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Compare the Population Density of Zimbabwe & Colombia

How does 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe's population density compare to 🇨🇴 Colombia's?

The current population density of Zimbabwe is 43.00 inhabitants per square kilometers. That is 4.07 people less per square kilometers than Colombia, which currently has a population density of 47.06 people per km².

If populations where spread out evenly across nations, each person in Zimbabwe would have a total of 23,256 square meters to themselves. In comparison with Colombia, where inhabitants would only have 21,247 square meters per person.

Population density data can give you a good indication of how crowded a country, region or economic zone is. However, it's important to understand that not all land area is livable. Extreme cold or heat, makes some places on earth less suitable for habitation. Mountainous terrain and marshlands also limits development of certain regions.

  • 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe has a population density of 43.00 people/km²
  • 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe has a 4.07 less people/km² than 🇨🇴 Colombia.
  • 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe's population density is projected to increase with 53.08 people/km² between 2024-2100, while 🇨🇴 Colombia's population density will decrease with 5.17 people/km² during the same time period.
  • 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe is projected to have a population density of 96.0749 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100. In comparison with 🇨🇴 Colombia that is projected to have a population of 41.8985 people/km².

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's Population Density Between 1950 - 2024

Between 1950 and 2024 the population density of Zimbabwe increased from 7.21 to 43.00 people per square kilometer. A 496.02% density increase in a 74 year time frame.

Year Density (p/km²) YoY change YoY absolute change
1950 7.214 0.00% 0.00
1951 7.447 3.23% 0.23
1952 7.685 3.19% 0.24
1953 7.929 3.17% 0.24
1954 8.179 3.15% 0.25
1955 8.435 3.14% 0.26
1956 8.700 3.13% 0.26
1957 8.973 3.14% 0.27
1958 9.255 3.14% 0.28
1959 9.546 3.15% 0.29
1960 9.847 3.16% 0.30
1961 10.160 3.18% 0.31
1962 10.485 3.19% 0.32
1963 10.820 3.20% 0.34
1964 11.167 3.20% 0.35
1965 11.525 3.20% 0.36
1966 11.894 3.20% 0.37
1967 12.274 3.20% 0.38
1968 12.668 3.20% 0.39
1969 13.075 3.22% 0.41
1970 13.483 3.12% 0.41
1971 13.893 3.04% 0.41
1972 14.327 3.12% 0.43
1973 14.787 3.21% 0.46
1974 15.273 3.29% 0.49
1975 15.765 3.22% 0.49
1976 16.252 3.09% 0.49
1977 16.672 2.58% 0.42
1978 16.915 1.46% 0.24
1979 17.184 1.59% 0.27
1980 18.202 5.92% 1.02
1981 19.384 6.50% 1.18
1982 20.154 3.97% 0.77
1983 20.934 3.87% 0.78
1984 21.692 3.62% 0.76
1985 22.455 3.52% 0.76
1986 23.220 3.41% 0.76
1987 24.001 3.36% 0.78
1988 24.772 3.21% 0.77
1989 25.500 2.94% 0.73
1990 26.205 2.76% 0.70
1991 26.896 2.64% 0.69
1992 27.666 2.86% 0.77
1993 28.074 1.47% 0.41
1994 28.107 0.12% 0.03
1995 28.369 0.93% 0.26
1996 28.844 1.67% 0.48
1997 29.391 1.90% 0.55
1998 29.971 1.97% 0.58
1999 30.460 1.63% 0.49
2000 30.741 0.92% 0.28
2001 30.947 0.67% 0.21
2002 31.246 0.97% 0.30
2003 31.620 1.20% 0.37
2004 31.966 1.09% 0.35
2005 32.269 0.95% 0.30
2006 32.665 1.23% 0.40
2007 33.098 1.33% 0.43
2008 33.499 1.21% 0.40
2009 33.974 1.42% 0.47
2010 34.526 1.63% 0.55
2011 35.144 1.79% 0.62
2012 35.719 1.64% 0.58
2013 36.225 1.42% 0.51
2014 36.726 1.38% 0.50
2015 37.221 1.35% 0.50
2016 37.742 1.40% 0.52
2017 38.290 1.45% 0.55
2018 38.864 1.50% 0.57
2019 39.476 1.58% 0.61
2020 40.137 1.67% 0.66
2021 40.836 1.74% 0.70
2022 41.538 1.72% 0.70
2023 42.241 1.69% 0.70
2024 42.999 1.80% 0.76

Zimbabwe's Projected Population Density Between 2024 - 2100

Zimbabwe's population density is set to increase in the future from 43.00 to 96.07 people per square kilometers. That is a change of 1231.71% in population density for the country, from the year 2024 to 2100.

Year Density (p/km²) YoY change YoY absolute change
2024 42.999 1.80% 0.76
2025 43.818 1.90% 0.82
2026 44.652 1.90% 0.83
2027 45.497 1.89% 0.85
2028 46.354 1.88% 0.86
2029 47.225 1.88% 0.87
2030 48.107 1.87% 0.88
2031 49.001 1.86% 0.89
2032 49.919 1.87% 0.92
2033 50.862 1.89% 0.94
2034 51.806 1.86% 0.94
2035 52.757 1.84% 0.95
2036 53.712 1.81% 0.96
2037 54.659 1.76% 0.95
2038 55.611 1.74% 0.95
2039 56.562 1.71% 0.95
2040 57.516 1.69% 0.95
2041 58.492 1.70% 0.98
2042 59.457 1.65% 0.97
2043 60.414 1.61% 0.96
2044 61.369 1.58% 0.95
2045 62.304 1.52% 0.94
2046 63.235 1.49% 0.93
2047 64.150 1.45% 0.92
2048 65.060 1.42% 0.91
2049 65.965 1.39% 0.90
2050 66.864 1.36% 0.90
2051 67.772 1.36% 0.91
2052 68.667 1.32% 0.90
2053 69.548 1.28% 0.88
2054 70.409 1.24% 0.86
2055 71.252 1.20% 0.84
2056 72.082 1.17% 0.83
2057 72.903 1.14% 0.82
2058 73.720 1.12% 0.82
2059 74.514 1.08% 0.79
2060 75.298 1.05% 0.78
2061 76.086 1.05% 0.79
2062 76.878 1.04% 0.79
2063 77.662 1.02% 0.78
2064 78.418 0.97% 0.76
2065 79.165 0.95% 0.75
2066 79.906 0.94% 0.74
2067 80.633 0.91% 0.73
2068 81.352 0.89% 0.72
2069 82.056 0.87% 0.70
2070 82.746 0.84% 0.69
2071 83.418 0.81% 0.67
2072 84.100 0.82% 0.68
2073 84.790 0.82% 0.69
2074 85.453 0.78% 0.66
2075 86.086 0.74% 0.63
2076 86.709 0.72% 0.62
2077 87.322 0.71% 0.61
2078 87.906 0.67% 0.58
2079 88.472 0.64% 0.57
2080 89.027 0.63% 0.55
2081 89.564 0.60% 0.54
2082 90.070 0.56% 0.51
2083 90.553 0.54% 0.48
2084 91.026 0.52% 0.47
2085 91.476 0.50% 0.45
2086 91.912 0.48% 0.44
2087 92.339 0.46% 0.43
2088 92.728 0.42% 0.39
2089 93.091 0.39% 0.36
2090 93.458 0.39% 0.37
2091 93.794 0.36% 0.34
2092 94.106 0.33% 0.31
2093 94.394 0.31% 0.29
2094 94.677 0.30% 0.28
2095 94.972 0.31% 0.29
2096 95.232 0.27% 0.26
2097 95.469 0.25% 0.24
2098 95.696 0.24% 0.23
2099 95.894 0.21% 0.20
2100 96.075 0.19% 0.18

🇨🇴 Colombia

Colombia's Population Density Between 1950 - 2024

Between 1950 and 2024 the population density of Colombia increased from 10.47 to 47.06 people per square kilometer. A 349.45% density increase in a 74 year time frame.

Year Density (p/km²) YoY change YoY absolute change
1950 10.472 0.00% 0.00
1951 10.749 2.65% 0.28
1952 11.040 2.71% 0.29
1953 11.343 2.74% 0.30
1954 11.659 2.78% 0.32
1955 11.990 2.84% 0.33
1956 12.336 2.89% 0.35
1957 12.700 2.95% 0.36
1958 13.076 2.96% 0.38
1959 13.470 3.01% 0.39
1960 13.888 3.11% 0.42
1961 14.324 3.13% 0.44
1962 14.772 3.13% 0.45
1963 15.230 3.10% 0.46
1964 15.696 3.06% 0.47
1965 16.169 3.01% 0.47
1966 16.644 2.94% 0.47
1967 17.118 2.85% 0.47
1968 17.591 2.76% 0.47
1969 18.058 2.66% 0.47
1970 18.521 2.56% 0.46
1971 18.973 2.44% 0.45
1972 19.418 2.35% 0.45
1973 19.868 2.32% 0.45
1974 20.320 2.28% 0.45
1975 20.775 2.24% 0.45
1976 21.233 2.20% 0.46
1977 21.708 2.24% 0.48
1978 22.204 2.28% 0.50
1979 22.707 2.27% 0.50
1980 23.231 2.31% 0.52
1981 23.773 2.33% 0.54
1982 24.329 2.34% 0.56
1983 24.907 2.38% 0.58
1984 25.490 2.34% 0.58
1985 26.047 2.18% 0.56
1986 26.590 2.09% 0.54
1987 27.142 2.08% 0.55
1988 27.704 2.07% 0.56
1989 28.279 2.07% 0.57
1990 28.869 2.09% 0.59
1991 29.455 2.03% 0.59
1992 30.044 2.00% 0.59
1993 30.650 2.02% 0.61
1994 31.261 1.99% 0.61
1995 31.864 1.93% 0.60
1996 32.449 1.84% 0.59
1997 33.035 1.81% 0.59
1998 33.632 1.81% 0.60
1999 34.222 1.75% 0.59
2000 34.787 1.65% 0.57
2001 35.338 1.58% 0.55
2002 35.886 1.55% 0.55
2003 36.431 1.52% 0.55
2004 36.970 1.48% 0.54
2005 37.492 1.41% 0.52
2006 37.992 1.33% 0.50
2007 38.476 1.27% 0.48
2008 38.942 1.21% 0.47
2009 39.398 1.17% 0.46
2010 39.849 1.14% 0.45
2011 40.278 1.08% 0.43
2012 40.684 1.01% 0.41
2013 41.072 0.95% 0.39
2014 41.440 0.90% 0.37
2015 41.800 0.87% 0.36
2016 42.216 1.00% 0.42
2017 42.833 1.46% 0.62
2018 43.628 1.86% 0.80
2019 44.414 1.80% 0.79
2020 45.057 1.45% 0.64
2021 45.554 1.10% 0.50
2022 46.043 1.07% 0.49
2023 46.562 1.13% 0.52
2024 47.065 1.08% 0.50

Colombia's Projected Population Density Between 2024 - 2100

Colombia's population density is set to decrease in the future from 47.06 to 41.90 people per square kilometers. That is a change of 300.11% in population density for the country, from the year 2024 to 2100.

Year Density (p/km²) YoY change YoY absolute change
2024 47.065 1.08% 0.50
2025 47.545 1.02% 0.48
2026 47.999 0.96% 0.45
2027 48.432 0.90% 0.43
2028 48.844 0.85% 0.41
2029 49.233 0.80% 0.39
2030 49.601 0.75% 0.37
2031 49.948 0.70% 0.35
2032 50.272 0.65% 0.32
2033 50.577 0.61% 0.30
2034 50.861 0.56% 0.28
2035 51.123 0.51% 0.26
2036 51.364 0.47% 0.24
2037 51.585 0.43% 0.22
2038 51.785 0.39% 0.20
2039 51.967 0.35% 0.18
2040 52.129 0.31% 0.16
2041 52.272 0.27% 0.14
2042 52.397 0.24% 0.13
2043 52.506 0.21% 0.11
2044 52.599 0.18% 0.09
2045 52.675 0.15% 0.08
2046 52.737 0.12% 0.06
2047 52.784 0.09% 0.05
2048 52.818 0.06% 0.03
2049 52.840 0.04% 0.02
2050 52.849 0.02% 0.01
2051 52.846 -0.00% 0.00
2052 52.834 -0.02% 0.01
2053 52.810 -0.05% 0.02
2054 52.775 -0.06% 0.03
2055 52.731 -0.08% 0.04
2056 52.676 -0.10% 0.05
2057 52.611 -0.12% 0.06
2058 52.537 -0.14% 0.07
2059 52.452 -0.16% 0.08
2060 52.358 -0.18% 0.09
2061 52.253 -0.20% 0.10
2062 52.138 -0.22% 0.11
2063 52.013 -0.24% 0.12
2064 51.878 -0.26% 0.14
2065 51.732 -0.28% 0.15
2066 51.576 -0.30% 0.16
2067 51.408 -0.33% 0.17
2068 51.230 -0.35% 0.18
2069 51.040 -0.37% 0.19
2070 50.840 -0.39% 0.20
2071 50.629 -0.42% 0.21
2072 50.408 -0.44% 0.22
2073 50.176 -0.46% 0.23
2074 49.934 -0.48% 0.24
2075 49.683 -0.50% 0.25
2076 49.422 -0.52% 0.26
2077 49.152 -0.55% 0.27
2078 48.874 -0.57% 0.28
2079 48.588 -0.59% 0.29
2080 48.295 -0.60% 0.29
2081 47.995 -0.62% 0.30
2082 47.688 -0.64% 0.31
2083 47.377 -0.65% 0.31
2084 47.060 -0.67% 0.32
2085 46.740 -0.68% 0.32
2086 46.416 -0.69% 0.32
2087 46.089 -0.70% 0.33
2088 45.759 -0.72% 0.33
2089 45.428 -0.72% 0.33
2090 45.097 -0.73% 0.33
2091 44.766 -0.73% 0.33
2092 44.437 -0.74% 0.33
2093 44.109 -0.74% 0.33
2094 43.782 -0.74% 0.33
2095 43.459 -0.74% 0.32
2096 43.140 -0.73% 0.32
2097 42.825 -0.73% 0.32
2098 42.512 -0.73% 0.31
2099 42.203 -0.73% 0.31
2100 41.898 -0.72% 0.30

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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.

Data Published: 2024-07-11

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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