According to the latest United Nations data, the current population of Colombia as of November 1, 2023, is 52,171,094. Colombia is the third-most populous country in Latin America, after Brazil and Mexico. The population growth rate for 2023 is estimated to be 0.41%. Colombia is projected to have a population of 55.3 million by 2050. The urban population increased from 31% of the total in 1938 to nearly 60% in 1973, and by 2014 the figure stood at 76%. The population of Bogotá alone has increased from just over 300,000 in 1938 to approximately 8 million today.