Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Colombia

Refugees by country of asylum in Colombia in 2024 — 1,306 people. Ranked 121 in the world out of 178. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 12.9%.

2024 1,306 people −5.5% vs 2023
World rank 121of 178
Period maximum 2,000 people1979
Period minimum 137 people2006

Trend over time

1970–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Colombia, 1970–202405001,0001,5002,00019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 1,500 people1971: 1,400 people1972: 1,350 people1973: 1,450 people1974: 1,200 people1977: 1,800 people1978: 1,500 people1979: 2,000 people1980: 2,000 people1981: 1,800 people1982: 150 people1983: 210 people1984: 330 people1985: 400 people1986: 240 people1987: 680 people1988: 720 people1989: 700 people1990: 460 people1991: 450 people1992: 478 people1993: 296 people1994: 312 people1995: 220 people1996: 222 people1997: 223 people1998: 226 people1999: 232 people2000: 244 people2001: 213 people2002: 208 people2003: 189 people2004: 146 people2005: 152 people2006: 137 people2007: 164 people2008: 165 people2009: 184 people2010: 198 people2011: 208 people2012: 204 people2013: 207 people2014: 198 people2015: 212 people2016: 241 people2017: 260 people2018: 294 people2019: 634 people2020: 957 people2021: 1,504 people2022: 1,607 people2023: 1,382 people2024: 1,306 people
Change over the period: −194 (−12.93%) Average annual rate: -0.26 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Colombia

Colombia 1,306 people
World computed 30.92M people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 513,712 people
South America computed 323,091 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.02M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 1,306 −76 −5.5%
2023 1,382 −225 −14%
2022 1,607 +103 +6.85%
2021 1,504 +547 +57.16%
2020 957 +323 +50.95%
2019 634 +340 +115.65%
2018 294 +34 +13.08%
2017 260 +19 +7.88%
2016 241 +29 +13.68%
2015 212 +14 +7.07%
2014 198 −9 −4.35%
2013 207 +3 +1.47%
2012 204 −4 −1.92%
2011 208 +10 +5.05%
2010 198 +14 +7.61%
2009 184 +19 +11.52%
2008 165 +1 +0.61%
2007 164 +27 +19.71%
2006 137 −15 −9.87%
2005 152 +6 +4.11%
2004 146 −43 −22.75%
2003 189 −19 −9.13%
2002 208 −5 −2.35%
2001 213 −31 −12.7%
2000 244 +12 +5.17%
1999 232 +6 +2.65%
1998 226 +3 +1.35%
1997 223 +1 +0.45%
1996 222 +2 +0.91%
1995 220 −92 −29.49%
1994 312 +16 +5.41%
1993 296 −182 −38.08%
1992 478 +28 +6.22%
1991 450 −10 −2.17%
1990 460 −240 −34.29%
1989 700 −20 −2.78%
1988 720 +40 +5.88%
1987 680 +440 +183.33%
1986 240 −160 −40%
1985 400 +70 +21.21%
1984 330 +120 +57.14%
1983 210 +60 +40%
1982 150 −1,650 −91.67%
1981 1,800 −200 −10%
1980 2,000 +0 +0%
1979 2,000 +500 +33.33%
1978 1,500 −300 −16.67%
1977 1,800
1974 1,200 −250 −17.24%
1973 1,450 +100 +7.41%
1972 1,350 −50 −3.57%
1971 1,400 −100 −6.67%
1970 1,500

About the indicator

The number of refugees present in a country, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A refugee is a person who has received protection outside their country of origin; the indicator covers both those recognized individually and those recognized on a group basis in situations of mass exodus. The series has been kept since 1951, that is since the adoption of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

Important: This is the receiving side. It is not to be confused with the number of refugees FROM a country — that is a separate indicator, and the difference between the two shows whether a country hosts forced migration or produces it.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.