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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	52,156,300		→
Amazonas	AMA	Depto	Leticia	109,500	39,937	56,399	47,830	76,589	83,800	10950000	→
Antioquia	ANT	Depto	Medellín	62,805	4,067,664	4,919,619	5,599,699	6,407,102	6,994,800	6280500	→
Arauca	ARA	Depto	Arauca	23,851	89,972	185,882	141,558	262,174	308,300	2385100	→
Atlántico	ATL	Depto	Barranquilla	3,316	1,478,213	1,837,468	2,159,901	2,535,517	2,835,500	331600	→
Bogotá, Distrito Especial	DE	CpDst	Bogotá	1,623	4,236,490	5,484,244	6,707,338	7,412,566	7,968,100	162300	→
Bolívar	BOL	Depto	Cartagena	26,719	1,288,985	1,702,188	1,809,849	2,070,110	2,258,900	2671900	→
Boyacá	BOY	Depto	Tunja	23,138	1,209,739	1,315,579	1,249,793	1,217,376	1,267,400	2313800	→
Caldas	CAL	Depto	Manizales	7,425	883,024	1,030,062	937,172	998,255	1,046,400	742500	→
Caquetá	CAQ	Depto	Florencia	90,103	264,507	367,898	311,652	401,849	423,900	9010300	→
Casanare	CAS	Depto	Yopal	44,394	147,472	211,329	295,821	420,504	444,600	4439400	→
Cauca	CAU	Depto	Popayán	31,243	857,751	1,127,678	1,208,302	1,464,488	1,528,100	3124300	→
Cesar	CES	Depto	Valledupar	22,562	699,428	827,219	913,960	1,200,574	1,359,700	2256200	→
Chocó	CHO	Depto	Quibdó	48,353	313,567	406,199	399,303	534,826	557,700	4835300	→
Córdoba	COR	Depto	Montería	25,087	1,013,247	1,275,623	1,524,536	1,784,783	1,868,200	2508700	→
Cundinamarca	CUN	Depto	Bogotá	22,370	1,512,928	1,875,337	2,279,667	2,919,060	3,577,200	2237000	→
Guainía	GUI	Depto	Inírida	71,289	12,345	28,478	19,997	48,114	52,600	7128900	→
Guaviare	GUV	Depto	San José del Guaviare	55,575	47,073	97,602	43,839	82,767	92,300	5557500	→
Huila	HUI	Depto	Neiva	18,142	693,712	843,798	1,022,844	1,100,386	1,149,600	1814200	→
La Guajira	LGU	Depto	Riohacha	20,622	299,995	433,361	565,770	880,560	1,015,900	2062200	→
Magdalena	MAG	Depto	Santa Marta	23,136	890,934	1,127,691	1,159,616	1,341,746	1,476,700	2313600	→
Meta	MET	Depto	Villavicencio	85,527	474,046	618,427	738,344	1,039,722	1,088,700	8552700	→
Nariño	NAR	Depto	Pasto	31,498	1,085,173	1,443,671	1,509,977	1,630,592	1,631,100	3149800	→
Norte de Santander	NOR	Depto	Cúcuta	21,857	913,491	1,162,474	1,255,447	1,491,689	1,658,800	2185700	→
Putumayo	PUT	Depto	Mocoa	25,976	174,219	264,291	244,260	348,182	374,000	2597600	→
Quindío	QUI	Depto	Armenia	1,934	392,208	495,212	545,260	539,904	577,500	193400	→
Risaralda	RIS	Depto	Pereira	3,557	652,872	844,184	903,687	943,401	988,100	355700	→
San Andrés y Providencia	SAP	Depto	San Andrés	49	35,818	61,040	57,544	61,280	65,700	4900	→
Santander	SAN	Depto	Bucaramanga	30,561	1,511,392	1,811,741	1,996,158	2,184,837	2,340,700	3056100	→
Sucre	SUC	Depto	Sincelejo	10,592	561,649	701,105	793,673	904,863	981,700	1059200	→
Tolima	TOL	Depto	Ibagué	24,139	1,142,220	1,286,078	1,343,406	1,330,187	1,350,100	2413900	→
Valle del Cauca	VAL	Depto	Cali	20,666	3,027,247	3,736,090	4,090,331	4,475,886	4,622,100	2066600	→
Vaupés	VAU	Depto	Mitú	53,299	26,178	24,671	12,481	40,797	51,100	5329900	→
Vichada	VIC	Depto	Puerto Carreño	100,060	18,702	62,073	38,684	107,808	116,900	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	7,936,500
2	Medellín	ANT	2,611,100
3	Cali	VAL	2,250,800
4	Barranquilla	ATL	1,326,600
5	Cartagena	BOL	943,500
6	Soacha	CUN	826,700
7	Cúcuta	NOR	767,000
8	Soledad	ATL	691,900
9	Bucaramanga	SAN	613,400
10	Bello	ANT	562,900

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	71,200	1149	→
Aguachica	CES	39,860	50,001	70,570	95,851	108,200	1085	→
Aguazul	CAS	...	8,674	21,209	26,517	28,700	454	→
Agustín Codazzi	CES	29,787	32,854	39,075	48,157	53,000	1174	→
Albania	LGU	...	...	7,287	15,783	20,100	822	→
Andes	ANT	14,563	15,603	19,292	20,250	23,900	207	→
Anserma	CAL	17,727	20,379	20,522	20,284	22,400	213	→
Apartadó	ANT	29,847	56,330	114,154	98,454	113,600	591	→
Aracataca	MAG	11,836	15,845	20,312	23,623	25,000	304	→
Arauca	ARA	...	38,916	58,883	74,195	87,100	2139	→
Arjona	BOL	30,830	33,886	47,047	55,134	59,200	705	→
Armenia	QUI	192,409	216,467	278,236	287,245	309,000	3294	→
Ayapel	COR	13,524	15,942	21,830	27,626	28,000	1405	→
Baranoa	ATL	28,033	32,504	42,686	51,730	58,200	522	→
Barbosa	SAN	12,878	14,293	20,953	23,249	25,600	359	→
Barbosa	ANT	...	13,379	18,765	22,174	26,900	279	→
Barrancabermeja	SAN	141,516	144,769	176,447	177,272	189,600	3240	→
Barranquilla	ATL	917,486	990,547	1,137,424	1,205,284	1,326,600	10136	→
Bello	ANT	211,203	257,707	359,552	495,483	562,900	2207	→
Bogotá (Santa Fe de Bogotá)	DE	4,176,769	4,931,796	6,692,752	7,387,400	7,936,500	41607	→
Bosconia	CES	15,809	20,242	28,403	37,676	42,500	965	→
Bucaramanga	SAN	351,687	410,065	526,137	570,752	613,400	5531	→
Buenaventura	VAL	165,829	194,727	293,102	235,064	245,700	3300	→
Buga (Guadalajara de Buga)	VAL	85,772	94,840	98,426	110,905	112,500	1153	→
Caicedonia	VAL	22,713	23,681	23,780	23,840	24,200	284	→
Cajicá	CUN	...	15,687	27,391	54,111	73,500	582	→
Calarcá	QUI	40,241	44,047	57,465	56,505	61,000	704	→
Caldas	ANT	37,071	45,251	52,669	62,987	71,600	398	→
Cali (Santiago de Cali)	VAL	1,369,331	1,641,498	2,066,856	2,172,527	2,250,800	14622	→
Campoalegre	HUI	16,766	19,329	24,279	23,787	24,300	360	→
Campo de la Cruz	ATL	23,868	18,015	16,189	19,961	21,200	340	→
Candelaria	VAL	14,808	17,235	19,409	23,579	26,600	125	→
Carepa	ANT	...	11,834	30,207	33,009	39,800	260	→
Cartagena (Cartagena de Indias)	BOL	513,986	616,231	835,127	876,885	943,500	8320	→
Cartago	VAL	95,650	100,946	120,421	131,641	135,400	1910	→
Caucasia	ANT	24,713	39,770	70,460	76,772	89,300	1696	→
Cereté	COR	26,651	40,411	49,634	59,224	60,800	1933	→
Chaparral	TOL	19,990	20,789	25,781	28,615	29,600	676	→
Chía	CUN	23,909	41,632	74,689	105,509	139,600	1916	→
Chigorodó	ANT	15,713	29,856	50,451	47,046	53,600	356	→
Chinchiná	CAL	34,460	46,512	45,436	44,570	47,800	495	→
Chinú	COR	13,675	15,763	21,806	20,083	20,000	359	→
Chiquinquirá	BOY	28,337	34,946	48,376	49,016	52,300	638	→
Ciénaga	MAG	56,164	66,236	89,331	104,999	113,600	986	→
Ciénaga de Oro	COR	14,741	16,740	21,656	22,469	22,300	319	→
Circasia	QUI	11,688	14,414	20,573	21,025	22,900	326	→
Copacabana	ANT	28,124	39,621	53,289	62,343	71,100	762	→
Corozal	SUC	29,947	32,887	47,005	51,372	54,900	481	→
Cota	CUN	...	5,071	10,914	20,462	28,100	317	→
Cúcuta (San José de Cúcuta)	NOR	383,584	459,640	588,989	685,445	767,000	7390	→
Curumaní	CES	14,111	15,508	18,514	26,422	29,200	526	→
Dosquebradas	RIS	97,063	129,572	172,964	204,280	220,000	1587	→
Duitama	BOY	57,248	71,444	94,913	107,520	115,100	1270	→
El Bagre	ANT	12,634	24,330	25,101	32,823	37,800	1105	→
El Banco	MAG	22,897	36,801	33,027	41,881	43,000	576	→
El Carmen de Bolívar	BOL	32,200	38,289	48,933	50,844	54,000	536	→
El Carmen de Viboral	ANT	13,051	14,543	23,021	34,187	40,500	307	→
El Cerrito	VAL	24,383	28,455	32,912	35,977	37,500	352	→
El Copey	CES	12,989	15,385	18,864	22,469	24,900	360	→
El Dificil (in: Ariguaní)	MAG	...	14,987	18,485	19,075	20,400	268	→
El Espinal	TOL	39,101	43,422	56,794	50,664	51,900	920	→
El Rosal	CUN	...	...	10,039	18,958	25,000	95	→
El Santuario	ANT	11,316	14,250	19,908	24,614	28,400	202	→
Envigado	ANT	87,574	107,402	166,858	215,766	245,800	1302	→
Facatativá	CUN	44,912	63,237	96,402	125,348	161,100	765	→
Flandes	TOL	18,319	19,028	24,173	24,551	25,000	744	→
Florencia	CAQ	71,305	82,708	111,340	147,939	157,900	2021	→
Florida	VAL	31,073	35,689	40,732	40,195	41,800	325	→
Floridablanca	SAN	142,153	187,197	253,331	280,025	303,900	1704	→
Fonseca	LGU	18,038	19,918	16,051	35,754	41,800	546	→
Fundación	MAG	28,647	36,315	50,329	56,814	61,500	737	→
Funza	CUN	24,584	34,612	57,824	90,671	114,100	778	→
Fusagasugá	CUN	41,571	57,915	86,878	114,722	148,400	1442	→
Galapa	ATL	13,561	14,863	29,032	56,167	64,800	1016	→
Garzón	HUI	19,877	24,751	33,987	38,923	40,000	522	→
Girardot	CUN	67,271	81,380	94,021	95,427	117,200	2140	→
Girardota	ANT	12,107	17,131	25,250	28,652	33,900	377	→
Girón (San Juan de Girón)	SAN	40,255	71,618	123,363	141,107	157,400	974	→
Granada	MET	21,480	26,617	42,690	58,293	60,500	1130	→
Guacarí	VAL	12,833	15,095	18,541	20,421	21,500	223	→
Guaduas	CUN	...	8,244	15,225	13,614	19,200	858	→
Guarne	ANT	...	10,660	14,023	18,342	23,100	173	→
Honda	TOL	26,070	27,202	26,604	23,658	23,400	1015	→
Ibagué	TOL	280,638	340,191	478,565	492,554	506,500	4796	→
Inírida (Puerto Inírida)	GUI	...	4,098	11,517	20,279	23,900	856	→
Ipiales	NAR	46,864	59,351	74,723	77,343	77,200	1427	→
Istmina	CHO	...	11,800	18,776	22,258	22,700	305	→
Itagüí	ANT	139,050	175,626	218,405	247,918	279,700	1274	→
Jamundí	VAL	21,897	33,119	66,246	123,615	133,900	2484	→
La Ceja	ANT	20,604	25,989	38,758	54,820	63,000	403	→
La Dorada	CAL	50,048	58,736	66,206	62,536	67,100	763	→
La Estrella	ANT	16,651	33,626	45,460	60,997	69,300	665	→
La Jagua de Ibirico	CES	...	11,364	17,308	35,513	41,000	476	→
La Mesa	CUN	...	8,267	14,276	16,854	23,200	389	→
La Plata	HUI	12,653	16,226	21,184	25,791	26,300	347	→
La Tebaida	QUI	17,003	19,353	31,672	29,752	32,800	343	→
La Unión	VAL	14,389	17,219	24,111	26,991	28,400	416	→
La Virginia	RIS	24,721	27,846	31,034	27,189	28,100	214	→
Lebrija	SAN	...	7,682	14,783	22,732	26,200	291	→
Leticia	AMA	...	17,758	23,073	33,503	38,400	1305	→
Líbano	TOL	24,670	26,337	26,394	23,605	23,700	364	→
Los Patios	NOR	44,435	46,079	67,924	86,266	97,100	1040	→
Madrid	CUN	22,642	33,347	54,302	102,710	133,900	745	→
Magangué	BOL	51,417	61,452	79,070	92,316	98,400	3431	→
Maicao	LGU	49,262	80,770	53,947	103,354	126,400	2194	→
Malambo	ATL	50,127	68,714	95,179	119,878	135,700	1083	→
Manizales	CAL	283,365	303,136	358,280	405,234	434,000	3743	→
María La Baja	BOL	11,620	13,656	17,646	20,451	21,200	291	→
Marinilla	ANT	12,634	17,351	32,838	44,230	51,800	473	→
Mariquita (San Sebastian de Mariquita)	TOL	16,434	19,009	23,952	27,907	28,700	591	→
Medellín	ANT	1,452,392	1,551,160	2,181,111	2,382,399	2,611,100	12090	→
Melgar	TOL	11,294	17,477	27,475	29,749	31,100	1392	→
Miranda	CAU	...	10,419	23,469	17,930	18,500	322	→
Mitú	VAU	...	3,752	8,165	9,746	11,500	329	→
Mocoa (San Miguel de Mocoa)	PUT	...	13,117	27,104	38,457	42,700	561	→
Mompós (Santa Cruz de Mompox)	BOL	17,908	19,810	22,360	23,090	23,700	453	→
Montelíbano	COR	20,239	25,611	52,089	61,589	64,700	1108	→
Montenegro	QUI	23,450	26,148	32,885	30,130	32,300	312	→
Montería	COR	162,056	210,297	304,503	388,499	402,100	4371	→
Mosquera	CUN	...	17,774	62,021	128,012	164,200	1455	→
Neiva	HUI	179,908	237,239	299,106	335,994	348,300	4729	→
Ocaña	NOR	55,277	59,574	82,075	106,159	119,200	1018	→
Orito	PUT	...	8,167	18,187	19,833	22,000	699	→
Paipa	BOY	...	10,391	15,807	20,021	22,100	463	→
Palmar de Varela	ATL	13,932	18,255	22,696	27,728	31,000	286	→
Palmira	VAL	181,157	196,213	230,026	275,254	287,400	2460	→
Pamplona	NOR	36,665	37,829	49,930	46,013	51,300	527	→
Pasto (San Juan de Pasto)	NAR	203,742	261,368	313,130	308,095	306,200	2507	→
Paz de Ariporo	CAS	...	9,225	16,779	24,933	26,300	616	→
Pereira	RIS	241,927	348,023	377,110	385,838	414,000	3289	→
Piedecuesta	SAN	35,675	60,057	96,609	139,273	155,800	1120	→
Pitalito	HUI	27,374	39,509	61,528	73,319	76,600	1106	→
Pivijay	MAG	12,532	19,577	19,436	21,777	22,900	378	→
Planeta Rica	COR	24,953	30,486	39,828	41,228	41,800	448	→
Plato	MAG	24,588	29,537	36,228	47,141	50,200	781	→
Popayán	CAU	149,019	169,423	235,037	266,561	273,000	3223	→
Pradera	VAL	28,081	32,990	42,029	41,422	43,100	306	→
Puerto Asís	PUT	...	17,745	28,896	38,901	42,700	563	→
Puerto Berrío	ANT	21,907	24,309	34,221	32,623	37,000	615	→
Puerto Boyacá	BOY	19,313	20,667	34,565	32,979	35,700	408	→
Puerto Carreño	VIC	3,275	5,534	8,510	14,974	16,200	703	→
Puerto Colombia	ATL	12,659	14,637	22,617	42,803	49,000	1383	→
Puerto Gaitán	MET	...	3,495	6,523	20,659	22,000	263	→
Puerto López	MET	10,449	13,248	18,910	18,575	18,800	869	→
Puerto Tejada	CAU	27,914	34,295	40,236	36,266	36,600	430	→
Quibdó (San Francisco de Quibdó)	CHO	50,277	65,904	104,248	113,124	114,600	2871	→
Quimbaya	QUI	21,651	22,563	27,793	24,913	26,600	299	→
Riohacha	LGU	49,931	77,083	116,024	126,103	156,000	2553	→
Rionegro	ANT	20,892	45,076	65,185	83,007	97,800	950	→
Riosucio	CAL	14,411	15,915	14,092	18,077	21,100	246	→
Robles (in: La Paz)	CES	...	10,233	13,351	19,622	21,800	295	→
Roldanillo	VAL	16,223	19,750	23,948	27,626	28,900	457	→
Sabana de Torres	SAN	11,803	9,859	12,117	22,512	24,900	559	→
Sabanagrande	ATL	13,157	15,949	24,402	30,739	34,900	298	→
Sabanalarga	ATL	36,621	43,745	66,560	69,230	78,200	736	→
Sabaneta	ANT	15,917	23,364	35,643	70,401	81,800	453	→
Sahagún	COR	29,531	38,884	46,829	53,725	54,300	1206	→
Sampués	SUC	...	12,801	19,108	23,452	24,800	279	→
San Alberto	CES	...	8,433	14,548	20,857	23,800	197	→
San Andrés	SAP	...	33,937	39,573	41,400	43,200	646	→
San Gil	SAN	25,330	28,157	38,535	49,050	53,600	733	→
San Jacinto	BOL	16,731	16,604	19,189	20,711	21,800	395	→
San José del Guaviare	GUV	...	13,852	26,849	36,354	41,400	617	→
San Juan del Cesar	LGU	15,239	21,833	14,760	30,385	37,200	684	→
San Juan Nepomuceno	BOL	16,343	19,929	23,436	27,379	29,200	389	→
San Marcos	SUC	18,326	19,689	30,509	32,275	33,800	706	→
San Martín	MET	12,013	12,932	18,796	19,458	19,600	643	→
San Onofre	SUC	10,437	25,017	17,899	19,008	19,600	325	→
San Pablo	BOL	...	9,179	20,979	20,829	23,700	243	→
Santa Cruz de Lorica (Lorica)	COR	24,979	29,175	46,836	53,420	54,700	788	→
Santa Marta	MAG	175,687	270,253	390,819	455,299	498,900	6706	→
Santander de Quilichao	CAU	23,783	30,291	42,189	52,246	53,000	1084	→
Santa Rosa (Santa Rosa de Lima)	BOL	...	9,130	12,381	19,356	20,900	419	→
Santa Rosa de Cabal	RIS	38,487	45,208	57,256	64,297	69,000	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	23,600	537	→
Santo Tomás	ATL	15,727	17,156	22,578	28,095	31,500	332	→
San Vicente del Caguán	CAQ	...	8,403	29,515	23,432	26,300	486	→
Saravena	ARA	...	18,995	26,830	42,415	49,700	1003	→
Segovia	ANT	15,216	24,834	27,863	30,133	34,400	382	→
Sevilla	VAL	33,685	32,680	31,311	31,816	32,300	404	→
Sibaté	CUN	...	14,153	21,457	23,644	30,200	191	→
Sincé	SUC	15,830	21,391	22,846	22,672	23,700	303	→
Sincelejo	SUC	122,484	168,410	228,155	249,323	267,500	3063	→
Soacha	CUN	100,691	222,565	402,552	655,025	826,700	3148	→
Socorro	SAN	18,098	17,076	23,782	26,232	28,700	412	→
Sogamoso	BOY	65,428	83,152	98,099	111,815	118,900	2087	→
Soledad	ATL	168,291	236,521	465,330	602,644	691,900	3614	→
Sopó	CUN	...	5,629	13,318	17,435	23,900	261	→
Tame	ARA	...	16,344	18,105	26,784	29,800	946	→
Tibú	NOR	...	10,961	12,203	19,627	22,600	321	→
Tierralta	COR	13,291	20,245	34,520	42,254	43,700	799	→
Tocancipá	CUN	...	3,861	9,825	15,355	23,000	162	→
Tolú (Santiago de Tolú)	SUC	12,880	17,664	23,280	26,401	28,200	875	→
Tuluá	VAL	103,123	125,137	159,410	174,951	182,900	1605	→
Tumaco (San Andrés de Tumaco)	NAR	46,921	58,436	85,635	86,320	87,000	1125	→
Tunja	BOY	89,164	101,622	149,642	163,894	175,200	2151	→
Turbaco	BOL	29,480	34,150	57,621	97,294	107,100	1392	→
Turbo	ANT	26,612	30,765	47,730	48,787	59,800	744	→
Ubaté (Villa de San Diego de Ubaté)	CUN	11,962	13,080	22,503	31,042	41,000	400	→
Valledupar	CES	150,838	202,404	305,536	431,794	490,700	4753	→
Villa del Rosario	NOR	19,565	45,792	69,628	98,637	110,600	1872	→
Villamaría	CAL	20,319	25,024	37,403	55,894	61,500	483	→
Villanueva	BOL	10,374	10,693	15,467	20,769	22,400	139	→
Villanueva	LGU	15,540	18,045	15,429	26,488	29,200	541	→
Villanueva	CAS	...	11,090	18,355	26,322	27,900	483	→
Villavicencio	MET	162,556	219,976	369,866	492,052	513,600	6583	→
Villeta	CUN	10,070	12,446	14,781	17,985	23,100	550	→
Yarumal	ANT	20,131	21,399	26,758	29,049	33,000	255	→
Yopal	CAS	...	33,790	93,697	143,619	156,700	2509	→
Yumbo	VAL	44,999	55,236	80,790	92,630	97,400	3160	→
Zarzal	VAL	22,759	23,829	28,552	31,812	33,200	488	→
Zipaquirá	CUN	46,286	60,585	89,318	106,461	136,900	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).