Demographic profile
Colombia is the 28th most populous of the 237 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.65% of everyone alive. Within South America, it ranks 2 of 14.
Each day brings roughly 2,000 births and 941 deaths, adding about 386,791 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 0.72% annually, the population would double in roughly 97 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is Valle del Cauca, holding an estimated 19.3% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 33 states and regions is in the table below. Regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.
Literacy stands near 95.6% and adult smoking prevalence around 8.5%, with life expectancy at about 70.3 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Colombia in 2026? Approximately 53,718,160 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Colombia growing? About 0.72% per year — roughly 2,000 births and 941 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Colombia? Around 0.65% — ranked 28 worldwide by population.