CO · COL

Colombia

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Indicator summary

IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population53,425,635 people202528 of 217 · 2025+13.74%
Life expectancy at birth77.91 years202474 of 217 · 2024+2.58%
Total fertility rate1.63 births per woman2024132 of 217 · 2024−10.32%
Population growth+1.01%2025102 of 217 · 2025+0.15 pp
Infant mortality10.5 per 1,000 live births202485 of 196 · 2024−26.57%
Urban population78.78%202566 of 217 · 2025+1.62 pp
Population ages 65 and above10.2%202597 of 217 · 2025+3.09 pp
Population density47.16 people per km²2023154 of 215 · 2023+13.37%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP22,640.42 current international dollars (PPP)202587 of 185 · 2025+69.82%
Annual GDP growth+2.64%2025118 of 186 · 2025−0.31 pp
Consumer price inflation+5.14%2025131 of 165 · 2025+0.15 pp
Employment
Total unemployment8.29%2025132 of 182 · 2025−0.28 pp
Youth unemployment17.65%2025122 of 182 · 2025+0.34 pp
Labor force participation63.4%202580 of 182 · 2025−3.62 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet79.35%2024101 of 182 · 2024+26.78 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions17.22 per 100 people202480 of 151 · 2024+59.5%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption29.7%202180 of 212 · 2021+0.1 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita1.8 t CO₂e per person202485 of 203 · 2024−1.42%
Access to electricity98.9%2024137 of 215 · 2024+1.1 pp
Forest area52.77%202343 of 213 · 2023−1.68 pp
Society
Current health expenditure8.14%202458 of 192 · 2023+0.96 pp
Maternal mortality59 per 100,000 live births2023106 of 194 · 2023−18.06%

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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