Population, female in Colombia
Colombia: Population, female was 27.07 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Colombia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 27.07 million for population, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Colombia peaked at 27.07 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.83 million, in 1960.
Colombia ranks 28th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.98 million | 7.83 million | 10.14 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.54 million | 10.40 million | 12.74 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.46 million | 13.03 million | 15.90 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.80 million | 16.24 million | 19.35 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.06 million | 19.68 million | 22.35 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.76 million | 22.61 million | 25.24 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.35 million | 25.62 million | 27.07 million | 6 |
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More health data for Colombia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,505 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 698 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 101 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 101 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 453,199 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 447,234 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 446,682 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 439,167 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 441,652 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 432,518 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Colombia?
- Population, female in Colombia was 27.07 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.07 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.83 million in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for population, female?
- Colombia ranks 28th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.