⚡ Programming Languages in Colombia

Programming languages are computer languages composed of instructions, syntax, and rules used by developers to create software such as applications and websites.

Colombia is a South American country with a population of over 52 million people.

According to our research, programming languages are detected on 93.8% of websites from Colombia.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top programming languages on websites in Colombia in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is JavaScript with an impressive share of 96.9%, followed by PHP with 69.6% and Lua with 8%.

JavaScript 96.9%
PHP 69.6%
Lua 8%
Ruby 7.4%
C# 5.4%
Java 1.7%
TypeScript 1.3%
Scala 1.3%
Python 0.5%
CFML 0.4%
ASP 0.3%
Perl 0.2%
Go 0.03%
CoffeeScript 0.02%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top languages that are more popular in Colombia than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

3. Lua ^(-1)
4. Ruby ^(-1)
7. TypeScript ^(-1)
8. Scala ^(-1)
9. Python ^(-1)
10. CFML ^(-1)
12. Perl ^(-1)
14. CoffeeScript ^(-2)

✨ Best Programming Languages

Below is a more detailed list of 14 programming languages used on sites from Colombia, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	JavaScript Austin, Texas, United States An interpreted programming language and a core technology of the web, alongside HTML and CSS, used to add interactivity and logic to websites and web applications.	96.9%
2	PHP A widely used free server-side scripting language designed for building dynamic web applications and powering content-driven websites.	69.6%
3	Lua Rio de Janeiro, Brazil A lightweight scripting language designed primarily for embedded use in applications.	8%
4	Ruby An interpreted, object-oriented, open-source programming language often used for web development.	7.4%
5	C# Redmond, Washington, United States A high-level, statically typed, object-oriented programming language developed for the .NET platform.	5.4%
6	Java Austin, Texas, United States A multi-platform, object-oriented programming language first released by Sun Microsystems in 1995.	1.7%
7	TypeScript Redmond, Washington, United States A high-level programming language developed by Microsoft that adds static typing to JavaScript.	1.3%
8	Scala Lausanne, Switzerland An object-oriented programming language designed to improve and address the limitations of Java.	1.3%
9	Python Wilmington, Delaware, United States A high-level, scripting, dynamically typed programming language that is particularly popular in data processing and machine learning.	0.5%
10	CFML San Jose, California, United States A scripting language for web development, usually associated with Adobe ColdFusion.	0.4%
11	ASP Redmond, Washington, United States A server-side scripting language and dynamic web page engine. FreeLegacy	0.3%
12	Perl A high-level, scripting, dynamically typed programming language.	0.2%
13	Go Mountain View, California, United States A high-level, statically typed, compiled programming language developed at Google.	0.03%
14	CoffeeScript A Ruby- and Python-inspired programming language that compiles to JavaScript.	0.02%

👉 See Also

🌎 Programming Languages in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 6,099 websites from Colombia.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.