Colombia vs IDA total: Forcibly displaced people

Colombia
10.04 million
in 2025
IDA total
64.09 million
in 2025
Colombia rank
1st
IDA total rank
4th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Colombia
  • IDA total
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How they compare

IDA total currently reports 64.09 million against 10.04 million in Colombia, a difference of 54.05 million.

That makes IDA total's figure about 6.4 times Colombia's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 1st and IDA total ranks 4th of 180 countries.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia IDA total Difference Ahead
2010s 6.20 million 29.57 million 23.37 million IDA total
2020s 8.18 million 58.77 million 50.58 million IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Colombia or IDA total?
IDA total, at 64.09 million against 10.04 million in Colombia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Colombia and IDA total?
54.05 million, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and IDA total?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Colombia and IDA total rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Colombia ranks 1st and IDA total ranks 4th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forcibly displaced people
Source
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 3,518 data points, 2010–2025
Last refreshed

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.