Colombia - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Colombia was 41,431,390 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 41,431,390 in 2020 and a minimum value of 7,429,583 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 7,429,583
1961 7,903,180
1962 8,399,973
1963 8,917,948
1964 9,456,005
1965 9,890,673
1966 10,331,430
1967 10,782,080
1968 11,240,400
1969 11,702,010
1970 12,165,230
1971 12,628,090
1972 13,091,730
1973 13,559,140
1974 14,030,530
1975 14,512,940
1976 15,011,680
1977 15,524,760
1978 16,052,410
1979 16,593,240
1980 17,145,850
1981 17,710,020
1982 18,286,700
1983 18,874,690
1984 19,472,120
1985 20,077,480
1986 20,656,600
1987 21,228,790
1988 21,808,610
1989 22,398,270
1990 23,000,000
1991 23,613,610
1992 24,238,650
1993 24,870,590
1994 25,506,160
1995 26,142,220
1996 26,777,680
1997 27,410,870
1998 28,043,540
1999 28,676,310
2000 29,309,130
2001 29,941,980
2002 30,573,540
2003 31,200,440
2004 31,817,840
2005 32,422,510
2006 33,015,420
2007 33,597,410
2008 34,166,610
2009 34,720,220
2010 35,257,420
2011 35,769,910
2012 36,262,050
2013 36,759,800
2014 37,299,400
2015 37,904,380
2016 38,592,070
2017 39,346,010
2018 40,115,210
2019 40,827,300
2020 41,431,390

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Colombia was 81.43 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 81.43 in 2020, while its lowest value was 46.27 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 46.27
1961 47.70
1962 49.14
1963 50.58
1964 52.03
1965 52.82
1966 53.59
1967 54.35
1968 55.12
1969 55.88
1970 56.64
1971 57.39
1972 58.14
1973 58.89
1974 59.61
1975 60.31
1976 61.00
1977 61.69
1978 62.38
1979 63.06
1980 63.74
1981 64.41
1982 65.07
1983 65.73
1984 66.39
1985 67.03
1986 67.57
1987 68.05
1988 68.53
1989 69.01
1990 69.48
1991 69.95
1992 70.42
1993 70.87
1994 71.33
1995 71.78
1996 72.22
1997 72.66
1998 73.10
1999 73.53
2000 73.96
2001 74.38
2002 74.80
2003 75.21
2004 75.62
2005 76.02
2006 76.42
2007 76.82
2008 77.20
2009 77.59
2010 77.96
2011 78.34
2012 78.70
2013 79.06
2014 79.42
2015 79.76
2016 80.11
2017 80.45
2018 80.78
2019 81.10
2020 81.43

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization