Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square in Colombia

Colombia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square was 0.0472 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0472 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
136th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0472 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0145 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square in Colombia, 1961–2023

0.010.020.030.040.05196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in Colombia is 0.0472 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in Colombia peaked at 0.0472 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0145 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Colombia 136th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre in Colombia, 1961 to 2023.
Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0145 1000 No per square kilometre
1962 0.015 1000 No per square kilometre +3.1%
1963 0.0154 1000 No per square kilometre +3.1%
1964 0.0159 1000 No per square kilometre +3.1%
1965 0.0164 1000 No per square kilometre +3.0%
1966 0.0169 1000 No per square kilometre +2.9%
1967 0.0173 1000 No per square kilometre +2.8%
1968 0.0178 1000 No per square kilometre +2.8%
1969 0.0183 1000 No per square kilometre +2.7%
1970 0.0188 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
1971 0.0192 1000 No per square kilometre +2.4%
1972 0.0197 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1973 0.0201 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1974 0.0206 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1975 0.021 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1976 0.0215 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1977 0.022 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1978 0.0225 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1979 0.023 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1980 0.0235 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1981 0.0241 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1982 0.0246 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1983 0.0252 1000 No per square kilometre +2.4%
1984 0.0258 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1985 0.0264 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1986 0.0269 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1987 0.0275 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1988 0.0281 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1989 0.0286 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1990 0.0292 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1991 0.0298 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
1992 0.0304 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
1993 0.031 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
1994 0.0317 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
1995 0.0323 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
1996 0.0329 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
1997 0.0335 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
1998 0.0341 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
1999 0.0347 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
2000 0.0352 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
2001 0.0358 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
2002 0.0363 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
2003 0.0369 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
2004 0.0374 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
2005 0.038 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
2006 0.0385 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
2007 0.039 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
2008 0.0394 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
2009 0.0399 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
2010 0.0404 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
2011 0.0408 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
2012 0.0412 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
2013 0.0416 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
2014 0.042 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
2015 0.0423 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
2016 0.0428 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
2017 0.0434 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
2018 0.0442 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
2019 0.045 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
2020 0.0456 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
2021 0.0461 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
2022 0.0466 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
2023 0.0472 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0164 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0145 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0183 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0208 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0188 1000 No per square kilometre 0.023 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0261 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0235 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0286 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.032 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0292 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0347 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0376 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0352 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0399 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0424 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0404 1000 No per square kilometre 0.045 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0464 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0456 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0472 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 133 Fiji 0.0506 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 134 Djibouti 0.0497 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 135 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0486 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 137 Montenegro 0.0471 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 138 Lithuania 0.0456 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 139 Belarus 0.0449 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in Colombia?
Population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in Colombia was 0.0472 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0472 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0145 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Colombia rank for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square?
Colombia ranks 136th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 10,981 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.