#510 by population worldwide
Cartagena
Colombia
- Population, 2025
- 1 million
- Projected, 2050
- 1.2 million+15.8%
- World rank
- #5102000: #501 → 2050: #530
- Urban area
- 127 km²
- Density
- 7,945people/km²
- Built-up area per resident
- 30 m²
- Time zone
- UTC−5America/Bogota · −9 h vs Tbilisi
- Distance from Tbilisi
- 11,622 km
Weather in Cartagena
Cartagena
30°
Partly cloudy
Today: ↑31° ↓26°
Pressure 1006 hPa
24-hour forecast
Air quality
61
Poor
- PM2.5
- 15.1µg/m³
- PM10
- 20.3µg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.3µg/m³
- O₃
- 121µg/m³
7-day forecast
- Today26°31°49%, 1.4 mm
- Sat26°30°87%, 13.3 mm
- Sun25°30°84%, 20.9 mm
- Mon25°27°96%, 32.8 mm
- Tue25°28°94%, 14.6 mm
- Wed25°30°86%, 0.9 mm
- Thu25°30°81%, 1.5 mm
Feels like
36°Humidity
76%Wind
11km/h334° NWgust 27 km/hUV index
7HighPrecipitation
49%1.4 mmSunset
17:40Sunrise 05:51Sunset 17:40
Updated 15:15 · Open-Meteo
Population 1975–2050
Thousands of people; 2030–2050 are UN projections.
- 1975373
- 1980438
- 1985514
- 1990572
- 1995638
- 2000707
- 2005816
- 2010855
- 2015895
- 2020924
- 20251,009
- 20301,067
- 20351,109
- 20401,140
- 20451,158
- 20501,168
Getting around
No metro stations inside the urban area are mapped in OpenStreetMap.
Airports
CTG · 6 km
Currency: COP ($)
Nearby large cities
Largest cities in Colombia
FAQ
What is the population of Cartagena?
Cartagena has 1 million people in its urban area in 2025 — #510 in the world. The UN projects 1.2 million by 2050.
What time zone is Cartagena in?
America/Bogota, UTC−5. −9 h vs Tbilisi.
Does Cartagena have a metro?
No metro stations inside the urban area are mapped in OpenStreetMap.
How far is Cartagena from Tbilisi?
About 11,622 km in a straight line (great-circle distance).