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Colombia

1,052 cities · 33 states/provinces · Capital: Bogota · South America

49,648,685 Population
1,052 Cities
$366.3B GDP
$7,001 GDP per Capita
0.758 HDI
77.7 Life Expectancy
1,138,910 Area (km²)

Colombia at a Glance

General

CapitalBogota
ContinentSouth America
RegionAmericas
SubregionSouth America
LanguagesSpanish
CurrencyPeso (COP)

Demographics

Population49,648,685
Density43.6/km²
Median Age32.2
Urban Population78.3%
Birth Rate13.5 per 1K
Death Rate5.4 per 1K
Fertility Rate1.65

Economy

GDP$366.3 billion
GDP per Capita$7,001
HDI0.758
Gini Index51.3
Internet Users77.3%

Geography

Area1,138,910 km²
Driving SideRight
LandlockedNo
BordersBRA,ECU,PAN,PER,VEN
Calling Code++57
TLD.co

Status

ISO CodeCO / COL
UN MemberYes
IndependentYes
Life Expectancy77.7 years

Largest Cities in Colombia

# City State/Province Population Avg Temp Elevation
1 Bogotá Bogota D.C. 7,674,366 54°F 8,471 ft
2 Cali Valle del Cauca Department 2,392,877 68°F 2,487 ft
3 Medellín Antioquia 1,999,979 66°F 4,610 ft
4 Barranquilla Atlántico 1,206,319 83°F 79 ft
5 Cartagena Bolívar 914,552 82°F 66 ft
6 Cúcuta Norte de Santander Department 777,106 79°F 978 ft
7 Soacha Cundinamarca 655,025 56°F 8,415 ft
8 Bucaramanga Santander Department 581,130 69°F 3,314 ft
9 Ibagué Tolima Department 529,635 67°F 3,435 ft
10 Santa Marta Magdalena Department 499,192 82°F 46 ft
11 Montería Córdoba 490,935 82°F 95 ft
12 Valledupar Cesar Department 490,075 83°F 525 ft
13 Pereira Risaralda Department 467,269 70°F 4,741 ft
14 Manizales Caldas Department 434,403 69°F 7,034 ft
15 Bello Antioquia 392,939 60°F 4,777 ft
16 Pasto Nariño 392,930 54°F 8,428 ft
17 Neiva Huila Department 357,392 79°F 1,388 ft
18 Soledad Atlántico 342,556 83°F 49 ft
19 Villavicencio Meta Department 321,717 78°F 1,624 ft
20 Popayán Cauca Department 318,059 62°F 5,774 ft

States & Provinces in Colombia

Amazonas Department 6 Antioquia 124 Arauca Department 7 Atlántico 23 Bogota D.C. 2 Bolívar 48 Boyacá 126 Caldas Department 27 Caquetá 16 Casanare Department 19 Cauca Department 43 Cesar Department 26 Chocó 32 Córdoba 30 Cundinamarca 118 Guainía Department 2 Guaviare Department 4 Huila Department 37 La Guajira Department 14 Magdalena Department 32 Meta Department 29 Nariño 65 Norte de Santander Department 39 Putumayo Department 14 Quindío Department 12 Risaralda Department 16 San Andres y Providencia 3 Santander Department 88 Sucre Department 26 Tolima Department 62 Valle del Cauca Department 43 Vaupés 2 Vichada Department 4