Colombia vs Yemen: Internally displaced people due to conflict
Colombia
7.16 million people
in 2025
Yemen
4.80 million people
in 2025
Colombia rank
2nd
Yemen rank
5th
Internally displaced people due to conflict over time
- Colombia
- Yemen
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 7.16 million people against 4.80 million people in Yemen, a difference of 2.36 million people.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.5 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Yemen ahead.
Colombia ranks 2nd and Yemen ranks 5th of 205 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 2000s | 1.97 million people | 42,700 people | 1.93 million people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 6.07 million people | 1.39 million people | 4.68 million people | Colombia |
| 2020s | 7.16 million people | 4.49 million people | 2.67 million people | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher internally displaced people due to conflict, Colombia or Yemen?
- Colombia, at 7.16 million people against 4.80 million people in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in internally displaced people due to conflict between Colombia and Yemen?
- 2.36 million people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Yemen?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Yemen rank globally for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Colombia ranks 2nd and Yemen ranks 5th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Internally displaced people due to conflict. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People who were forced to leave their homes due to armed conflict or violence.