18th Census of Population and 7th of Housing
XVIII Censo de Poblacion y VII of Vivienda
Label for door marking of censored houses.
Date(s)From January 9th to September 2018
Location(s)Colombia
Previous eventCenso de Colombia de 2005 [es]
Next eventTBA

The 2018 Colombian Census was the 18th population census in Colombia, and the 7th to include the counting of households and dwelling units.[1] It was developed by the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) of the Republic of Colombia,[2] whose guidelines and rules were established by Decree 1899 of November 22, 2017.[3]

Background and execution of the census

Initially, the plan was to have several phases for the census: e-Census (virtual) from January 9 to March 8, 2018, and face-to-face visits to homes, which began in April and ended on June 30, 2018.[4] However, due to technical difficulties with the census' virtual platform, the virtual phase was extended until April 12.[5] In total, 5,048,492 people were counted online, and the face-to-face home visits began on April 18.[6]

Subsequently, due to incidents with the construction of the Ituango Dam that forced the evacuation of several municipalities, the winter emergency, security problems in the Catatumbo region, and the change of government authorities, face-to-face visits to homes were extended until September, 2018.[7] Some preliminary results were released in late August,[8] and the final results were expected to be published on the third week of September.[9] It was finally announced that the data would become official on October 30, 2018.[10] The second delivery of preliminary results was made on November 6, 2018.[11] As reported by DANE, the entire process of executing the census meant interviewing 32 million people with a budget of 310 million Colombian pesos.[12]

Prior to this census, the last population census in Colombia was the 2005 Census, which was conducted between May 22, 2005 and May 22, 2006.[13] According to the official projections that had been made from the records of that census, the population of Colombia in 2018 was expected to be about 49,834,240 inhabitants.[14] However, the preliminary 2018 results counted only 45.5 million people.[15] The final census results were announced at a press conference on July 4, 2019, when DANE revealed that 4.09 million people had been left out of the preliminary count due to "a series of failures in the collection of information."[16] DANE then released the final estimate of 48,258,499 people living in Colombia.[17]

Population by departments

Population of the departments of Colombia in 2018[18]
N.º Department Urban Population Rest of the Population Total Population[n¹ 1]
1 Bogotá 7,387,400 25,166 7,412,566
2 Antioquia 4,972,941 1,434,161 6,407,102
3 Valle del Cauca 3,809,542 666,344 4,475,886
4 Cundinamarca 2,090,845 828,215 2,919,060
5 Atlántico 2,404,831 130,686 2,535,517
6 Santander 1,655,627 529,210 2,184,837
7 Bolívar 1,549,063 521,047 2,070,110
8 Córdoba 937,319 847,464 1,784,783
9 Nariño 716,592 914,000 1,630,592
10 Norte de Santander 1,173,712 317,977 1,491,689
11 Cauca 545,902 918,586 1,464,488
12 Magdalena 938,320 403,426 1,341,746
13 Tolima 907,506 422,681 1,330,187
14 Boyacá 708,006 509,370 1,217,376
15 Cesar 903,411 297,163 1,200,574
16 Huila 669,697 430,689 1,100,386
17 Meta 795,061 244,661 1,039,722
18 Caldas 740,865 257,390 998,255
19 Risaralda 736,164 207,237 943,401
20 Sucre 569,089 335,774 904,863
21 La Guajira 410,636 469,924 880,560
22 Quindío 471,910 67,994 539,904
23 Chocó 243,194 291,632 534,826
24 Casanare 295,434 125,070 420,504
25 Caquetá 258,280 143,569 401,849
26 Putumayo 174,539 173,643 348,182
27 Arauca 172,634 89,540 262,174
28 Vichada 25,833 81,975 107,808
29 Guaviare 45,991 36,776 82,767
30 Amazonas 37,047 39,542 76,589
31 San Andrés y Providencia 44,893 16,387 61,280
32 Guainía 20,279 27,835 48,114
33 Vaupés 12,090 28,707 40,797
 Colombia 36,424,653 11,833,841 48,258,494
Data obtained until 16 October 2019.
  1. ^ Total count of Colombian population, including the 44,164,417 of people who took the census and the 4,094,077 who were left out of the census.

Indicators

The main indicators registered in the 2018 General Census were the following:[19]

Description Figures[n¹ 1]
(millions of inhabitants) 		Percentage
General Population[20][21]
Total Population 48.2[17] 100.0%
Men 23.5 48.8%
Women 24.7 51.2%
Population by age
Population from 0 to 14 years old 10.8 22.5%
Population from 15 to 59 years old 26.4 54.9%
Population from 60 to 64 years old 6.4 13.4%
Population over 65 years old 4.4 9.2%
Population according to distribution by location[22]
Municipal Centers 37.2 77.1%
Population Centers 3.4 7.1%
Rural 7.6 15.8%
Data obtained up to 5 July 2019.
Description Figures
(millions) 		Percentage[23]
Number of Households according to access to public services
Total 13.4 100.0%
Electricity 12.9 96.3%
Water supply (improved water source) 11.6 86.4%
Gas (connected to public network) 9.0 66.8%
Data obtained until 5 July 2019.
  1. ^ Total count of Colombian population, including the 44,164,417 of people who took the census and the 4,094,077 who were left out of the census.

References

  1. ^ DANE. "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda". DANE - Información para Todos. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. ^ "La historia del Censo en Colombia". Caracol Radio. 28 September 2005. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Decreto 1899 del 22 de noviembre de 2017" (PDF). Presidencia de la República de Colombia. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Colombia inicia nuevo Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda". Dinero. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Dane amplía plazo para censo electrónico hasta el 12 de abril". El Tiempo. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  6. ^ "En total, 5'048.492 personas se censaron por internet". El Tiempo. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Dane explica por qué está tardando en terminar el censo". La FM. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Dane inicia este martes censo poblacional del 2018". Portafolio. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Censo confirma que Colombia se está envejeciendo a paso rápido". El Tiempo. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Dane aplaza fecha de cierre del censo poblacional". El Tiempo. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Las conclusiones que deja el censo poblacional en Colombia". El Tiempo. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  12. ^ "En julio se conocerán los resultados del censo 2018". El Colombiano. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Censo General 2005". DANE. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Proyecciones de población". DANE. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Población de Colombia sería de 45,5 millones de personas". Portafolio. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  16. ^ Espectador, El. "ELESPECTADOR.COM". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  17. ^ a b "¿Cuántas personas vivimos en Colombia?". Portafolio. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  18. ^ "Población ajustada por cobertura". Archived from the original on 16 October 2019.
  19. ^ "Censo General 2018" (PDF). DANE. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  20. ^ Semana (7 July 2019). "Somos 48.258.494 personas en Colombia". Cuántos habitantes tiene Colombia 48.258.494 (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  21. ^ Vasquez, Jharoccy (5 July 2019). "¿Cuántos habitantes tiene Colombia? El DANE reveló la cifra". Publimetro Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  22. ^ "¿Dónde estamos? | Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística - Colombia 2018". DANE. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  23. ^ "¿Cómo vivimos? | Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística - Colombia 2018". DANE. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
Preceded by2005 Colombian Census Colombian Censuses 2018 Succeeded byTBA
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