Colombia Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Colombia rural population for 2023 was 9,190,949, a 1.29% decline from 2022.
  • Colombia rural population for 2022 was 9,311,387, a 1.02% decline from 2021.
  • Colombia rural population for 2021 was 9,406,924, a 0.56% decline from 2020.
  • Colombia rural population for 2020 was 9,460,370, a 0.24% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
China 499,814,553
Russia 35,480,468
Thailand 33,310,049
Brazil 26,429,509
Mexico 23,658,946
Iran 20,280,562
Turkey 19,229,921
South Africa 18,837,844
Iraq 12,923,750
Algeria 11,279,395
Colombia 9,190,949
Romania 8,637,756
Kazakhstan 8,322,453
Guatemala 8,255,892
Malaysia 7,302,226
Peru 7,240,866
Ecuador 6,404,506
Azerbaijan 4,290,049
Venezuela 3,334,307
Turkmenistan 2,997,211
Serbia 2,838,273
Paraguay 2,528,540
Cuba 2,516,176
Belarus 1,768,566
Dominican Republic 1,762,730
Bosnia 1,596,786
Bulgaria 1,498,212
Libya 1,267,050
Jamaica 1,204,303
Namibia 1,174,846
Armenia 1,007,320
Albania 971,992
Costa Rica 905,771
Jordan 904,697
Mauritius 745,691
North Macedonia 734,232
Botswana 725,903
Guyana 592,780
Lebanon 565,803
Equatorial Guinea 438,133
Fiji 386,601
Maldives 302,343
Belize 219,348
Gabon 218,584
Suriname 209,339
Montenegro 194,083
Samoa 186,169
St. Lucia 145,693
Tonga 82,813
Grenada 79,421
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 47,391
Dominica 20,447
Marshall Islands 8,875
American Samoa 5,606
Tuvalu 3,847
Colombia Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 9,190,949 17.65 -1.30%
2022 9,311,387 17.95 -1.02%
2021 9,406,924 18.26 -0.57%
2020 9,460,370 18.58 -0.24%
2019 9,483,412 18.90 0.12%
2018 9,472,017 19.22 0.18%
2017 9,454,686 19.55 -0.20%
2016 9,473,755 19.89 -0.65%
2015 9,535,148 20.24 -0.77%
2014 9,608,655 20.59 -0.76%
2013 9,681,760 20.94 -0.71%
2012 9,751,197 21.30 -0.66%
2011 9,816,173 21.67 -0.60%
2010 9,875,678 22.04 -0.57%
2009 9,932,078 22.41 -0.56%
2008 9,988,139 22.80 -0.52%
2007 10,040,198 23.18 -0.44%
2006 10,084,569 23.58 -0.38%
2005 10,122,893 23.98 -0.31%
2004 10,153,848 24.38 -0.24%
2003 10,177,790 24.79 -0.18%
2002 10,195,634 25.20 -0.11%
2001 10,206,862 25.62 -0.06%
2000 10,212,798 26.04 -0.01%
1999 10,213,458 26.47 0.06%
1998 10,207,806 26.90 0.13%
1997 10,194,872 27.34 0.19%
1996 10,175,430 27.78 0.23%
1995 10,151,842 28.22 0.32%
1994 10,119,915 28.67 0.38%
1993 10,081,888 29.13 0.41%
1992 10,040,865 29.59 0.42%
1991 9,998,757 30.05 0.49%
1990 9,949,619 30.52 0.56%
1989 9,893,612 30.99 0.59%
1988 9,835,867 31.47 0.60%
1987 9,777,368 31.95 0.62%
1986 9,717,259 32.43 0.51%
1985 9,667,695 32.97 0.25%
1984 9,643,244 33.61 0.35%
1983 9,609,265 34.27 0.39%
1982 9,571,812 34.93 0.40%
1981 9,533,667 35.59 0.44%
1980 9,492,012 36.26 0.46%
1979 9,448,746 36.94 0.45%
1978 9,406,607 37.62 0.46%
1977 9,363,735 38.31 0.41%
1976 9,325,353 39.00 0.38%
1975 9,289,877 39.69 0.44%
1974 9,249,137 40.39 0.46%
1973 9,207,126 41.11 0.45%
1972 9,165,869 41.86 0.49%
1971 9,120,846 42.61 0.61%
1970 9,065,563 43.37 0.75%
1969 8,997,679 44.12 0.87%
1968 8,919,376 44.88 1.01%
1967 8,830,131 45.65 1.13%
1966 8,730,938 46.41 1.25%
1965 8,622,529 47.18 1.31%
1964 8,510,292 47.97 0.06%
1963 8,504,966 49.42 0.19%
1962 8,488,685 50.86 0.30%
1961 8,463,079 52.30 0.40%
1960 8,429,309 53.73 %