Forcibly displaced people in Colombia
Colombia: Forcibly displaced people was 10.04 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forcibly displaced people in Colombia, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Colombia recorded 10.04 million for forcibly displaced people in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Colombia peaked at 10.08 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.20 million, in 2010.
Colombia ranks 1st of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.20 million | 5.20 million | 7.36 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.18 million | 6.67 million | 10.08 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More social development data for Colombia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1,464 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 79,669 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score -0.4709 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 303,273 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 17,421 (2025)
- Press freedom 1 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 6.04 (2025)
- Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 7.21 million (2025)
- Other people in need of international protection by country or territo 2.81 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forcibly displaced people in Colombia?
- Forcibly displaced people in Colombia was 10.04 million in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.08 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.20 million in 2010.
- How does Colombia rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Colombia ranks 1st out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.