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Departments

The population of the departments of Colombia according to census results and latest official projections.

Name	Abbr.	Status	Capital	Area A (km²)	Population Census (Ca) 1985-10-15	Population Census (Ca) 1993-10-24	Population Census (Ca) 2005-06-30	Population Census (Ca) 2018-06-30	Population Projection (P) 2023-06-30
Colombia	COL	Rep	Bogotá	1,140,970	30,062,198	37,664,711	41,927,699	48,258,494	52,215,500		→
Amazonas	AMA	Depto	Leticia	109,500	39,937	56,399	47,830	76,589	85,100	10950000	→
Antioquia	ANT	Depto	Medellín	62,805	4,067,664	4,919,619	5,599,699	6,407,102	6,848,400	6280500	→
Arauca	ARA	Depto	Arauca	23,851	89,972	185,882	141,558	262,174	313,100	2385100	→
Atlántico	ATL	Depto	Barranquilla	3,316	1,478,213	1,837,468	2,159,901	2,535,517	2,803,600	331600	→
Bogotá, Distrito Especial	DE	CpDst	Bogotá	1,623	4,236,490	5,484,244	6,707,338	7,412,566	7,907,300	162300	→
Bolívar	BOL	Depto	Cartagena	26,719	1,288,985	1,702,188	1,809,849	2,070,110	2,247,300	2671900	→
Boyacá	BOY	Depto	Tunja	23,138	1,209,739	1,315,579	1,249,793	1,217,376	1,298,800	2313800	→
Caldas	CAL	Depto	Manizales	7,425	883,024	1,030,062	937,172	998,255	1,040,300	742500	→
Caquetá	CAQ	Depto	Florencia	90,103	264,507	367,898	311,652	401,849	425,100	9010300	→
Casanare	CAS	Depto	Yopal	44,394	147,472	211,329	295,821	420,504	467,800	4439400	→
Cauca	CAU	Depto	Popayán	31,243	857,751	1,127,678	1,208,302	1,464,488	1,558,000	3124300	→
Cesar	CES	Depto	Valledupar	22,562	699,428	827,219	913,960	1,200,574	1,373,600	2256200	→
Chocó	CHO	Depto	Quibdó	48,353	313,567	406,199	399,303	534,826	595,100	4835300	→
Córdoba	COR	Depto	Montería	25,087	1,013,247	1,275,623	1,524,536	1,784,783	1,898,900	2508700	→
Cundinamarca	CUN	Depto	Bogotá	22,370	1,512,928	1,875,337	2,279,667	2,919,060	3,445,300	2237000	→
Guainía	GUI	Depto	Inírida	71,289	12,345	28,478	19,997	48,114	56,600	7128900	→
Guaviare	GUV	Depto	San José del Guaviare	55,575	47,073	97,602	43,839	82,767	97,600	5557500	→
Huila	HUI	Depto	Neiva	18,142	693,712	843,798	1,022,844	1,100,386	1,178,500	1814200	→
La Guajira	LGU	Depto	Riohacha	20,622	299,995	433,361	565,770	880,560	1,038,400	2062200	→
Magdalena	MAG	Depto	Santa Marta	23,136	890,934	1,127,691	1,159,616	1,341,746	1,496,200	2313600	→
Meta	MET	Depto	Villavicencio	85,527	474,046	618,427	738,344	1,039,722	1,130,100	8552700	→
Nariño	NAR	Depto	Pasto	31,498	1,085,173	1,443,671	1,509,977	1,630,592	1,699,600	3149800	→
Norte de Santander	NOR	Depto	Cúcuta	21,857	913,491	1,162,474	1,255,447	1,491,689	1,696,700	2185700	→
Putumayo	PUT	Depto	Mocoa	25,976	174,219	264,291	244,260	348,182	383,000	2597600	→
Quindío	QUI	Depto	Armenia	1,934	392,208	495,212	545,260	539,904	563,100	193400	→
Risaralda	RIS	Depto	Pereira	3,557	652,872	844,184	903,687	943,401	972,300	355700	→
San Andrés y Providencia	SAP	Depto	San Andrés	49	35,818	61,040	57,544	61,280	62,300	4900	→
Santander	SAN	Depto	Bucaramanga	30,561	1,511,392	1,811,741	1,996,158	2,184,837	2,357,100	3056100	→
Sucre	SUC	Depto	Sincelejo	10,592	561,649	701,105	793,673	904,863	994,100	1059200	→
Tolima	TOL	Depto	Ibagué	24,139	1,142,220	1,286,078	1,343,406	1,330,187	1,374,400	2413900	→
Valle del Cauca	VAL	Depto	Cali	20,666	3,027,247	3,736,090	4,090,331	4,475,886	4,638,000	2066600	→
Vaupés	VAU	Depto	Mitú	53,299	26,178	24,671	12,481	40,797	46,800	5329900	→
Vichada	VIC	Depto	Puerto Carreño	100,060	18,702	62,073	38,684	107,808	123,300	10006000	→

All tabulated population figures are adjusted for underenumeration and boundary changes. The 2005 figures are revised according to the results of the 2018 census.
Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica, Republica de Columbia (web).

Major Cities

	Name	Adm.	Population Projection (P) 2023-06-30
1	Bogotá	DE	7,876,000
2	Medellín	ANT	2,553,600
3	Cali	VAL	2,234,400
4	Barranquilla	ATL	1,322,900
5	Cartagena	BOL	931,500
6	Soacha	CUN	778,400
7	Cúcuta	NOR	777,400
8	Soledad	ATL	675,100
9	Bucaramanga	SAN	605,000

Contents: Cities

The population of all Colombian municipal capitals with more than 20,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest official projections.

Name	Adm.	Population Census (C) 1985-10-15	Population Census (C) 1993-10-24	Population Census (Ca) 2005-06-30	Population Census (Ca) 2018-06-30	Population Projection (P) 2023-06-30	Area
Acacías	MET	17,484	28,007	46,451	67,906	72,300	1149	→
Aguachica	CES	39,860	50,001	70,570	95,851	109,800	1085	→
Aguazul	CAS	...	8,674	21,209	26,517	30,000	454	→
Agustín Codazzi	CES	29,787	32,854	39,075	48,157	54,500	1174	→
Albania	LGU	...	...	7,287	15,783	20,800	822	→
Andes	ANT	14,563	15,603	19,292	20,250	23,600	207	→
Anserma	CAL	17,727	20,379	20,522	20,284	22,200	213	→
Apartadó	ANT	29,847	56,330	114,154	98,454	110,700	591	→
Aracataca	MAG	11,836	15,845	20,312	23,623	26,200	304	→
Arauca	ARA	...	38,916	58,883	74,195	85,300	2139	→
Arjona	BOL	30,830	33,886	47,047	55,134	58,500	705	→
Armenia	QUI	192,409	216,467	278,236	287,245	300,200	3294	→
Ayapel	COR	13,524	15,942	21,830	27,626	28,300	1405	→
Baranoa	ATL	28,033	32,504	42,686	51,730	57,600	522	→
Barbosa	ANT	...	13,379	18,765	22,174	26,300	279	→
Barbosa	SAN	12,878	14,293	20,953	23,249	25,100	359	→
Barrancabermeja	SAN	141,516	144,769	176,447	177,272	188,200	3240	→
Barrancas	LGU	...	11,333	11,265	15,818	21,100	693	→
Barranquilla	ATL	917,486	990,547	1,137,424	1,205,284	1,322,900	10136	→
Bello	ANT	211,203	257,707	359,552	495,483	546,900	2207	→
Bogotá (Santa Fe de Bogotá)	DE	4,176,769	4,931,796	6,692,752	7,387,400	7,876,000	41607	→
Bosconia	CES	15,809	20,242	28,403	37,676	43,100	965	→
Bucaramanga	SAN	351,687	410,065	526,137	570,752	605,000	5531	→
Buenaventura	VAL	165,829	194,727	293,102	235,064	249,700	3300	→
Buga (Guadalajara de Buga)	VAL	85,772	94,840	98,426	110,905	114,100	1153	→
Caicedonia	VAL	22,713	23,681	23,780	23,840	24,600	284	→
Cajicá	CUN	...	15,687	27,391	54,111	70,500	582	→
Calarcá	QUI	40,241	44,047	57,465	56,505	59,500	704	→
Caldas	ANT	37,071	45,251	52,669	62,987	70,000	398	→
Cali (Santiago de Cali)	VAL	1,369,331	1,641,498	2,066,856	2,172,527	2,234,400	14622	→
Campoalegre	HUI	16,766	19,329	24,279	23,787	25,100	360	→
Campo de la Cruz	ATL	23,868	18,015	16,189	19,961	21,500	340	→
Candelaria	VAL	14,808	17,235	19,409	23,579	26,000	125	→
Carepa	ANT	...	11,834	30,207	33,009	38,400	260	→
Cartagena (Cartagena de Indias)	BOL	513,986	616,231	835,127	876,885	931,500	8320	→
Cartago	VAL	95,650	100,946	120,421	131,641	138,200	1910	→
Caucasia	ANT	24,713	39,770	70,460	76,772	86,700	1696	→
Cereté	COR	26,651	40,411	49,634	59,224	62,100	1933	→
Chaparral	TOL	19,990	20,789	25,781	28,615	31,500	676	→
Chía	CUN	23,909	41,632	74,689	105,509	133,900	1916	→
Chigorodó	ANT	15,713	29,856	50,451	47,046	52,800	356	→
Chinchiná	CAL	34,460	46,512	45,436	44,570	47,500	495	→
Chinú	COR	13,675	15,763	21,806	20,083	20,600	359	→
Chiquinquirá	BOY	28,337	34,946	48,376	49,016	53,200	638	→
Ciénaga	MAG	56,164	66,236	89,331	104,999	116,700	986	→
Ciénaga de Oro	COR	14,741	16,740	21,656	22,469	22,700	319	→
Circasia	QUI	11,688	14,414	20,573	21,025	22,400	326	→
Copacabana	ANT	28,124	39,621	53,289	62,343	69,300	762	→
Corozal	SUC	29,947	32,887	47,005	51,372	52,900	481	→
Cota	CUN	...	5,071	10,914	20,462	26,900	317	→
Cúcuta (San José de Cúcuta)	NOR	383,584	459,640	588,989	685,445	777,400	7390	→
Curumaní	CES	14,111	15,508	18,514	26,422	30,000	526	→
Dosquebradas	RIS	97,063	129,572	172,964	204,280	215,600	1587	→
Duitama	BOY	57,248	71,444	94,913	107,520	117,200	1270	→
El Bagre	ANT	12,634	24,330	25,101	32,823	37,400	1105	→
El Banco	MAG	22,897	36,801	33,027	41,881	43,700	576	→
El Carmen de Bolívar	BOL	32,200	38,289	48,933	50,844	54,500	536	→
El Carmen de Viboral	ANT	13,051	14,543	23,021	34,187	39,400	307	→
El Cerrito	VAL	24,383	28,455	32,912	35,977	37,300	352	→
El Copey	CES	12,989	15,385	18,864	22,469	25,800	360	→
El Dificil (in: Ariguaní)	MAG	...	14,987	18,485	19,075	20,900	268	→
El Espinal	TOL	39,101	43,422	56,794	50,664	54,300	920	→
El Rosal	CUN	...	...	10,039	18,958	23,200	95	→
El Santuario	ANT	11,316	14,250	19,908	24,614	28,000	202	→
Envigado	ANT	87,574	107,402	166,858	215,766	238,600	1302	→
Facatativá	CUN	44,912	63,237	96,402	125,348	156,000	765	→
Flandes	TOL	18,319	19,028	24,173	24,551	26,200	744	→
Florencia	CAQ	71,305	82,708	111,340	147,939	157,300	2021	→
Florida	VAL	31,073	35,689	40,732	40,195	41,200	325	→
Floridablanca	SAN	142,153	187,197	253,331	280,025	323,300	1704	→
Fonseca	LGU	18,038	19,918	16,051	35,754	44,800	546	→
Fundación	MAG	28,647	36,315	50,329	56,814	62,600	737	→
Funza	CUN	24,584	34,612	57,824	90,671	109,900	778	→
Fusagasugá	CUN	41,571	57,915	86,878	114,722	144,100	1442	→
Galapa	ATL	13,561	14,863	29,032	56,167	63,100	1016	→
Garzón	HUI	19,877	24,751	33,987	38,923	41,000	522	→
Girardot	CUN	67,271	81,380	94,021	95,427	115,600	2140	→
Girardota	ANT	12,107	17,131	25,250	28,652	33,000	377	→
Girón (San Juan de Girón)	SAN	40,255	71,618	123,363	141,107	155,700	974	→
Granada	MET	21,480	26,617	42,690	58,293	62,800	1130	→
Guacarí	VAL	12,833	15,095	18,541	20,421	22,300	223	→
Guaduas	CUN	...	8,244	15,225	13,614	18,800	858	→
Guarne	ANT	...	10,660	14,023	18,342	22,400	173	→
Honda	TOL	26,070	27,202	26,604	23,658	24,600	1015	→
Ibagué	TOL	280,638	340,191	478,565	492,554	503,600	4796	→
Inírida (Puerto Inírida)	GUI	...	4,098	11,517	20,279	25,000	856	→
Ipiales	NAR	46,864	59,351	74,723	77,343	80,400	1427	→
Istmina	CHO	...	11,800	18,776	22,258	23,900	305	→
Itagüí	ANT	139,050	175,626	218,405	247,918	273,400	1274	→
Jamundí	VAL	21,897	33,119	66,246	123,615	142,000	2484	→
La Ceja	ANT	20,604	25,989	38,758	54,820	61,500	403	→
La Dorada	CAL	50,048	58,736	66,206	62,536	66,200	763	→
La Estrella	ANT	16,651	33,626	45,460	60,997	67,500	665	→
La Jagua de Ibirico	CES	...	11,364	17,308	35,513	41,100	476	→
La Mesa	CUN	...	8,267	14,276	16,854	22,600	389	→
La Plata	HUI	12,653	16,226	21,184	25,791	27,100	347	→
La Tebaida	QUI	17,003	19,353	31,672	29,752	31,800	343	→
La Unión	VAL	14,389	17,219	24,111	26,991	28,000	416	→
La Virginia	RIS	24,721	27,846	31,034	27,189	27,900	214	→
Lebrija	SAN	...	7,682	14,783	22,732	26,400	291	→
Leticia	AMA	...	17,758	23,073	33,503	39,000	1305	→
Líbano	TOL	24,670	26,337	26,394	23,605	24,600	364	→
Los Patios	NOR	44,435	46,079	67,924	86,266	100,500	1040	→
Madrid	CUN	22,642	33,347	54,302	102,710	128,600	745	→
Magangué	BOL	51,417	61,452	79,070	92,316	98,300	3431	→
Maicao	LGU	49,262	80,770	53,947	103,354	130,000	2194	→
Malambo	ATL	50,127	68,714	95,179	119,878	133,200	1083	→
Manizales	CAL	283,365	303,136	358,280	405,234	430,300	3743	→
María La Baja	BOL	11,620	13,656	17,646	20,451	21,300	291	→
Marinilla	ANT	12,634	17,351	32,838	44,230	50,500	473	→
Mariquita (San Sebastian de Mariquita)	TOL	16,434	19,009	23,952	27,907	29,200	591	→
Medellín	ANT	1,452,392	1,551,160	2,181,111	2,382,399	2,553,600	12090	→
Melgar	TOL	11,294	17,477	27,475	29,749	31,100	1392	→
Miranda	CAU	...	10,419	23,469	17,930	18,800	322	→
Mitú	VAU	...	3,752	8,165	9,746	10,400	329	→
Mocoa (San Miguel de Mocoa)	PUT	...	13,117	27,104	38,457	44,300	561	→
Mompós (Santa Cruz de Mompox)	BOL	17,908	19,810	22,360	23,090	23,900	453	→
Montelíbano	COR	20,239	25,611	52,089	61,589	63,500	1108	→
Montenegro	QUI	23,450	26,148	32,885	30,130	31,700	312	→
Montería	COR	162,056	210,297	304,503	388,499	407,500	4371	→
Mosquera	CUN	...	17,774	62,021	128,012	149,500	1455	→
Neiva	HUI	179,908	237,239	299,106	335,994	354,800	4729	→
Ocaña	NOR	55,277	59,574	82,075	106,159	121,000	1018	→
Orito	PUT	...	8,167	18,187	19,833	22,100	699	→
Paipa	BOY	...	10,391	15,807	20,021	22,600	463	→
Palmar de Varela	ATL	13,932	18,255	22,696	27,728	30,800	286	→
Palmira	VAL	181,157	196,213	230,026	275,254	285,400	2460	→
Pamplona	NOR	36,665	37,829	49,930	46,013	52,500	527	→
Pasto (San Juan de Pasto)	NAR	203,742	261,368	313,130	308,095	319,700	2507	→
Paz de Ariporo	CAS	...	9,225	16,779	24,933	27,800	616	→
Pereira	RIS	241,927	348,023	377,110	385,838	406,700	3289	→
Piedecuesta	SAN	35,675	60,057	96,609	139,273	158,200	1120	→
Pitalito	HUI	27,374	39,509	61,528	73,319	77,900	1106	→
Pivijay	MAG	12,532	19,577	19,436	21,777	23,600	378	→
Planeta Rica	COR	24,953	30,486	39,828	41,228	43,100	448	→
Plato	MAG	24,588	29,537	36,228	47,141	52,800	781	→
Popayán	CAU	149,019	169,423	235,037	266,561	278,000	3223	→
Pradera	VAL	28,081	32,990	42,029	41,422	43,200	306	→
Puerto Asís	PUT	...	17,745	28,896	38,901	43,900	563	→
Puerto Berrío	ANT	21,907	24,309	34,221	32,623	36,400	615	→
Puerto Boyacá	BOY	19,313	20,667	34,565	32,979	36,400	408	→
Puerto Carreño	VIC	3,275	5,534	8,510	14,974	17,200	703	→
Puerto Colombia	ATL	12,659	14,637	22,617	42,803	48,200	1383	→
Puerto Gaitán	MET	...	3,495	6,523	20,659	22,400	263	→
Puerto López	MET	10,449	13,248	18,910	18,575	20,100	869	→
Puerto Tejada	CAU	27,914	34,295	40,236	36,266	37,700	430	→
Quibdó (San Francisco de Quibdó)	CHO	50,277	65,904	104,248	113,124	121,700	2871	→
Quimbaya	QUI	21,651	22,563	27,793	24,913	26,200	299	→
Riohacha	LGU	49,931	77,083	116,024	126,103	163,500	2553	→
Rionegro	ANT	20,892	45,076	65,185	83,007	95,200	950	→
Riosucio	CAL	14,411	15,915	14,092	18,077	21,300	246	→
Robles (in: La Paz)	CES	...	10,233	13,351	19,622	22,400	295	→
Roldanillo	VAL	16,223	19,750	23,948	27,626	29,000	457	→
Sabana de Torres	SAN	11,803	9,859	12,117	22,512	24,300	559	→
Sabanagrande	ATL	13,157	15,949	24,402	30,739	34,300	298	→
Sabanalarga	ATL	36,621	43,745	66,560	69,230	77,600	736	→
Sabaneta	ANT	15,917	23,364	35,643	70,401	78,900	453	→
Sahagún	COR	29,531	38,884	46,829	53,725	55,500	1206	→
Sampués	SUC	...	12,801	19,108	23,452	25,800	279	→
San Alberto	CES	...	8,433	14,548	20,857	24,000	197	→
San Andrés	SAP	...	33,937	39,573	41,400	41,100	646	→
San Gil	SAN	25,330	28,157	38,535	49,050	55,100	733	→
San Jacinto	BOL	16,731	16,604	19,189	20,711	22,000	395	→
San José del Guaviare	GUV	...	13,852	26,849	36,354	42,800	617	→
San Juan del Cesar	LGU	15,239	21,833	14,760	30,385	39,100	684	→
San Juan Nepomuceno	BOL	16,343	19,929	23,436	27,379	29,300	389	→
San Marcos	SUC	18,326	19,689	30,509	32,275	33,300	706	→
San Martín	MET	12,013	12,932	18,796	19,458	21,200	643	→
San Onofre	SUC	10,437	25,017	17,899	19,008	20,900	325	→
San Pablo	BOL	...	9,179	20,979	20,829	23,500	243	→
Santa Cruz de Lorica (Lorica)	COR	24,979	29,175	46,836	53,420	54,500	788	→
Santa Marta	MAG	175,687	270,253	390,819	455,299	496,800	6706	→
Santander de Quilichao	CAU	23,783	30,291	42,189	52,246	53,600	1084	→
Santa Rosa (Santa Rosa de Lima)	BOL	...	9,130	12,381	19,356	20,500	419	→
Santa Rosa de Cabal	RIS	38,487	45,208	57,256	64,297	67,500	763	→
Santa Rosa del Sur	BOL	...	4,942	14,508	19,214	21,300	261	→
Santa Rosa de Osos	ANT	...	9,261	14,897	19,896	23,100	537	→
Santo Tomás	ATL	15,727	17,156	22,578	28,095	31,200	332	→
San Vicente del Caguán	CAQ	...	8,403	29,515	23,432	26,200	486	→
Saravena	ARA	...	18,995	26,830	42,415	48,300	1003	→
Segovia	ANT	15,216	24,834	27,863	30,133	33,800	382	→
Sevilla	VAL	33,685	32,680	31,311	31,816	33,500	404	→
Sibaté	CUN	...	14,153	21,457	23,644	29,700	191	→
Sincé	SUC	15,830	21,391	22,846	22,672	23,800	303	→
Sincelejo	SUC	122,484	168,410	228,155	249,323	273,100	3063	→
Soacha	CUN	100,691	222,565	402,552	655,025	778,400	3148	→
Socorro	SAN	18,098	17,076	23,782	26,232	29,600	412	→
Sogamoso	BOY	65,428	83,152	98,099	111,815	121,300	2087	→
Soledad	ATL	168,291	236,521	465,330	602,644	675,100	3614	→
Sopó	CUN	...	5,629	13,318	17,435	23,000	261	→
Tame	ARA	...	16,344	18,105	26,784	31,000	946	→
Tibú	NOR	...	10,961	12,203	19,627	23,200	321	→
Tierralta	COR	13,291	20,245	34,520	42,254	44,500	799	→
Tocancipá	CUN	...	3,861	9,825	15,355	21,400	162	→
Tolú (Santiago de Tolú)	SUC	12,880	17,664	23,280	26,401	27,600	875	→
Tuluá	VAL	103,123	125,137	159,410	174,951	190,000	1605	→
Tumaco (San Andrés de Tumaco)	NAR	46,921	58,436	85,635	86,320	89,700	1125	→
Tunja	BOY	89,164	101,622	149,642	163,894	177,700	2151	→
Turbaco	BOL	29,480	34,150	57,621	97,294	104,600	1392	→
Turbo	ANT	26,612	30,765	47,730	48,787	58,500	744	→
Ubaté (Villa de San Diego de Ubaté)	CUN	11,962	13,080	22,503	31,042	40,100	400	→
Valledupar	CES	150,838	202,404	305,536	431,794	490,300	4753	→
Villa del Rosario	NOR	19,565	45,792	69,628	98,637	112,000	1872	→
Villamaría	CAL	20,319	25,024	37,403	55,894	60,900	483	→
Villanueva	BOL	10,374	10,693	15,467	20,769	22,100	139	→
Villanueva	LGU	15,540	18,045	15,429	26,488	31,500	541	→
Villanueva	CAS	...	11,090	18,355	26,322	29,900	483	→
Villavicencio	MET	162,556	219,976	369,866	492,052	531,600	6583	→
Villeta	CUN	10,070	12,446	14,781	17,985	22,800	550	→
Yarumal	ANT	20,131	21,399	26,758	29,049	32,600	255	→
Yopal	CAS	...	33,790	93,697	143,619	164,900	2509	→
Yumbo	VAL	44,999	55,236	80,790	92,630	94,400	3160	→
Zarzal	VAL	22,759	23,829	28,552	31,812	33,100	488	→
Zipaquirá	CUN	46,286	60,585	89,318	106,461	131,900	1025	→

In contrast to the census results of 1985 and 1993, later population figures are adjusted for underenumeration. The 2005 figures are revised according to the results of the 2018 census.
(1993) (2005) (2018) (2023) Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica, Republica de Columbia (web).