Years colonized in Colombia

Colombia: Years colonized was 296 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
296
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
28th
of 159 countries
All-time high
296
in 1820
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Colombia, 1462–2022

0100200300146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for years colonized in Colombia is 296, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Colombia peaked at 296 in 1820 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

That places Colombia 28th out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Colombia, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 1 —
1526 2 +100.0%
1527 3 +50.0%
1528 4 +33.3%
1529 5 +25.0%
1530 6 +20.0%
1531 7 +16.7%
1532 8 +14.3%
1533 9 +12.5%
1534 10 +11.1%
1535 11 +10.0%
1536 12 +9.1%
1537 13 +8.3%
1538 14 +7.7%
1539 15 +7.1%
1540 16 +6.7%
1541 17 +6.2%
1542 18 +5.9%
1543 19 +5.6%
1544 20 +5.3%
1545 21 +5.0%
1546 22 +4.8%
1547 23 +4.5%
1548 24 +4.3%
1549 25 +4.2%
1550 26 +4.0%
1551 27 +3.8%
1552 28 +3.7%
1553 29 +3.6%
1554 30 +3.4%
1555 31 +3.3%
1556 32 +3.2%
1557 33 +3.1%
1558 34 +3.0%
1559 35 +2.9%
1560 36 +2.9%
1561 37 +2.8%
1562 38 +2.7%
1563 39 +2.6%
1564 40 +2.6%
1565 41 +2.5%
1566 42 +2.4%
1567 43 +2.4%
1568 44 +2.3%
1569 45 +2.3%
1570 46 +2.2%
1571 47 +2.2%
1572 48 +2.1%
1573 49 +2.1%
1574 50 +2.0%
1575 51 +2.0%
1576 52 +2.0%
1577 53 +1.9%
1578 54 +1.9%
1579 55 +1.9%
1580 56 +1.8%
1581 57 +1.8%
1582 58 +1.8%
1583 59 +1.7%
1584 60 +1.7%
1585 61 +1.7%
1586 62 +1.6%
1587 63 +1.6%
1588 64 +1.6%
1589 65 +1.6%
1590 66 +1.5%
1591 67 +1.5%
1592 68 +1.5%
1593 69 +1.5%
1594 70 +1.4%
1595 71 +1.4%
1596 72 +1.4%
1597 73 +1.4%
1598 74 +1.4%
1599 75 +1.4%
1600 76 +1.3%
1601 77 +1.3%
1602 78 +1.3%
1603 79 +1.3%
1604 80 +1.3%
1605 81 +1.2%
1606 82 +1.2%
1607 83 +1.2%
1608 84 +1.2%
1609 85 +1.2%
1610 86 +1.2%
1611 87 +1.2%
1612 88 +1.1%
1613 89 +1.1%
1614 90 +1.1%
1615 91 +1.1%
1616 92 +1.1%
1617 93 +1.1%
1618 94 +1.1%
1619 95 +1.1%
1620 96 +1.1%
1621 97 +1.0%
1622 98 +1.0%
1623 99 +1.0%
1624 100 +1.0%
1625 101 +1.0%
1626 102 +1.0%
1627 103 +1.0%
1628 104 +1.0%
1629 105 +1.0%
1630 106 +1.0%
1631 107 +0.9%
1632 108 +0.9%
1633 109 +0.9%
1634 110 +0.9%
1635 111 +0.9%
1636 112 +0.9%
1637 113 +0.9%
1638 114 +0.9%
1639 115 +0.9%
1640 116 +0.9%
1641 117 +0.9%
1642 118 +0.9%
1643 119 +0.8%
1644 120 +0.8%
1645 121 +0.8%
1646 122 +0.8%
1647 123 +0.8%
1648 124 +0.8%
1649 125 +0.8%
1650 126 +0.8%
1651 127 +0.8%
1652 128 +0.8%
1653 129 +0.8%
1654 130 +0.8%
1655 131 +0.8%
1656 132 +0.8%
1657 133 +0.8%
1658 134 +0.8%
1659 135 +0.7%
1660 136 +0.7%
1661 137 +0.7%
1662 138 +0.7%
1663 139 +0.7%
1664 140 +0.7%
1665 141 +0.7%
1666 142 +0.7%
1667 143 +0.7%
1668 144 +0.7%
1669 145 +0.7%
1670 146 +0.7%
1671 147 +0.7%
1672 148 +0.7%
1673 149 +0.7%
1674 150 +0.7%
1675 151 +0.7%
1676 152 +0.7%
1677 153 +0.7%
1678 154 +0.7%
1679 155 +0.6%
1680 156 +0.6%
1681 157 +0.6%
1682 158 +0.6%
1683 159 +0.6%
1684 160 +0.6%
1685 161 +0.6%
1686 162 +0.6%
1687 163 +0.6%
1688 164 +0.6%
1689 165 +0.6%
1690 166 +0.6%
1691 167 +0.6%
1692 168 +0.6%
1693 169 +0.6%
1694 170 +0.6%
1695 171 +0.6%
1696 172 +0.6%
1697 173 +0.6%
1698 174 +0.6%
1699 175 +0.6%
1700 176 +0.6%
1701 177 +0.6%
1702 178 +0.6%
1703 179 +0.6%
1704 180 +0.6%
1705 181 +0.6%
1706 182 +0.6%
1707 183 +0.5%
1708 184 +0.5%
1709 185 +0.5%
1710 186 +0.5%
1711 187 +0.5%
1712 188 +0.5%
1713 189 +0.5%
1714 190 +0.5%
1715 191 +0.5%
1716 192 +0.5%
1717 193 +0.5%
1718 194 +0.5%
1719 195 +0.5%
1720 196 +0.5%
1721 197 +0.5%
1722 198 +0.5%
1723 199 +0.5%
1724 200 +0.5%
1725 201 +0.5%
1726 202 +0.5%
1727 203 +0.5%
1728 204 +0.5%
1729 205 +0.5%
1730 206 +0.5%
1731 207 +0.5%
1732 208 +0.5%
1733 209 +0.5%
1734 210 +0.5%
1735 211 +0.5%
1736 212 +0.5%
1737 213 +0.5%
1738 214 +0.5%
1739 215 +0.5%
1740 216 +0.5%
1741 217 +0.5%
1742 218 +0.5%
1743 219 +0.5%
1744 220 +0.5%
1745 221 +0.5%
1746 222 +0.5%
1747 223 +0.5%
1748 224 +0.4%
1749 225 +0.4%
1750 226 +0.4%
1751 227 +0.4%
1752 228 +0.4%
1753 229 +0.4%
1754 230 +0.4%
1755 231 +0.4%
1756 232 +0.4%
1757 233 +0.4%
1758 234 +0.4%
1759 235 +0.4%
1760 236 +0.4%
1761 237 +0.4%
1762 238 +0.4%
1763 239 +0.4%
1764 240 +0.4%
1765 241 +0.4%
1766 242 +0.4%
1767 243 +0.4%
1768 244 +0.4%
1769 245 +0.4%
1770 246 +0.4%
1771 247 +0.4%
1772 248 +0.4%
1773 249 +0.4%
1774 250 +0.4%
1775 251 +0.4%
1776 252 +0.4%
1777 253 +0.4%
1778 254 +0.4%
1779 255 +0.4%
1780 256 +0.4%
1781 257 +0.4%
1782 258 +0.4%
1783 259 +0.4%
1784 260 +0.4%
1785 261 +0.4%
1786 262 +0.4%
1787 263 +0.4%
1788 264 +0.4%
1789 265 +0.4%
1790 266 +0.4%
1791 267 +0.4%
1792 268 +0.4%
1793 269 +0.4%
1794 270 +0.4%
1795 271 +0.4%
1796 272 +0.4%
1797 273 +0.4%
1798 274 +0.4%
1799 275 +0.4%
1800 276 +0.4%
1801 277 +0.4%
1802 278 +0.4%
1803 279 +0.4%
1804 280 +0.4%
1805 281 +0.4%
1806 282 +0.4%
1807 283 +0.4%
1808 284 +0.4%
1809 285 +0.4%
1810 286 +0.4%
1811 287 +0.3%
1812 288 +0.3%
1813 289 +0.3%
1814 290 +0.3%
1815 291 +0.3%
1816 292 +0.3%
1817 293 +0.3%
1818 294 +0.3%
1819 295 +0.3%
1820 296 +0.3%
1821 296 +0.0%
1822 296 +0.0%
1823 296 +0.0%
1824 296 +0.0%
1825 296 +0.0%
1826 296 +0.0%
1827 296 +0.0%
1828 296 +0.0%
1829 296 +0.0%
1830 296 +0.0%
1831 296 +0.0%
1832 296 +0.0%
1833 296 +0.0%
1834 296 +0.0%
1835 296 +0.0%
1836 296 +0.0%
1837 296 +0.0%
1838 296 +0.0%
1839 296 +0.0%
1840 296 +0.0%
1841 296 +0.0%
1842 296 +0.0%
1843 296 +0.0%
1844 296 +0.0%
1845 296 +0.0%
1846 296 +0.0%
1847 296 +0.0%
1848 296 +0.0%
1849 296 +0.0%
1850 296 +0.0%
1851 296 +0.0%
1852 296 +0.0%
1853 296 +0.0%
1854 296 +0.0%
1855 296 +0.0%
1856 296 +0.0%
1857 296 +0.0%
1858 296 +0.0%
1859 296 +0.0%
1860 296 +0.0%
1861 296 +0.0%
1862 296 +0.0%
1863 296 +0.0%
1864 296 +0.0%
1865 296 +0.0%
1866 296 +0.0%
1867 296 +0.0%
1868 296 +0.0%
1869 296 +0.0%
1870 296 +0.0%
1871 296 +0.0%
1872 296 +0.0%
1873 296 +0.0%
1874 296 +0.0%
1875 296 +0.0%
1876 296 +0.0%
1877 296 +0.0%
1878 296 +0.0%
1879 296 +0.0%
1880 296 +0.0%
1881 296 +0.0%
1882 296 +0.0%
1883 296 +0.0%
1884 296 +0.0%
1885 296 +0.0%
1886 296 +0.0%
1887 296 +0.0%
1888 296 +0.0%
1889 296 +0.0%
1890 296 +0.0%
1891 296 +0.0%
1892 296 +0.0%
1893 296 +0.0%
1894 296 +0.0%
1895 296 +0.0%
1896 296 +0.0%
1897 296 +0.0%
1898 296 +0.0%
1899 296 +0.0%
1900 296 +0.0%
1901 296 +0.0%
1902 296 +0.0%
1903 296 +0.0%
1904 296 +0.0%
1905 296 +0.0%
1906 296 +0.0%
1907 296 +0.0%
1908 296 +0.0%
1909 296 +0.0%
1910 296 +0.0%
1911 296 +0.0%
1912 296 +0.0%
1913 296 +0.0%
1914 296 +0.0%
1915 296 +0.0%
1916 296 +0.0%
1917 296 +0.0%
1918 296 +0.0%
1919 296 +0.0%
1920 296 +0.0%
1921 296 +0.0%
1922 296 +0.0%
1923 296 +0.0%
1924 296 +0.0%
1925 296 +0.0%
1926 296 +0.0%
1927 296 +0.0%
1928 296 +0.0%
1929 296 +0.0%
1930 296 +0.0%
1931 296 +0.0%
1932 296 +0.0%
1933 296 +0.0%
1934 296 +0.0%
1935 296 +0.0%
1936 296 +0.0%
1937 296 +0.0%
1938 296 +0.0%
1939 296 +0.0%
1940 296 +0.0%
1941 296 +0.0%
1942 296 +0.0%
1943 296 +0.0%
1944 296 +0.0%
1945 296 +0.0%
1946 296 +0.0%
1947 296 +0.0%
1948 296 +0.0%
1949 296 +0.0%
1950 296 +0.0%
1951 296 +0.0%
1952 296 +0.0%
1953 296 +0.0%
1954 296 +0.0%
1955 296 +0.0%
1956 296 +0.0%
1957 296 +0.0%
1958 296 +0.0%
1959 296 +0.0%
1960 296 +0.0%
1961 296 +0.0%
1962 296 +0.0%
1963 296 +0.0%
1964 296 +0.0%
1965 296 +0.0%
1966 296 +0.0%
1967 296 +0.0%
1968 296 +0.0%
1969 296 +0.0%
1970 296 +0.0%
1971 296 +0.0%
1972 296 +0.0%
1973 296 +0.0%
1974 296 +0.0%
1975 296 +0.0%
1976 296 +0.0%
1977 296 +0.0%
1978 296 +0.0%
1979 296 +0.0%
1980 296 +0.0%
1981 296 +0.0%
1982 296 +0.0%
1983 296 +0.0%
1984 296 +0.0%
1985 296 +0.0%
1986 296 +0.0%
1987 296 +0.0%
1988 296 +0.0%
1989 296 +0.0%
1990 296 +0.0%
1991 296 +0.0%
1992 296 +0.0%
1993 296 +0.0%
1994 296 +0.0%
1995 296 +0.0%
1996 296 +0.0%
1997 296 +0.0%
1998 296 +0.0%
1999 296 +0.0%
2000 296 +0.0%
2001 296 +0.0%
2002 296 +0.0%
2003 296 +0.0%
2004 296 +0.0%
2005 296 +0.0%
2006 296 +0.0%
2007 296 +0.0%
2008 296 +0.0%
2009 296 +0.0%
2010 296 +0.0%
2011 296 +0.0%
2012 296 +0.0%
2013 296 +0.0%
2014 296 +0.0%
2015 296 +0.0%
2016 296 +0.0%
2017 296 +0.0%
2018 296 +0.0%
2019 296 +0.0%
2020 296 +0.0%
2021 296 +0.0%
2022 296 +0.0%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 296 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 296 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1526 +100.0% 1 2
1527 +50.0% 2 3
1528 +33.3% 3 4
1529 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 1.5 0 5 10
1530s 10.5 6 15 10
1540s 20.5 16 25 10
1550s 30.5 26 35 10
1560s 40.5 36 45 10
1570s 50.5 46 55 10
1580s 60.5 56 65 10
1590s 70.5 66 75 10
1600s 80.5 76 85 10
1610s 90.5 86 95 10
1620s 100.5 96 105 10
1630s 110.5 106 115 10
1640s 120.5 116 125 10
1650s 130.5 126 135 10
1660s 140.5 136 145 10
1670s 150.5 146 155 10
1680s 160.5 156 165 10
1690s 170.5 166 175 10
1700s 180.5 176 185 10
1710s 190.5 186 195 10
1720s 200.5 196 205 10
1730s 210.5 206 215 10
1740s 220.5 216 225 10
1750s 230.5 226 235 10
1760s 240.5 236 245 10
1770s 250.5 246 255 10
1780s 260.5 256 265 10
1790s 270.5 266 275 10
1800s 280.5 276 285 10
1810s 290.5 286 295 10
1820s 296 296 296 10
1830s 296 296 296 10
1840s 296 296 296 10
1850s 296 296 296 10
1860s 296 296 296 10
1870s 296 296 296 10
1880s 296 296 296 10
1890s 296 296 296 10
1900s 296 296 296 10
1910s 296 296 296 10
1920s 296 296 296 10
1930s 296 296 296 10
1940s 296 296 296 10
1950s 296 296 296 10
1960s 296 296 296 10
1970s 296 296 296 10
1980s 296 296 296 10
1990s 296 296 296 10
2000s 296 296 296 10
2010s 296 296 296 10
2020s 296 296 296 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Colombia?
Years colonized in Colombia was 296 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 296 in 1820.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Colombia rank for years colonized?
Colombia ranks 28th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
Last refreshed