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La Guajira

Department in Colombia

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NameStatusPopulation
Estimate
2005-06-30		Population
Estimate
2010-06-30		Population
Estimate
2015-06-30		Population
Estimate
2020-06-30
La GuajiraDepartment565,770670,808778,983965,718
AlbaniaMunicipality16,61820,03724,04732,265
BarrancasMunicipality22,93227,53331,63838,348
DibullaMunicipality19,18623,57029,26442,060
DistracciónMunicipality10,38812,40411,99814,248
El MolinoMunicipality6,2447,3127,8297,879
FonsecaMunicipality22,92438,07541,79944,544
HatonuevoMunicipality12,70915,26317,45222,033
La Jagua del PilarMunicipality2,2852,7653,0863,834
MaicaoMunicipality88,066113,489151,660185,072
ManaureMunicipality58,93669,79463,88393,431
RiohachaMunicipality144,511149,950167,339201,839
San Juan del CesarMunicipality25,43930,87042,86449,584
UribiaMunicipality103,917117,868143,102190,084
UrumitaMunicipality11,51814,15313,73811,261
VillanuevaMunicipality20,09727,72529,28429,236
ColombiaRepublic41,927,69944,349,77546,431,10050,372,424

Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica, Republica de Columbia (web).

Explanation: Municipalities as defined in 2020. All population figures consider the result of the 2018 census.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2020)
Males472,394
Females493,324
Age Groups (E 2020)
0-14 years325,565
15-64 years591,933
65+ years48,220
Age Distribution (E 2020)
0-9 years223,215
10-19 years200,261
20-29 years173,969
30-39 years133,226
40-49 years94,000
50-59 years68,276
60-69 years42,197
70-79 years20,339
80-89 years7,653
90+ years2,582
Clustering (E 2020)
in municipal capital473,082
outside of municipal capital492,636

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