What's the population of Colombia?
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Capital: Bogotá · Continent: South America
Colombia is a country in South America, with its capital at Bogotá. Population stands at about 53.4M, spread across 1,141,748 km², and GDP per capita is around $8,562. About 78.8% of the population lives in urban areas, and one of its leading industries is Oil & gas.
Population
53.4M
Area
1,141,748 km²
GDP per capita
$8,562
Population
Area
Demographics
Immigrants
Share of population born abroad
5.8%
3.1M people · 2024
- Foreign-born 5.8%
- Native-born 94.2%
Country of birth
- Venezuela94.8% · 2.9M
- United States0.74% · 22.5K
- Ecuador0.70% · 21.4K
- Spain0.64% · 19.5K
- Argentina0.21% · 6.5K
- Other countries2.1% · 65K
- Unknown0.77% · 23.7K
- The UN counts an international migrant as anyone living outside the country they were born in — including students, workers, spouses and people who have since naturalized.
- Includes refugees and asylum seekers reported by UNHCR.
- "Unknown" is the number the UN could not assign to a country of origin.
Economy
- Nominal GDP
- $457,410,034,203
- Currency
- COP
Top industries
- Oil & gas
- Mining
- Agriculture
- Textiles
Monthly temperature & rainfall
Monthly average high temperature
- Colombia
Monthly precipitation
- Colombia
Data table
| Month | High °C | Low °C | Precip mm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.6 | 9 | 54 |
| Feb | 19.9 | 10.7 | 134 |
| Mar | 19.2 | 10.3 | 214 |
| Apr | 19.7 | 10.4 | 138 |
| May | 18.6 | 10.2 | 74 |
| Jun | 18.2 | 9.5 | 86 |
| Jul | 17.9 | 9.6 | 37 |
| Aug | 18.9 | 9.2 | 51 |
| Sep | 19.5 | 9.2 | 36 |
| Oct | 19.5 | 10 | 70 |
| Nov | 20.3 | 10.5 | 89 |
| Dec | 19.7 | 9.8 | 70 |
Best time to visit Colombia tends to be around January, when average highs sit near 20.6°C.
Religion
- Christianity 81.8%
- Unaffiliated 16.2%
- Other 2%
Language
- Official language(s)
- es
- English proficiency
- Low
Travel essentials
- Time zone
- America/Bogota
- Electricity
- 110V · A/B
- Driving side
- Right
- Calling code
- +57
- Emergency number
- 123
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Sources & data
- population: World Bank Open Data (2026-08)
- area: world-countries (Wikidata-derived) (2026-08)
- gdp_nominal_usd: World Bank Open Data (2026-08)
- gdp_per_capita_usd: World Bank Open Data (2026-08)
- religions: Manual curation (Pew Research) (2026-08)
- industries: Manual curation (CIA World Factbook) (2026-08)
- climate: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (2026-08)
- migrants: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (2026-09)
FAQ
- What is the population of Colombia?
- Colombia — 53.4M (2025)
- How big is Colombia?
- 1,141,748 km²
- What is the capital of Colombia?
- Bogotá
- What is the GDP per capita of Colombia?
- $8,562
- What language is spoken in Colombia?
- es