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Colombia
The only South American country with coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, Colombia boasts remarkable biodiversity — second only to Brazil globally. The capital Bogotá sits high in the Andes at 2,640 meters elevation. Once associated primarily with conflict, Colombia has undergone a dramatic transformation and is now a rising tourism and tech hub.
Major cities: Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla
2024
52.9M
UN
2050
59.4M
UN
2100
47.1M
UN
~2200
25.0M
GPU
~2500
7.0M
GPU
Population52.9M
Fertility (TFR)1.63
Life expectancy77.9
Median age31.6
Infant mortality10.9 per 1,000
Pop. density47/km²
Urbanization78%
Youth share (0-14)21%
Land area1,109,500 km²
LanguageSpanish
ReligionChristian
HDI0.788 (#83)
RegionSouth America
Latest available year is shown in parentheses where the source series varies across indicators. Governance metrics use World Bank percentile ranks; battle deaths and military spending are context variables, not direct fertility drivers.
UN WPP 2024 — verified data through 2100
| Year | Population | TFR | Life Exp. | CBR | CDR | Net Migration | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 11.8M | 6.41 | 48.3 | 46.4 | 17.6 | -35K | 2.9% |
| 1955 | 13.5M | 6.63 | 51.9 | 46.8 | 15.0 | -48K | 3.2% |
| 1960 | 15.6M | 6.74 | 56.6 | 45.9 | 12.0 | -49K | 3.4% |
| 1965 | 18.2M | 6.33 | 59.2 | 42.4 | 10.1 | -52K | 3.2% |
| 1970 | 20.8M | 5.28 | 61.5 | 36.5 | 8.4 | -66K | 2.8% |
| 1975 | 23.3M | 4.40 | 64.0 | 32.7 | 7.1 | -84K | 2.6% |
| 1980 | 26.1M | 3.80 | 66.7 | 31.1 | 6.2 | -44K | 2.5% |
| 1985 | 29.3M | 3.22 | 65.4 | 28.3 | 6.9 | -21K | 2.1% |
| 1990 | 32.4M | 3.00 | 68.7 | 26.9 | 5.9 | -8K | 2.1% |
| 1995 | 35.8M | 2.85 | 69.8 | 25.1 | 5.7 | -33K | 1.9% |
| 2000 | 39.1M | 2.57 | 70.9 | 22.3 | 5.6 | -28K | 1.7% |
| 2005 | 42.1M | 2.31 | 73.2 | 19.6 | 5.1 | -41K | 1.4% |
| 2010 | 44.8M | 2.01 | 74.9 | 16.9 | 5.0 | -34K | 1.2% |
| 2015 | 47.0M | 1.77 | 76.1 | 14.8 | 5.3 | -41K | 1.0% |
| 2020 | 50.6M | 1.69 | 74.8 | 14.1 | 6.6 | +227K | 0.7% |
| 2024Now | 52.9M | 1.63 | 77.9 | 13.3 | 5.5 | +142K | 0.8% |
| 2025 | 53.4M | 1.62 | 78.1 | 13.0 | 5.6 | +129K | 0.7% |
| 2030 | 55.7M | 1.58 | 79.0 | 11.8 | 6.1 | +85K | 0.6% |
| 2035 | 57.4M | 1.57 | 79.9 | 10.8 | 6.8 | +49K | 0.4% |
| 2040 | 58.6M | 1.57 | 80.8 | 10.1 | 7.5 | +20K | 0.3% |
| 2045 | 59.2M | 1.57 | 81.6 | 9.5 | 8.3 | +5K | 0.1% |
| 2050 | 59.4M | 1.58 | 82.4 | 9.2 | 9.1 | -1K | 0.0% |
| 2055 | 59.3M | 1.58 | 83.2 | 8.9 | 9.8 | -0K | -0.1% |
| 2060 | 58.8M | 1.58 | 84.0 | 8.5 | 10.4 | -0K | -0.2% |
| 2065 | 58.1M | 1.59 | 84.7 | 8.2 | 11.1 | -0K | -0.3% |
| 2070 | 57.1M | 1.59 | 85.3 | 8.0 | 12.0 | -0K | -0.4% |
| 2075 | 55.8M | 1.59 | 86.0 | 7.8 | 13.0 | -0K | -0.5% |
| 2080 | 54.3M | 1.59 | 86.6 | 7.8 | 13.9 | -0K | -0.6% |
| 2085 | 52.5M | 1.59 | 87.2 | 7.7 | 14.6 | -0K | -0.7% |
| 2090 | 50.7M | 1.60 | 87.8 | 7.7 | 15.0 | -0K | -0.7% |
| 2095 | 48.8M | 1.60 | 88.3 | 7.7 | 15.1 | -0K | -0.7% |
| 2100 | 47.1M | 1.60 | 88.9 | 7.6 | 14.8 | -0K | -0.7% |