Official name:
Republic of Colombia
المنطقة:
General Information
| Region | South America | |
| Population (000, 2025) | 53 426a | |
| Pop. density (per km2, 2025) | 47.5a | |
| Capital city | Bogota | |
| Capital city pop. (000, 2025) | 10 779.4c,d | |
| UN membership date | 5 November 1945 | |
| Surface area (km2) | 1 141 748b | |
| Sex ratio (m per 100 f) | 97.4a | |
| National currency | Colombian Peso (COP) | |
| Exchange rate (per US$) | 4 409.2e |
Economic indicators
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
| GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) | 293 492 | 270 348 | 363 540b |
| GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices) | 3 | -7.2 | 0.8b |
| GDP per capita (current US$) | 6 249.0 | 5 340.0 | 6 948.0b |
| Economy: Agriculturef,g (% of Gross Value Added) | 6.6 | 8.2 | 9.7b |
| Economy: Industryg,h (% of Gross Value Added) | 31.5 | 25.7 | 27.2b |
| Economy: Services and other activityg,i (% of GVA) | 61.9 | 66 | 63.1b |
| Employment in agriculturej (% of employed) | 16.3 | 16.7 | 14.4b |
| Employment in industryj (% of employed) | 19.5 | 19.9 | 20b |
| Employment in servicesj (% employed) | 64.2 | 63.4 | 65.6b |
| Unemployment (% of labour force) | 8.6 | 16 | 9.4j |
| Labour force participation rate (female/male pop. %) | 55.3 / 79.3 | 51.1 / 76.3 | 51.6 / 75.9j |
| CPI: Consumer Price Indexk (2010=100) | 118 | 144 | 196e |
| Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) | 101 | 109 | 113b |
| International trade: exports (million current US$) | 35 691 | 31 056 | 49 826j,e |
| International trade: imports (million current US$) | 54 036 | 43 487 | 64 120j,e |
| International trade: balance (million current US$) | - 18 345 | - 12 432 | - 14 294j,e |
| Balance of payments, current account (million US$) | - 18 702 | - 9 267 | - 7 412e |
Social indicators
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
| Population growth rate (average annual %) | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1a |
| Urban population (% of total population) | 79.8 | 81.1d | ... |
| Urban population growth rate (average annual %) | 1.4l | ... | ... |
| Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6a |
| Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) | 79.0 / 73.2 | 78.2 / 71.5 | 80.8 / 75.4a |
| Population age distributionm (0-14/60+ years old, %) | 24.5 / 10.8 | 21.7 / 12.8 | 20.0 / 15.1a |
| International migrant stockn (000/% of total pop.) | 145.5 / 0.3 | 1 932.8 / 3.8 | 3 063.5 / 5.8e |
| Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000) | 6 520.6 | 9 822.2 | 9 835.7o,e |
| Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | 15.6 | 13.2 | 11.3a |
| Health: Current expenditurep,q (% of GDP) | 7.5 | 8.7 | 7.7b |
| Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) | 2 | 2.4 | 2.5b |
| Education: Primary gross enrol. ratioj (f/m per 100 pop.) | 113.9 / 117.1 | 105.2 / 108.9 | 103.4 / 106.2r |
| Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio j (f/m per 100 pop.) | 108.6 / 104.9 | 110.2 / 108.8 | 107.5 / 107.2r |
| Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratioj (f/m per 100 pop.) | 86.9 / 73.5 | 90.7 / 81.1 | 95.8 / 84.7r |
| Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.) | 27.2 | 22.6 | 24.9b |
| Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | 19.9 | 18.3s | 29.4s |
Environment and infrastructure indicators
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
| Individuals using the Internett (per 100 inhabitants) | 55.9 | 69.8 | 77.3b |
| Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP) | 0.4 | 0.3j | ... |
| Threatened species (number) | 751 | 1 025 | 1 853e |
| Forested area (% of land area) | 54.2 | 53.3 | 52.9r |
| CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita) | 86.3 / 1.8 | 87.7 / 1.7 | 83.1 / 1.6r |
| Energy production, primary (Petajoules) | 5 400 | 4 210 | 4 396r |
| Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules) | 35 | 34 | 33r |
| Tourist/visitor arrivals at national bordersu,v,w (000) | 3 099 | 1 252 | 4 519r |
| Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%) | 52 | 63.5 | 63.5e |
| Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %) | 81.2 / 38.3 | 81.1 / 39.6 | 81.2 / 40.2r |
| Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural, %) | 16.0 / ... | 16.6 / ... | 16.8 / ...r |
| Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI) | 0.47 | 0.7 | 0.28b |