Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Colombia

Refugees by country of origin in Colombia in 2024 — 77,775 people. Ranked 171 in the world out of 200. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 155,450%.

2024 77,775 people −32.67% vs 2023
World rank 171of 200
Period maximum 551,741 people2007
Period minimum 35 people1988

Trend over time

1981–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Colombia, 1981–20240200,000400,000600,00019811986199119962001200620112016202120241981: 50 people1982: 100 people1985: 60 people1986: 50 people1987: 50 people1988: 35 people1989: 65 people1990: 493 people1991: 738 people1992: 841 people1993: 1,040 people1994: 1,361 people1995: 1,902 people1996: 2,168 people1997: 2,376 people1998: 3,536 people1999: 4,412 people2000: 9,278 people2001: 17,937 people2002: 30,624 people2003: 37,992 people2004: 47,380 people2005: 60,447 people2006: 72,793 people2007: 551,741 people2008: 373,532 people2009: 389,753 people2010: 395,579 people2011: 395,950 people2012: 394,112 people2013: 396,711 people2014: 360,291 people2015: 340,116 people2016: 311,059 people2017: 191,635 people2018: 138,583 people2019: 189,254 people2020: 189,866 people2021: 115,792 people2022: 109,012 people2023: 115,513 people2024: 77,775 people
Change over the period: +77,725 (+155,450%) Average annual rate: 18.64 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Colombia 77,775 people
World computed 30.69M people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 928,888 people
South America computed 471,039 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.11M people
Refugees by country of origin — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 77,775 −37,738 −32.67%
2023 115,513 +6,501 +5.96%
2022 109,012 −6,780 −5.86%
2021 115,792 −74,074 −39.01%
2020 189,866 +612 +0.32%
2019 189,254 +50,671 +36.56%
2018 138,583 −53,052 −27.68%
2017 191,635 −119,424 −38.39%
2016 311,059 −29,057 −8.54%
2015 340,116 −20,175 −5.6%
2014 360,291 −36,420 −9.18%
2013 396,711 +2,599 +0.66%
2012 394,112 −1,838 −0.46%
2011 395,950 +371 +0.09%
2010 395,579 +5,826 +1.49%
2009 389,753 +16,221 +4.34%
2008 373,532 −178,209 −32.3%
2007 551,741 +478,948 +657.96%
2006 72,793 +12,346 +20.42%
2005 60,447 +13,067 +27.58%
2004 47,380 +9,388 +24.71%
2003 37,992 +7,368 +24.06%
2002 30,624 +12,687 +70.73%
2001 17,937 +8,659 +93.33%
2000 9,278 +4,866 +110.29%
1999 4,412 +876 +24.77%
1998 3,536 +1,160 +48.82%
1997 2,376 +208 +9.59%
1996 2,168 +266 +13.99%
1995 1,902 +541 +39.75%
1994 1,361 +321 +30.87%
1993 1,040 +199 +23.66%
1992 841 +103 +13.96%
1991 738 +245 +49.7%
1990 493 +428 +658.46%
1989 65 +30 +85.71%
1988 35 −15 −30%
1987 50 +0 +0%
1986 50 −10 −16.67%
1985 60
1982 100 +50 +100%
1981 50

About the indicator

The number of refugees originating from a given country, wherever they are located, according to UNHCR. This is the mirror side of the indicator by country of asylum: there people are counted by the place where they found protection, here by the country they left. It is this series that shows the scale of forced exodus, and the largest displacement crises of recent decades are visible in it.

Important: The indicator counts only those who have crossed a border. People displaced inside their own country are not included, although they are usually more numerous — that is separate statistics, kept by the IDMC.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.