Latin America & Caribbean
Colombia in numbers Colombia is in Latin America & Caribbean and is classed by the World Bank as upper middle income. Its capital is Bogota. Its population was 53.43 million in 2025, ranking 28 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$8,562 in 2025.
Population 53.43 million 2025
GDP US$457.4 billion 2025
GDP per person US$8,562 2025
Life expectancy 77.9 2024
Area 1.14 million 2024
Urban share 78.8% 2025
People 53.43 million
2025 · +37% since 2000 · Rank 28 of 217
1.01%
2025 · 1.64% in 2000 · Rank 102 of 217
47.7
2024 · +35% since 2000 · Rank 156 of 216
78.8%
2025 · 74.3% in 2000 · Rank 66 of 217
20.0%
2025 · 32.5% in 2000 · Rank 123 of 217
10.2%
2025 · 4.6% in 2000 · Rank 97 of 217
1.63
2024 · -37% since 2000 · Rank 132 of 217
Health and living standards 77.9
2024 · +10% since 2000 · Rank 74 of 217
11.5
2024 · -54% since 2000 · Rank 113 of 196
US$644
2024 · +378% since 2000 · Rank 76 of 193
98.9%
2024 · 95.2% in 2000 · Rank 137 of 215
79.3%
2024 · 2.2% in 2000 · Rank 104 of 186
104.8%
2022 · 124.3% in 2000 · Rank 52 of 190
Economy US$457.4 billion
2025 · +358% since 2000 · Rank 36 of 210
US$8,562
2025 · +235% since 2000 · Rank 109 of 210
Int$22,640
2025 · +234% since 2000 · Rank 98 of 199
2.64%
2025 · 2.92% in 2000 · Rank 129 of 210
5.14%
2025 · 9.23% in 2000 · Rank 42 of 180
8.3%
2025 · 20.5% in 2000 · Rank 55 of 187
15.0%
2025 · 15.9% in 2000 · Rank 162 of 183
2.9%
2025 · 1.6% in 2000 · Rank 78 of 176
Land and environment 1.14 million
2024 · -0% since 2000 · Rank 25 of 216
53.7%
2024 · 56.4% in 2000 · Rank 45 of 214
1.80
2024 · +11% since 2000 · Rank 119 of 203
Elsewhere in Latin America & Caribbean Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Colombia. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.