List of Colombian departments by population

This is a list of Colombian departments by population according to a general census taken in 2018, the 2005 census, and by estimates for 2020 made by the National Administrative Department of Statistics (Spanish: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística). The five most populous departments contain almost half of the total population.

Rank Department Population (2020)[1] Population (2018)[1] Population (2005)
1 Bogotá 7,743,955 7,412,566 6,778,691
2 Antioquia 6,677,930 6,407,102 5,601,507
3 Valle del Cauca 4,532,152 4,475,886 4,052,535
4 Cundinamarca 3,242,999 2,919,060 2,228,682
5 Atlántico 2,722,128 2,535,517 2,112,001
6 Santander 2,280,908 2,184,837 1,913,444
7 Bolívar 2,180,976 2,070,110 1,836,640
8 Nariño 1,627,589 1,630,592 1,498,234
9 Córdoba 1,828,947 1,784,783 1,462,909
10 Tolima 1,339,998 1,330,187 1,312,304
11 Cauca 1,491,937 1,464,488 1,182,022
12 Norte de Santander 1,620,318 1,491,689 1,208,336
13 Boyacá 1,242,731 1,217,376 1,255,311
14 Magdalena 1,427,026 1,341,746 1,136,819
15 Huila 1,122,622 1,100,386 1,001,476
16 Cesar 1,295,387 1,200,574 878,437
17 Caldas 1,018,453 998,255 898,490
18 Meta 1,063,454 1,039,722 713,772
19 La Guajira 965,718 880,560 655,943
20 Risaralda 961,055 943,401 859,666
21 Sucre 949,252 904,863 762,263
22 Quindío 555,401 539,904 518,691
23 Chocó 544,764 534,826 388,476
24 Caquetá 410,521 401,849 337,932
25 Casanare 435,195 420,504 281,294
26 Putumayo 359,127 348,182 237,197
27 Arauca 294,206 262,174 153,028
28 Guaviare 86,657 82,767 56,758
29 San Andrés y Providencia 63,692 61,280 59,573
30 Amazonas 79,020 76,589 46,950
31 Vichada 112,958 107,808 44,592
32 Vaupés 44,712 40,797 19,943
33 Guainía 50,636 48,114 18,797

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References

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  1. ^ a b "¿Cuántos somos?". Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE). Retrieved 26 March 2020.