Largest cities in Colombia by population

The 74 cities the United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2024 lists for Colombia: the capital and every city of 100,000 or more, with the latest figure the country reported. The largest is Bogotá, D.C. with 7,945,996 people.

Who runs cities in Colombia?

Municipalities and districts (about 1,102 + Bogotá Capital District): Mayor (alcalde) and municipal council (concejo) directly elected for four years. Local services, planning, schools and health within national rules.

How local power works in Colombia · Level 3: local councils worldwide

Countries define a city in different ways (the city proper, or the wider urban area) and report in different years, so cities in different countries are not always comparable.

More on Colombia: official statistics · government and power · regions

Sources

• United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 8: Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants, latest available year, 2005-2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c6784df022e…)

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