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Colombia

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Capital
Bogotá
Currency
Colombian peso
Continent
South America
Area
1,141,748 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q739 · Official languages: Spanish
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
53.43M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
457.41B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
8,561.62 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
5.14 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
8.29 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
1.63 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
77.91 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Colombia: 53.43M
Colombia · Population41.62M44.84M48.06M51.28M54.5M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Colombia · Population · people
YearColombia
202553,425,635
202452,886,363
202352,321,152
202251,737,944
202151,188,173
202050,629,997
201949,907,985
201849,024,465
201748,131,078
201647,437,512
201546,969,940
201446,565,429
201346,151,584
201245,715,810
201145,259,614
201044,777,319
200944,271,541
200843,758,808
200743,235,374
200642,691,084
current US$ · 20062025
2025Colombia: 457.41B
Colombia · GDP132.23B220.92B309.6B398.29B486.97B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Colombia · GDP · current US$
YearColombia
2025457,410,034,202.52
2024420,504,033,143.21
2023366,901,643,683.3
2022345,632,492,851.45
2021318,524,633,225.4
2020270,348,342,541.47
2019323,031,701,192.84
2018334,198,218,098.28
2017311,866,875,156.88
2016282,720,100,286.23
2015293,492,370,193.17
2014381,240,864,422.41
2013382,093,697,077.69
2012370,691,143,018.04
2011334,966,134,804.89
2010286,498,534,094.96
2009232,468,663,109.6
2008242,504,150,472.93
2007206,229,540,926.31
2006161,792,958,904.86

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Colombia: 8,561.62
Colombia · GDP per capita3,312.684,744.216,175.747,607.279,038.82006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Colombia · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearColombia
20258,561.62
20247,951.09
20237,012.49
20226,680.45
20216,222.62
20205,339.69
20196,472.55
20186,816.97
20176,479.53
20165,959.84
20156,248.51
20148,187.21
20138,279.1
20128,108.6
20117,400.99
20106,398.3
20095,250.97
20085,541.84
20074,769.93
20063,789.85
% · 20062025
2025Colombia: 5.14
Colombia · Inflation1.053.966.889.7912.712006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Colombia · Inflation · %
YearColombia
20255.14
20246.61
202311.74
202210.18
20213.5
20202.53
20193.52
20183.24
20174.31
20167.51
20154.99
20142.9
20132.02
20123.17
20113.42
20102.27
20094.2
20087
20075.54
20064.29

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Colombia: 8.29
Colombia · Unemployment7.529.8312.1414.4416.752006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Colombia · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearColombia
20258.29
20249.62
20239.59
202210.54
202113.9
202015.98
201910.28
20189.36
20179.09
20168.92
20158.57
20148.8
20139.25
20129.96
201110.29
201011.15
200912.07
200811.27
200711.2
200611.09

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Colombia:
Colombia · Fertility rate1.571.761.942.122.32006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Colombia · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearColombia
2025No data available
20241.63
20231.65
20221.66
20211.68
20201.69
20191.71
20181.72
20171.72
20161.72
20151.77
20141.82
20131.86
20121.9
20111.94
20102.01
20092.1
20082.16
20072.2
20062.24

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Colombia:
Colombia · Life expectancy72.1873.7475.3176.8778.432006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Colombia · Life expectancy · years
YearColombia
2025No data available
202477.91
202377.73
202276.51
202172.7
202074.76
201976.79
201876.58
201776.42
201676.23
201576.07
201475.95
201375.83
201275.61
201175.18
201074.88
200974.53
200874.21
200773.75
200673.5
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology