797  | 39,279  | 3.9%  | +1,518  | 0.08%  | 54,135  | 0.9  | 33  | 47,961
− | − | Colombia | 48,258,494 | 42,888,592 | 12.5% | +5,369,902 | - | 1,141,748 | 46.2 | - | 52,695,952

## Current vital statistics by department

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Total Fertility Rates (number of children born per mother).[15]

Department (2023)  | Crude birth rate | Crude death rate | Rate of natural increase | Fertility Rate  | Expected number of births | Expected number of deaths | Life expectancy 2023[16]

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Total  | Rural  | Urban
Antioquia | 8.6  | 5.2  | 3.4  | 1.1  | 1.7  | 0.9  | 58,922  | 35,247  | 77.0
Atlántico | 11.3  | 5.1  | 6.2  | 1.4  | 0.8  | 1.4  | 31,707  | 14,213  | 76.3
Bogotá | 7.7  | 4.3  | 3.4  | 0.89  | 0.5  | 0.9  | 60,905  | 34,318  | 79.1
Bolívar | 13.3  | 4.7  | 8.6  | 1.6  | 1.3  | 1.7  | 29,896  | 10,472  | 77.1
Boyacá | 8.7  | 5.4  | 3.3  | 1.2  | 1.5  | 1.1  | 11,317  | 7,007  | 79.7
Caldas | 6.4  | 6.4  | 0.0  | 0.9  | 1.4  | 0.7  | 6,698  | 6,623  | 78.1
Caquetá | 12.1  | 4.4  | 7.7  | 1.5  | 1.7  | 1.4  | 5,133  | 1,864  | 74.7
Cauca | 9.1  | 4.3  | 4.8  | 1.1  | 1.1  | 1.0  | 14,102  | 6,655  | 78.7
Cesar | 13.2  | 3.9  | 9.3  | 1.6  | 1.5  | 1.6  | 18,123  | 5,407  | 76.5
Córdoba | 11.1  | 4.3  | 6.8  | 1.4  | 1.3  | 1.5  | 21,077  | 8,130  | 78.5
Cundinamarca | 8.4  | 4.4  | 4.0  | 1.0  | 1.5  | 0.9  | 29,038  | 15,040  | 79.7
Chocó | 10.9  | 3.1  | 7.8  | 1.3  | 0.9  | 1.7  | 6,509  | 1,851  | 76.9
Huila | 12.8  | 5.4  | 7.4  | 1.6  | 1.9  | 1.5  | 15,136  | 6,355  | 76.3
La Guajira | 19.5  | 3.0  | 16.5  | 2.2  | 2.4  | 2.1  | 20,233  | 3,115  | 68.3
Magdalena | 13.3  | 4.4  | 8.9  | 1.6  | 1.4  | 1.7  | 19,845  | 6,519  | 76.7
Meta | 11.4  | 4.8  | 6.6  | 1.4  | 1.4  | 1.4  | 12,865  | 5,419  | 75.1
Nariño | 7.4  | 4.5  | 2.9  | 0.9  | 0.8  | 1.1  | 12,572  | 7,601  | 77.9
Norte de Santander | 11.2  | 5.0  | 6.2  | 1.4  | 1.6  | 1.3  | 18,960  | 8,556  | 75.5
Quindío | 7.5  | 7.5  | 0.0  | 1.0  | 1.0  | 1.0  | 4,224  | 4,202  | 76.4
Risaralda | 8.4  | 6.9  | 1.5  | 1.1  | 1.6  | 1.0  | 8,187  | 6,703  | 76.8
Santander | 9.3  | 5.1  | 4.2  | 1.2  | 1.5  | 1.1  | 21,873  | 11,966  | 78.5
Sucre | 12.1  | 4.7  | 7.4  | 1.5  | 1.3  | 1.6  | 11,980  | 4,625  | 77.3
Tolima | 9.5  | 6.3  | 3.2  | 1.3  | 1.5  | 1.2  | 13,010  | 8,693  | 76.6
Valle del Cauca | 7.9  | 6.2  | 1.7  | 1.0  | 1.0  | 1.0  | 36,482  | 28,700  | 76.5
Arauca | 11.0  | 3.6  | 7.4  | 1.3  | 1.6  | 1.2  | 3,429  | 1,132  | 74.3
Casanare | 11.6  | 3.7  | 7.9  | 1.4  | 1.6  | 1.3  | 5,424  | 1,706  | 75.6
Putumayo | 10.4  | 3.3  | 7.1  | 1.2  | 1.2  | 1.2  | 3,987  | 1,249  | 77.5
San Andrés | 9.8  | 5.4  | 4.4  | 1.3  | 1.5  | 1.2  | 608  | 335  | 71.2
Amazonas | 10.0  | 2.5  | 7.5  | 1.3  | 1.3  | 1.2  | 853  | 209  | 68.7
Guainía | 12.7  | 2.6  | 10.1  | 1.5  | 1.8  | 1.4  | 720  | 146  | 63.1
Guaviare | 11.5  | 3.5  | 8.0  | 1.4  | 2.0  | 1.1  | 1,124  | 338  | 70.1
Vaupés | 14.4  | 2.6  | 11.8  | 2.1  | 2.6  | 1.2  | 673  | 120  | 60.7
Vichada | 12.9  | 1.9  | 11.0  | 1.5  | 1.2  | 2.3  | 1,589  | 234  | 70.5
Colombia | 9.8  | 5.1  | 4.7  | 1.22  |  |  | 510,357  | 265,047  | 77.23

### 20th and 21st centuries

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Colombian census from 1912:[17][18]

* On 1912 census estimated 5,472,604 inhabitants.
* On 1918 census estimated 5,855,077 inhabitants.
* On 1928 census estimated 7,851,110 inhabitants.
* On 1938 census estimated 8,697,041 inhabitants.
* On 1951 census estimated 11,548,172 inhabitants.
* On 1964 census estimated 17,484,508 inhabitants.
* On 1973 census estimated 20,785,234 inhabitants.
* On 1985 census estimated 27,837,932 inhabitants.
* On 1993 census estimated 33,109,839 inhabitants.
* On 2005 census estimated 42,888,592 inhabitants.
* On 2018 census estimated 48,258,494 inhabitants.

### UN estimates

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According to the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects[19][20] the total population was 51,516,562 in 2021, compared to only 12,342,000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2015 was 24.3%, 68.7% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 7% was 65 years or older .[21]

Year  | Total population
( × 1000)  | Population percentage in age bracket

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0–14  | 15–64  | 65+
1950  | 12 341  |

42.6%

54.0%

3.4%

1955  | 14 225  |

44.8%

52.0%

3.2%

1960  | 16 480  |

46.4%

50.4%

3.2%

1965  | 19 144  |

46.9%

49.9%

3.2%

1970  | 22 061  |

45.9%

50.7%

3.4%

1975  | 24 757  |

43.4%

53.0%

3.6%

1980  | 27 738  |

40.6%

55.7%

3.7%

1985  | 31 012  |

37.9%

58.2%

3.9%

1990  | 34 272  |

36.3%

59.6%

4.1%

1995  | 37 442  |

34.3%

61.3%

4.4%

2000  | 40 404  |

31.5%

63.8%

4.7%

2005  | 43 286  |

28.9%

65.9%

5.2%

2010  | 45 918  |

26.4%

67.8%

5.9%

2015  | 48 229  |

24.3%

68.7%

7.0%

2020  | 50 883  |

22.2%

68.8%

9.1%

### Structure of the population

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Structure of the population according to the 2018 census results: [22]

Age Group  | Male  | Female  | Total  | %

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Total  | 23 550 072  | 24 708 422  | 48 258 494  | 100
0–4  | 1 698 699  | 1 621 485  | 3 320 184  | 6.88
5–9  | 1 862 778  | 1 780 738  | 3 643 516  | 7.55
10–14  | 2 017 205  | 1 925 513  | 3 942 718  | 8.17
15–19  | 2 152 328  | 2 055 812  | 4 208 140  | 8.72
20–24  | 2 166 806  | 2 137 851  | 4 304 657  | 8.92
25–29  | 2 007 553  | 2 026 857  | 4 034 410  | 8.36
30–34  | 1 804 867  | 1 857 952  | 3 662 819  | 7.59
35–39  | 1 703 524  | 1 809 693  | 3 513 217  | 7.28
40–44  | 1 428 451  | 1 568 401  | 2 996 852  | 6.21
45–49  | 1 360 889  | 1 529 794  | 2 890 683  | 5.99
50–54  | 1 327 108  | 1 510 491  | 2 837 599  | 5.88
55–59  | 1 153 378  | 1 336 760  | 2 490 138  | 5.16
60–64  | 916 911  | 1 076 164  | 1 993 075  | 4.13
65–69  | 699 748  | 820 394  | 1 520 142  | 3.15
70–74  | 501 888  | 598 405  | 1 100 293  | 2.28
75–79  | 357 112  | 443 978  | 801 090  | 1.66
80+  | 415 967  | 582 994  | 998 961  | 2.07
Age group  | Male  | Female  | Total  | Percent
0–14  | 5 578 682  | 5 327 736  | 10 906 418  | 22.60
15–64  | 16 021 815  | 16 909 775  | 32 931 590  | 68.24
65+  | 1 974 715  | 2 445 771  | 4 420 486  | 9.16

## Urbanization

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See also: Colombia § Largest cities and towns

Movement from rural to urban areas was very heavy in the middle of the twentieth century, but has since tapered off. The urban population increased from 29% of the total population in 1938, to 52% in 1964 and about 70% by 1990. Currently the figure is about 77%. The list of the most populated cities in the country only contains the population living in the urban area of the municipalities, according to the results of the 2018 population census.[23]

Rank  | Place name  | 2023 projections  | 2018 Census  | 2005 Census  | Change since 2018

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1  | Bogotá | 7,875,975  | 7,412,566  | 6,776,691  | 6.61%
2  | Medellín | 2,573,621  | 2,427,129  | 2,223,078  | 7.19%
3  | Cali | 2,364,426  | 2,227,642  | 2,083,102  | 2.85%
4  | Barranquilla | 1,322,933  | 1,205,284  | 1,142,451  | 9.76%
5  | Cartagena | 931,503  | 876,885  | 842,632  | 6.23%
6  | Soacha | 778,364  | 655,025  | 396,544  | 18.83%
7  | Cúcuta | 777,386  | 685,445  | 567,559  | 13.41%
8  | Soledad | 675,127  | 602,644  | 460,745  | 12.03%
9  | Bucaramanga | 605,047  | 570,752  | 509,135  | 6.01%
10  | Bello | 546,902  | 495,483  | 358,167  | 10.38%
11  | Villavicencio | 531,600  | 492,052  | 356,461  | 8.04%
12  | Ibagué | 503,558  | 492,554  | 468,378  | 2.23%
13  | Santa Marta | 496,778  | 455,299  | 385,186  | 9.11%
14  | Valledupar | 490,252  | 431,794  | 299,112  | 13.54%
15  | Manizales | 430,259  | 405,234  | 353,138  | 6.17%
16  | Pereira | 406,676  | 385,838  | 371,439  | 5.40%
17  | Montería | 407,463  | 388,499  | 286,631  | 4.88%
18  | Neiva | 354,786  | 335,994  | 295,847  | 5.59%
19  | Armenia | 300,207  | 287,245  | 273,076  | 4.51%
20  | Pasto | 319,661  | 308,095  | 312,480  | 3.75%
21  | Floridablanca | 323,279  | 280,025  | 243,773  | 15.45%
22  | Palmira | 285,389  | 275,254  | 228,056  | 3.68%
23  | Itagüí | 273,885  | 247,918  | 213,187  | 10.47%
24  | Popayán | 277,979  | 266,561  | 226,867  | 4.28%
25  | Sincelejo | 273,124  | 249,323  | 219,655  | 9.54%
26  | Envigado | 238,618  | 215,766  | 165,462  | 10.59%
27  | Buenaventura | 249,730  | 235,064  | 292,889  | 6.24%
28  | Dosquebradas | 215,644  | 204,280  | 169,820  | 5.55%
29  | Barrancabermeja | 188,192  | 177,272  | 170,821  | 6.16%
30  | Tuluá | 190,010  | 174,951  | 160,916  | 8.61%

## Vital statistics

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### UN estimates

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The Population Departement of the United Nations prepared the following estimates.[24]

Year  | Average population  | Live births  | Deaths  | Natural change  | Crude birth rate (per 1000)  | Crude death rate (per 1000)  | Natural change (per 1000)  | Total fertility rate

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1950  | 11,770  | 551,064  | 205,952  | 345,112  | 46.7  | 17.4  | 29.3  | 6.41
1951  | 12,090  | 565,988  | 205,240  | 360,748  | 46.7  | 17.0  | 29.7  | 6.44
1952  | 12,420  | 583,360  | 202,559  | 380,801  | 46.9  | 16.3  | 30.6  | 6.49
1953  | 12,770  | 600,964  | 199,936  | 401,028  | 47.0  | 15.6  | 31.4  | 6.54
1954  | 13,130  | 618,002  | 198,066  | 419,936  | 47.0  | 15.1  | 31.9  | 6.58
1955  | 13,510  | 635,597  | 196,985  | 438,612  | 47.0  | 14.5  | 32.5  | 6.63
1956  | 13,910  | 653,149  | 196,894  | 456,255  | 46.9  | 14.1  | 32.8  | 6.66
1957  | 14,330  | 671,025  | 190,300  | 480,725  | 46.7  | 13.3  | 33.4  | 6.70
1958  | 14,760  | 688,958  | 191,205  | 497,753  | 46.6  | 12.9  | 33.7  | 6.72
1959  | 15,210  | 705,451  | 187,724  | 517,727  | 46.3  | 12.3  | 34.0  | 6.74
1960  | 15,690  | 722,255  | 186,589  | 535,666  | 46.0  | 11.9  | 34.1  | 6.74
1961  | 16,180  | 738,333  | 186,049  | 552,284  | 45.6  | 11.5  | 34.1  | 6.71
1962  | 16,690  | 752,124  | 185,533  | 566,591  | 45.0  | 11.1  | 33.9  | 6.71
1963  | 17,210  | 763,468  | 184,487  | 578,981  | 44.3  | 10.7  | 33.6  | 6.58
1964  | 17,740  | 772,893  | 184,027  | 588,866  | 43.5  | 10.4  | 33.1  | 6.47
1965  | 18,280  | 776,098  | 183,487  | 592,611  | 42.4  | 10.0  | 32.4  | 6.33
1966  | 18,810  | 776,398  | 182,973  | 593,925  | 41.2  | 9.7  | 31.5  | 6.16
1967  | 19,340  | 774,512  | 182,646  | 591,866  | 40.0  | 9.4  | 30.6  | 5.96
1968  | 19,870  | 769,229  | 181,980  | 587,249  | 38.6  | 9.1  | 29.5  | 5.74
1969  | 20,390  | 762,378  | 180,816  | 581,562  | 37.3  | 8.9  | 28.4  | 5.51
1970  | 20,910  | 756,293  | 179,623  | 576,670  | 36.1  | 8.6  | 27.5  | 5.28
1971  | 21,410  | 751,603  | 177,215  | 574,388  | 35.0  | 8.3  | 26.7  | 5.06
1972  | 21,910  | 747,867  | 174,530  | 573,337  | 34.1  | 8.0  | 26.1  | 4.86
1973  | 22,400  | 749,007  | 172,407  | 576,600  | 33.4  | 7.7  | 25.7  | 4.68
1974  | 22,900  | 752,841  | 169,838  | 583,003  | 32.8  | 7.4  | 25.4  | 4.53
1975  | 23,400  | 761,181  | 167,106  | 594,075  | 32.5  | 7.1  | 25.4  | 4.40
1976  | 23,910  | 772,388  | 165,226  | 607,162  | 32.2  | 6.9  | 25.3  | 4.28
1977  | 24,440  | 783,971  | 163,447  | 620,524  | 32.0  | 6.7  | 25.3  | 4.18
1978  | 25,000  | 796,756  | 162,378  | 634,378  | 31.8  | 6.5  | 25.3  | 4.07
1979  | 25,580  | 811,077  | 162,475  | 648,602  | 31.7  | 6.3  | 25.4  | 3.97
1980  | 26,180  | 819,818  | 161,752  | 658,066  | 31.3  | 6.2  | 25.1  | 3.86
1981  | 26,790  | 829,626  | 162,670  | 666,956  | 30.9  | 6.1  | 24.8  | 3.74
1982  | 27,410  | 837,994  | 163,482  | 674,512  | 30.5  | 6.0  | 24.5  | 3.63
1983  | 28,040  | 842,011  | 165,467  | 676,544  | 30.0  | 5.9  | 24.1  | 3.53
1984  | 28,690  | 849,133  | 167,428  | 681,705  | 29.6  | 5.8  | 23.8  | 3.43
1985  | 29,330  | 855,217  | 191,701  | 663,516  | 29.1  | 6.5  | 22.6  | 3.34
1986  | 29,960  | 861,901  | 173,581  | 688,320  | 28.7  | 5.8  | 22.9  | 3.27
1987  | 30,600  | 868,789  | 178,536  | 690,253  | 28.4  | 5.8  | 22.6  | 3.21
1988  | 31,260  | 876,126  | 182,343  | 693,783  | 28.0  | 5.8  | 22.2  | 3.16
1989  | 31,920  | 884,747  | 186,089  | 698,658  | 27.7  | 5.8  | 21.9  | 3.12
1990  | 32,600  | 892,755  | 190,271  | 702,484  | 27.4  | 5.8  | 21.6  | 3.08
1991  | 33,270  | 899,439  | 193,733  | 705,706  | 27.0  | 5.8  | 21.2  | 3.05
1992  | 33,940  | 901,828  | 196,248  | 705,580  | 26.6  | 5.8  | 20.8  | 3.01
1993  | 34,610  | 903,555  | 197,750  | 705,805  | 26.1  | 5.7  | 20.4  | 2.97
1994  | 35,300  | 901,290  | 199,584  | 701,706  | 25.5  | 5.7  | 19.8  | 2.92
1995  | 35,970  | 897,429  | 200,808  | 696,621  | 24.9  | 5.6  | 19.3  | 2.86
1996  | 36,630  | 892,339  | 202,580  | 689,759  | 24.4  | 5.5  | 18.9  | 2.80
1997  | 37,290  | 885,195  | 204,267  | 680,928  | 23.7  | 5.5  | 18.2  | 2.74
1998  | 37,940  | 879,217  | 206,553  | 672,664  | 23.2  | 5.4  | 17.8  | 2.68
1999  | 38,590  | 874,245  | 209,686  | 664,559  | 22.6  | 5.4  | 17.2  | 2.63
2000  | 39,220  | 867,516  | 209,911  | 657,605  | 22.1  | 5.4  | 16.7  | 2.57
2001  | 39,840  | 859,788  | 213,177  | 646,611  | 21.6  | 5.4  | 16.2  | 2.52
2002  | 40,450  | 850,588  | 212,844  | 637,744  | 21.0  | 5.3  | 15.7  | 2.46
2003  | 41,060  | 839,623  | 212,707  | 626,916  | 20.4  | 5.2  | 15.2  | 2.40
2004  | 41,650  | 827,013  | 213,860  | 613,153  | 19.9  | 5.1  | 14.8  | 2.33
2005  | 42,220  | 813,688  | 214,241  | 599,447  | 19.3  | 5.1  | 14.2  | 2.26
2006  | 42,770  | 799,623  | 214,631  | 584,992  | 18.7  | 5.0  | 13.7  | 2.20
2007  | 43,310  | 787,414  | 216,353  | 571,061  | 18.2  | 5.0  | 13.2  | 2.14
2008  | 43,820  | 776,110  | 216,895  | 559,215  | 17.7  | 4.9  | 12.8  | 2.08
2009  | 44,310  | 765,905  | 217,753  | 548,152  | 17.3  | 4.9  | 12.4  | 2.03
2010  | 44,820  | 758,072  | 220,750  | 537,322  | 16.9  | 4.9  | 12.0  | 1.99
2011  | 45,310  | 752,881  | 224,162  | 528,719  | 16.6  | 4.9  | 11.7  | 1.96
2012  | 45,780  | 748,734  | 228,230  | 520,504  | 16.3  | 5.0  | 11.3  | 1.93
2013  | 46,240  | 744,381  | 233,264  | 511,117  | 16.1  | 5.0  | 11.1  | 1.90
2014  | 46,680  | 739,615  | 238,498  | 501,117  | 15.8  | 5.1  | 10.7  | 1.88
2015  | 47,120  | 734,664  | 243,633  | 491,031  | 15.6  | 5.2  | 10.4  | 1.86
2016  | 47,630  | 730,565  | 248,057  | 482,508  | 15.4  | 5.2  | 10.2  | 1.84
2017  | 48,350  | 726,008  | 252,689  | 473,319  | 15.1  | 5.2  | 9.9  | 1.82
2018  | 49,280  | 727,649  | 260,364  | 467,285  | 14.8  | 5.3  | 9.5  | 1.79
2019  | 50,190  | 733,940  | 270,504  | 463,436  | 14.7  | 5.4  | 9.3  | 1.76
2020  | 50,930  | 733,491  | 335,656  | 397,835  | 14.4  | 6.6  | 7.8  | 1.74
2021  | 51,520  | 730,233  | 397,649  | 332,584  | 14.2  | 7.7  | 6.5  | 1.72
2022  | 51,874  | 723,264  | 384,947  | 338,317  | 13.9  | 7.4  | 6.5  | 1.69

### Official births and deaths statistics

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Year  | Population  | Live births  | Deaths  | Natural increase  | Crude rate  | Rate of natural increase  | Crude migration increase  | TFR  | Life expectancy  | Mother's mean age at first birth

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birth | date  | male | female
1998  | 38,012,359  | 720,984  | 175,363  | 545,621  | 18.9  | 4.6  | 14.3  |  | 2.17  | 66.1  | 74.2  | 26.27
1999  | 38,585,016  | 746,194  | 183,553  | 562,641  | 19.3  | 4.7  | 14.5  | 0.3  | 2.22  | 66.6  | 74.6  | 26.25
2000  | 39,140,080  | 752,834  | 187,432  | 565,402  | 19.2  | 4.7  | 14.4  | -0.3  | 2.22  | 67.1  | 75.0  | 26.25
2001  | 39,674,811  | 724,319  | 191,513  | 532,806  | 18.2  | 4.8  | 13.4  | 0  | 2.12  | 67.6  | 75.4  | 26.26
2002  | 40,190,679  | 700,455  | 192,262  | 508,193  | 17.4  | 4.7  | 12.6  | 0.2  | 2.04  | 68.0  | 75.7  | 26.27
2003  | 40,693,254  | 710,702  | 192,121  | 518,581  | 17.4  | 4.7  | 12.7  | -0.4  | 2.05  | 68.5  | 76.1  | 26.23
2004  | 41,188,093  | 723,099  | 188,933  | 534,166  | 17.5  | 4.5  | 12.9  | -1.0  | 2.07  | 68.9  | 76.5  | 26.23
2005  | 41,671,878  | 719,968  | 189,022  | 530,946  | 17.2  | 4.5  | 12.7  | -1.1  | 2.05  | 69.3  | 76.8  | 26.22
2006  | 42,170,126  | 714,450  | 192,814  | 521,636  | 16.9  | 4.5  | 12.3  | -0.6  | 2.02  | 69.6  | 77.0  | 26.16
2007  | 42,658,630  | 709,253  | 193,936  | 515,317  | 16.6  | 4.5  | 12.0  | -0.6  | 1.98  | 69.9  | 77.3  | 26.11
2008  | 43,134,017  | 715,453  | 196,943  | 518,510  | 16.5  | 4.5  | 12.0  | -1.0  | 1.97  | 70.2  | 77.5  | 26.10
2009  | 43,608,630  | 699,775  | 196,933  | 502,842  | 16.0  | 4.5  | 11.5  | -0.7  | 1.91  | 70.5  | 77.7  | 26.08
2010  | 44,086,292  | 654,627  | 200,524  | 454,103  | 14.8  | 4.5  | 10.3  | 0.5  | 1.78  | 70.8  | 77.9  | 26.11
2011  | 44,553,416  | 665,499  | 195,823  | 469,676  | 14.9  | 4.3  | 10.5  | -0.1  | 1.79  | 71.1  | 78.1  | 26.14
2012  | 45,001,571  | 676,835  | 199,756  | 477,079  | 15.0  | 4.4  | 10.6  | -0.6  | 1.81  | 71.4  | 78.3  | 26.03
2013  | 45,434,942  | 658,835  | 203,071  | 455,764  | 14.5  | 4.4  | 10.0  | -0.5  | 1.75  | 71.7  | 78.5  | 26.08
2014  | 45,866,010  | 669,137  | 210,051  | 459,086  | 14.5  | 4.5  | 10.0  | -0.6  | 1.77  | 71.9  | 78.7  | 26.20
2015  | 46,313,898  | 660,999  | 219,472  | 441,527  | 14.2  | 4.7  | 9.5  | 0.1  | 1.74  | 72.2  | 78.9  | 26.35
2016  | 46,830,116  | 647,521  | 223,078  | 424,443  | 13.8  | 4.7  | 9.0  | 2.0  | 1.69  | 72.5  | 79.1  | 26.35
2017  | 47,419,200  | 656,704  | 227,624  | 429,080  | 13.8  | 4.8  | 9.0  | 3.4  | 1.69  | 72.7  | 79.3  | 26.41
2018  | 48,258,494  | 649,115  | 236,932  | 412,183  | 13.5  | 4.9  | 8.5  | 9.0  | 1.65  | 73.3  | 79.8  | 26.48
2019  | 49,395,678  | 642,660  | 244,355  | 398,305  | 13.0  | 4.9  | 8.0  | 15.3  | 1.59  | 73.5  | 79.9  | 26.49
2020  | 50,372,424  | 629,402  | 300,853  | 328,549  | 12.5  | 5.9  | 6.5  | 13.1  | 1.53  | 72.1  | 78.9  | 26.54
2021  | 51,049,498  | 616,914  | 363,089  | 253,825  | 12.1  | 7.1  | 4.9  | 8.4  | 1.50  | 69.7  | 76.9  | 26.55
2022  | 51,682,692  | 573,625  | 287,251  | 286,374  | 11.1  | 5.6  | 5.5  | 6.8  | 1.38  | 72.1  | 78.5  | 26.76
2023  | 52,215,503  | 510,748  | 265,282  | 245,466  | 9.8  | 5.1  | 4.7  | 5.5  | 1.22  | 74.5  | 80.1  | 26.92

### Current vital statistics

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[27]

Period  | Live births  | Deaths  | Natural increase

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January-April 2023 | 170,205  | 86,972  | +83,233
January-April 2024 | 145,416  | 88,959  | +56,457
Difference |  -24,789 (-14.6%)  |  +1,987 (+2.3%)  |  -26,776

## Ethnicity

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Main article: Race and ethnicity in Colombia

Ethnic groups in Colombia[28]

Ethnic group |  | percent
Unclassified (Mostly White and Mestizo)  |

| 87.58%
Black (includes Mulatto, Raizal, and Palenquero) |

| 6.76%
Amerindian |

| 4.31%
Romani |

| 0.006%

Colombia is ethnically diverse, its original people descending from the original native inhabitants, Spanish and European colonists, Africans originally brought to the country as slaves, and 20th-century immigrants from Europe and the Middle East, all contributing to a diverse cultural heritage.[29] The demographic distribution reflects a pattern that is influenced by colonial history. Whites tend to live mainly in urban centers, like Bogotá, Medellín or Cali, and the burgeoning highland cities. The populations of the major cities also include mestizos. Mestizos include artisans and small tradesmen that have played a major part in the urban expansion of recent decades.[30]

The 2005 census (outdated) reported that the "non-ethnic population", consisting of whites and mestizos (those of majority Indigenous American ancestry), constituted 86% of the national population. 10.6% is of black ancestry. Indigenous Colombians comprise 3.4% of the population. Less than 0.01% of the population is Roma. An extraofficial estimate considers that the 49% of the Colombian population is Mestizo or of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry, and that approximately 19-37% is White, mainly of Spanish lineage, but there is also a large population of Middle East descent; among the upper class there is a considerable input of Italian ancestry.[31]

Many of the Indigenous peoples experienced a reduction in population during the Spanish rule[32] and many others were absorbed into the mestizo population, but the remainder currently represents over eighty distinct cultures. Reserves (resguardos) established for indigenous peoples occupy 30,571,640 hectares (305,716.4 km2) (27% of the country's total) and are inhabited by more than 800,000 people.[33] Some of the largest indigenous groups are the Wayuu,[34] the Paez, the Pastos, the Emberá and the Zenú.[35] The departments of La Guajira, Cauca, Nariño, Córdoba and Sucre have the largest indigenous populations.[36]

The Organización Nacional Indígena de Colombia (ONIC), founded at the first National Indigenous Congress in 1982, is an organization representing the indigenous peoples of Colombia. In 1991, Colombia signed and ratified the current international law concerning indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989.[37]

Black Africans were brought as slaves, mostly to the coastal lowlands, beginning early in the 16th century and continuing into the 19th century. Large Afro-Colombian communities are found today on the Caribbean and Pacific coasts. The population of the department of Chocó, running along the northern portion of Colombia's Pacific coast, is over 70% black.[38] Britons and Jamaicans migrated mainly to the islands of San Andres and Providencia Islands. A number of other Europeans and North Americans migrated to the country in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including people from the former USSR during and after the Second World War.[39][40]

Many immigrant communities have settled on the Caribbean coast, in particular recent immigrants from the Middle East. Barranquilla (the largest city of the Colombian Caribbean) and other Caribbean cities have the largest populations of Phoenician (Lebanese), Palestinian and other Middle Easterners.[41][42] There are also important communities of Romanis and Jews.[29] There is a major migration trend of Venezuelans, due to the political crisis and economic collapse in Venezuela.[43]

| Ethnic groups in Colombia (Estimation)

Ethnic group |  | Population
Mestizo |

| 50.3%
White |

| 26.4%
Indigenous |

| 9.5%
Black |

| 9.0%
Mulatto |

| 4.4%
Asian |

| 0.4%

[44]

## Languages

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Main article: Languages of Colombia

See also: Colombian Spanish

Spanish (of which Colombia has the third-largest population of speakers in the world after Mexico and the United States) is the official language, with 99.2% of Colombians speaking Spanish, and there are small communities in urban areas speaking other European languages such as German, French, English, Italian, and Portuguese. There are 65 indigenous languages and two Creole languages, one Creole in San Basilio de Palenque and one in San Andrés; and also San Andrés is the only place of Colombia where are three official languages: Spanish, English and a creole language.[45][46][47]

## Religion

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Main article: Religion in Colombia

Religion in Colombia (2014) – Pew Research Center[48]

Catholicism (79%)

Protestantism (13%)

Unaffiliated (6%)

Other (2%)

Religion in Colombia – Other studies [49][50]

Catholicism (70.9%)

Protestantism (16.7%)

Atheist or agnostic (4.7%)

Claim to believe in God but do not follow a specific religion (3.5%)

Jehovah's Witnesses and Adventism (1.8%)

Other (0.2%)

The remaining people either did not respond or replied that they did not know. (2.2%)

The National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) does not collect religious statistics, and accurate reports are difficult to obtain. However, based on various studies and a survey, about 90% of the population adheres to Christianity, the majority of which (70.9%) are Roman Catholic, while a significant minority (16.7%) adhere to Protestantism (primarily Evangelicalism). Some 4.7% of the population is atheist or agnostic, while 3.5% claim to believe in God but do not follow a specific religion. 1.8% of Colombians adhere to Jehovah's Witnesses and Adventism and less than 1% adhere to other religions, such as Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Mormonism, Hinduism, Hare Krishna movement, Rastafari movement, Eastern Orthodox Church, and spiritual studies. The remaining people either did not respond or replied that they did not know. In addition to the above statistics, 35.9% of Colombians reported that they did not practice their faith actively.[48][49][50] 1,519,562 people in Colombia, or around 3% of the population reported following an indigenous religion.

While Colombia remains a mostly Roman Catholic country by baptism numbers, the 1991 Colombian constitution guarantees freedom of religion and all religious faiths and churches are equally free before the law.[51]

## Migration

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Main article: Colombian diaspora

Historically, a sizable percentage of Colombian emigration has also been motivated by the need to escape from political persecution and bipartisan violence during the periods of "La Violencia" (1948–1958), and later due to the effects of the nation's current conflict (since 1964). This has resulted in numerous applications for political asylum abroad.

Colombians have emigrated in comparably high rates to the United States. Other Colombians migrated to Canada and Europe (most to Spain, but also to France, Italy, the United Kingdom and Sweden). Among other locations.[citation needed]

Foreign-born population 2018 census  Country of birth  | 2018[52]

|

Number  | %
Venezuela | 2,837,900  |

86.96%

USA | 150,124  |

2.09%

Ecuador | 58,111  |

1.88%

Spain | 44,954  |

1.55%

Peru | 5,481  |

0.57%

Argentina | 5,220  |

0.54%

Mexico | 5,088  |

0.53%

Brazil | 4,218  |

0.44%

Chile | 4,182  |

0.43%

Italy | 3,104  |

0.32%

France | 2,954  |

0.31%

Panama | 2,909  |

0.30%

Cuba | 2,383  |

0.25%

Germany | 2,133  |

0.22%

Costa Rica | 1,675  |

0.17%

United Kingdom | 1,591  |

0.17%

Canada | 1,570  |

0.16%

Colombian population living abroad  Country of residency  | 2020[53]

|

Number  | %
USA | 1,557,000  |

40.91%

Venezuela | 1,000,000  |

28.31%

Spain | 481,000  |

8.75%

Ecuador | 279,000  |

5.07%

Mexico | 198,500  |

3.61%

Chile | 135,000  |

2.45%

Canada | 86,000  |

1.56%

Panama | 58,350  |

1.07%

Argentina | 50,000  |

0.91%

United Kingdom | 48,000  |

0.87%

Brazil | 43,500  |

0.79%

Peru | 40,500  |

0.73%

Costa Rica | 40,000  |

0.72%

France | 40,000  |

0.72%

Germany | 24,000  |

0.44%

Australia | 22,000  |

0.40%

Italy | 20,000  |

0.36%

Netherlands | 18,000  |

0.33%

Sweden | 15,000  |

0.27%

Bolivia | 13,000  |

0.24%

Switzerland | 12,000  |

0.22%

Aruba | 8,000  |

0.15%

Dominican Republic | 8,000  |

0.15%

Curacao | 4,500  |

0.08%

China | 4,000  |

0.07%

Norway | 4,000  |

0.07%

Belgium | 3,500  |

0.06%

Israel | 3,500  |

0.06%

Japan | 3,000  |

0.05%

UAE | 2,500  |

0.04%

New Zealand | 2,500  |

0.04%

Portugal | 2,500  |

0.04%

Austria | 2,000  |

0.03%

Cuba | 2,000  |

0.03%

Russia | 2,000  |

0.03%

Uruguay | 2,000  |

0.03%

Guatemala | 1,500  |

0.02%

Paraguay | 1,500  |

0.02%

Honduras | 1,300  |

0.02%

Nicaragua | 1,200  |

0.02%

Lebanon | 1,000  |

0.01%

Turkey | 1,000  |

0.01%

## CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

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Life expectancy in Colombia since 1900 Life expectancy in Colombia since 1960 by gender

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.[54]

### Population

[edit]

48,637,910 (May 2016 est.)

### Median age

[edit]

total: 27.7 years

male: 26.7 years

female: 28.6 years (2010 est.)

### Sex ratio

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At birth: 1.03 male(s)/female

Under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

15–64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female

total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

### HIV/AIDS – adult prevalence rate

[edit]

0.7% (2007 est.)

### HIV/AIDS – people living with HIV/AIDS

[edit]

170,000 (2007 est.)

### HIV/AIDS – deaths

[edit]

9,800 (2007 est.)

### Nationality

[edit]

noun: Colombia adjective: Colombian(s)

### Literacy

[edit]

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99.4%

male: 99.1% (2018 census)

female: 99.7% (2018 census)

## Notes

[edit]

* Colombia portal

1. ^ Because of rounding of the individual percentages, the entries in this column may not sum to 100%.
2. ^ This figure for each department compares to a national increase of 12.5%.

## References

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1. ^ "Proyecciones de Población DANE". Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
2. ^ "Country Comparisons – Population growth rate". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
3. ^ https://2023-wpds.prb.org/
4. ^ https://www.prb.org/
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