Population density rose 1.33% to 43.0 km per capita in Colombia in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Colombia reached an all time high of 43.6 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 14.9 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Colombia's main peers, population density in Brazil amounted to 23.8 km per capita, 23.4 km per capita in Peru and 34.0 km per capita in Venezuela in 2015.
Colombia has been ranked 124th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Bolivia | km per capita | 9.22 | 9.38 | 9.53 | 9.69 | 9.85 | ||||||||||||||||
Brazil | km per capita | 23.1 | 23.4 | 23.6 | 23.8 | 24.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Chile | km per capita | 22.9 | 23.1 | 23.3 | 23.5 | 23.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Colombia | km per capita | 41.3 | 41.9 | 42.4 | 43.0 | 43.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Guyana | km per capita | 3.97 | 3.99 | 4.02 | 4.04 | 4.06 | ||||||||||||||||
Peru | km per capita | 22.6 | 22.9 | 23.1 | 23.4 | 23.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | km per capita | 258 | 259 | 260 | 261 | 261 | ||||||||||||||||
Venezuela | km per capita | 32.4 | 32.9 | 33.4 | 34.0 | 34.5 |