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Colombia

According to the World Bank, Colombia was home to 52.9 million people in 2024 — the 28th most populous of 217 countries, 0.65% of everyone on Earth.

REGIONLatin America & Caribbean
INCOME GROUP · WORLD BANKUpper middle income
CAPITALBogota

Colombia by the numbers

METRICVALUEWORLD RANKSHARE
PopulationWorld Bank, 202452.9 million28th of 2170.65%
People
Population GrowthWorld Bank, 20241.1%100th of 217
Birth RateWorld Bank, 202413.3 / 1,000111th of 217
Death RateWorld Bank, 20245.5 / 1,000181st of 217
Fertility RateWorld Bank, 20241.63132nd of 217
Urban PopulationWorld Bank, 202478.5%66th of 217
Economy
GDP (current US$)World Bank, 2024$418.8B38th of 2140.38%
GDP per capitaWorld Bank, 2024$7.9K110th of 214
GNI per capitaWorld Bank, 2024$7K110th of 207
InflationWorld Bank, 20246.6%39th of 193
UnemploymentWorld Bank, 20258.3%55th of 187
Health
Life ExpectancyWorld Bank, 202477.9 yrs74th of 217
Infant MortalityWorld Bank, 202410.5 / 1,000112th of 196
Health SpendingWorld Bank, 20248.1%59th of 193
PhysiciansWorld Bank, 20232.5 / 1,00077th of 208
Environment
CO₂ per capitaWorld Bank, 20241.80119th of 203
Forest CoverWorld Bank, 202352.8%43rd of 214
Renewable EnergyWorld Bank, 202229.7%81st of 212
Society
Internet UsersWorld Bank, 202579.3%112th of 213
Mobile SubscriptionsWorld Bank, 2024174.1 / 1,00015th of 214
Literacy RateWorld Bank, 202495.3%77th of 170
Land
Population DensityWorld Bank, 202347.2155th of 216
Arable LandWorld Bank, 20232.3%165th of 206

23 live measures for Colombia, each linking to its world map and ranking. Every figure carries its source and year; where the source has no value for Colombia, the table says so in words rather than inventing a number.

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