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Colombia — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Colombia, 1961–2025.
Latest value · 2025
1.01%
Population Growth (Annual %) · annual % · -67.1% since 1961
Population growth for Colombia was 1.01% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 3.09% in 1961. The lowest was 0.86% in 2015 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.72% per year.
Colombia ranks 102 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 47%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 0.48%, so Colombia sits above it. It peaked in 1961 and has fallen 67% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 17%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
1.01%
First (1961)
3.09%
Change
-67.1%
Highest
3.09%
in 1961
Lowest
0.86%
in 2015
Average
1.89%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-1.72%
Years of data
65
Recent years
| Year | annual % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.01% |
| 2024 | 1.07% |
| 2023 | 1.12% |
| 2022 | 1.07% |
| 2021 | 1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.44% |
| 2019 | 1.79% |
| 2018 | 1.84% |
| 2017 | 1.45% |
| 2016 | 0.99% |
| 2015 | 0.86% |
| 2014 | 0.89% |
Reading this correctly. Annual population growth rate. A negative value means the population shrank, usually through emigration or low birth rates. Figures are in annual %. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.