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Colombia

Colombia / CO

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Colombia in numbers.

Area1,140,619 kmยฒWorld # 25 โ†’Population53.4MWorld # 28 โ†’Population density46.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 153 โ†’Life expectancy77.9 yearsWorld # 72 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 8,562World # 109 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Colombia across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area1,140,619 kmยฒWorld # 25 / 2023 โ†’Population53.4MWorld # 28 / 2025 โ†’Population density46.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 153 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,810World # 166 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1%World # 102 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.6World # 132 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate13.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 111 / 2024 โ†’Death rate5.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 179 / 2024 โ†’Median age31.6 yearsWorld # 123 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+10.2%World # 95 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1420%World # 123 / 2025 โ†’Urban population78.8%World # 66 / 2025 โ†’Net migration129.1KWorld # 12 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate2.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 42 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share5.8%World # 107 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy77.9 yearsWorld # 72 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy65 yearsWorld # 54 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people2.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 77 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate8%World # 147 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 8,562World # 109 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 457.4BWorld # 36 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 22,640World # 98 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth2.6%World # 128 / 2025 โ†’Inflation5.1%World # 47 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment8.3%World # 55 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment17.7%World # 65 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,471 hours/yearWorld # 6 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)54.4World # 4 / 2024 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)5.3%World # 50 / 2020 โ†’Researchers per million people90.2 per million peopleWorld # 109 / 2017 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.3%World # 88 / 2020 โ†’Patent applications per million people8.1 per million peopleWorld # 83 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,126 kcal/dayWorld # 66 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person62.6 kg/person/yearWorld # 85 / 2023 โ†’Rice production2.8M tWorld # 25 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production4.6K tWorld # 105 / 2024 โ†’Coffee production839.8K tWorld # 3 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per person2.5 kg/person/yearWorld # 11 / 2025/26 forecast โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area52.8%World # 43 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person1,551 kWh/personWorld # 95 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person1.8 tWorld # 138 / 2024 โ†’Internet use79.3%World # 111 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions174.1 per 100 peopleWorld # 15 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate24.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 17 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate15.4 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 90 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)3.4%World # 25 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament29.4%World # 82 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals1.4MWorld # 83 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 2BWorld # 53 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites9 sitesWorld # 36 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2023 / 81.5%Main languageSpanishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2025Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal12,754 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightSpanishLargest staple-food calorie sourceMaize2023Current currencyColombian PesoCOPDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPeople and mythological figuresChristopher Columbus