Barranquilla, Colombia Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Barranquilla, Colombia metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Barranquilla in 2024 is 2,373,000, a 1.02% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Barranquilla in 2023 was 2,349,000, a 1.03% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Barranquilla in 2022 was 2,325,000, a 1.13% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Barranquilla in 2021 was 2,299,000, a 1.14% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in Colombia
City Name Population
Bogota 11,658,000
Medellin 4,137,000
Cali 2,890,000
Barranquilla 2,373,000
Bucaramanga 1,397,000
Cartagena 1,096,000
Cucuta 972,000
Ibague 605,000
Pereira 586,000
Valledupar 583,000
Villavicencio 578,000
Santa Marta 552,000
Buenaventura 482,000
Manizales 458,000
Monteria 452,000
Armenia 425,000
Pasto 400,000
Neiva 366,000
Barranquilla - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 2,373,000 1.02%
2023 2,349,000 1.03%
2022 2,325,000 1.13%
2021 2,299,000 1.14%
2020 2,273,000 1.20%
2019 2,246,000 1.26%
2018 2,218,000 2.12%
2017 2,172,000 2.16%
2016 2,126,000 2.16%
2015 2,081,000 2.16%
2014 2,037,000 2.16%
2013 1,994,000 2.15%
2012 1,952,000 2.15%
2011 1,911,000 2.14%
2010 1,871,000 2.18%
2009 1,831,000 2.18%
2008 1,792,000 2.11%
2007 1,755,000 2.15%
2006 1,718,000 2.20%
2005 1,681,000 2.13%
2004 1,646,000 2.17%
2003 1,611,000 2.16%
2002 1,577,000 2.14%
2001 1,544,000 2.18%
2000 1,511,000 2.16%
1999 1,479,000 2.14%
1998 1,448,000 2.12%
1997 1,418,000 2.16%
1996 1,388,000 2.21%
1995 1,358,000 2.11%
1994 1,330,000 2.15%
1993 1,302,000 1.88%
1992 1,278,000 2.00%
1991 1,253,000 1.95%
1990 1,229,000 1.91%
1989 1,206,000 1.94%
1988 1,183,000 1.98%
1987 1,160,000 1.93%
1986 1,138,000 2.25%
1985 1,113,000 2.96%
1984 1,081,000 3.05%
1983 1,049,000 2.94%
1982 1,019,000 2.93%
1981 990,000 3.02%
1980 961,000 3.00%
1979 933,000 2.98%
1978 906,000 2.95%
1977 880,000 3.04%
1976 854,000 2.89%
1975 830,000 3.11%
1974 805,000 3.34%
1973 779,000 4.01%
1972 749,000 4.17%
1971 719,000 4.05%
1970 691,000 4.07%
1969 664,000 4.24%
1968 637,000 4.08%
1967 612,000 4.08%
1966 588,000 4.07%
1965 565,000 4.05%
1964 543,000 4.62%
1963 519,000 4.43%
1962 497,000 4.41%
1961 476,000 4.62%
1960 455,000 4.36%
1959 436,000 4.56%
1958 417,000 4.51%
1957 399,000 4.45%
1956 382,000 4.37%
1955 366,000 4.57%
1954 350,000 4.48%
1953 335,000 4.36%
1952 321,000 4.56%
1951 307,000 4.42%
1950 294,000 0.00%