Colombia Urban Population 1960-2024

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Colombia urban population for 2023 was 42,894,219, a 0.78% increase from 2022.
  • Colombia urban population for 2022 was 42,562,637, a 1.08% increase from 2021.
  • Colombia urban population for 2021 was 42,109,638, a 1.54% increase from 2020.
  • Colombia urban population for 2020 was 41,470,292, a 1.88% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
China 910,895,447
Brazil 189,992,937
Russia 108,345,662
Mexico 104,796,621
Iran 68,892,205
Turkey 66,096,079
Colombia 42,894,219
South Africa 41,576,651
Thailand 38,491,230
Algeria 34,327,085
Iraq 32,580,810
Peru 27,111,853
Malaysia 27,006,299
Venezuela 25,504,192
Ecuador 11,785,978
Kazakhstan 11,577,724
Jordan 10,432,355
Romania 10,418,360
Dominican Republic 9,570,242
Guatemala 9,346,539
Cuba 8,678,273
Belarus 7,409,732
Azerbaijan 5,822,506
Libya 5,621,338
Bulgaria 4,932,158
Lebanon 4,788,127
Paraguay 4,332,984
Costa Rica 4,306,402
Serbia 3,779,753
Turkmenistan 3,518,889
Gabon 2,217,982
Botswana 1,949,449
Albania 1,773,980
Armenia 1,770,650
Jamaica 1,621,241
Bosnia 1,614,061
Namibia 1,429,326
Equatorial Guinea 1,276,538
North Macedonia 1,077,748
Fiji 549,774
Mauritius 515,350
Montenegro 422,094
Suriname 413,897
Guyana 221,054
Maldives 218,678
Belize 191,477
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 56,307
Dominica 52,593
Grenada 46,762
Samoa 39,512
American Samoa 38,308
St. Lucia 34,558
Marshall Islands 33,121
Tonga 24,960
Nauru 12,780
Tuvalu 7,549
Colombia Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 42,894,219 82.35 0.78%
2022 42,562,637 82.05 1.07%
2021 42,109,638 81.74 1.53%
2020 41,470,292 81.43 1.87%
2019 40,703,994 81.10 2.23%
2018 39,804,944 80.78 2.31%
2017 38,896,985 80.45 1.93%
2016 38,152,200 80.11 1.50%
2015 37,584,580 79.76 1.38%
2014 37,069,292 79.42 1.39%
2013 36,556,170 79.06 1.45%
2012 36,031,220 78.70 1.51%
2011 35,492,726 78.34 1.57%
2010 34,940,430 77.96 1.61%
2009 34,381,839 77.59 1.63%
2008 33,827,174 77.20 1.67%
2007 33,266,384 76.82 1.75%
2006 32,688,341 76.42 1.82%
2005 32,098,047 76.02 1.90%
2004 31,494,420 75.62 1.97%
2003 30,879,897 75.21 2.03%
2002 30,258,416 74.80 2.10%
2001 29,631,013 74.38 2.14%
2000 29,002,337 73.96 2.20%
1999 28,371,575 73.53 2.26%
1998 27,736,608 73.10 2.33%
1997 27,097,074 72.66 2.39%
1996 26,457,143 72.22 2.44%
1995 25,818,259 71.78 2.52%
1994 25,175,546 71.33 2.59%
1993 24,532,847 70.87 2.62%
1992 23,898,174 70.42 2.65%
1991 23,273,871 69.95 2.71%
1990 22,651,774 69.48 2.79%
1989 22,029,505 69.01 2.80%
1988 21,420,860 68.53 2.82%
1987 20,825,680 68.05 2.84%
1986 20,242,842 67.57 2.93%
1985 19,658,565 67.03 3.17%
1984 19,045,788 66.39 3.27%
1983 18,433,064 65.73 3.31%
1982 17,833,382 65.07 3.31%
1981 17,252,315 64.41 3.35%
1980 16,684,183 63.74 3.37%
1979 16,130,577 63.06 3.36%
1978 15,597,001 62.38 3.37%
1977 15,080,191 61.69 3.32%
1976 14,587,649 61.00 3.30%
1975 14,113,854 60.31 3.35%
1974 13,648,734 59.61 3.42%
1973 13,189,192 58.89 3.53%
1972 12,732,186 58.14 3.58%
1971 12,284,567 57.39 3.69%
1970 11,839,691 56.64 3.83%
1969 11,394,585 55.88 3.95%
1968 10,953,127 55.12 4.09%
1967 10,513,830 54.35 4.21%
1966 10,080,469 53.59 4.33%
1965 9,653,285 52.82 4.49%
1964 9,229,462 52.03 5.84%
1963 8,705,990 50.58 5.96%
1962 8,202,597 49.14 6.07%
1961 7,719,335 47.70 6.16%
1960 7,258,379 46.27 %