Colombia vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Colombia
79,669
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1.01 million
in 2025
Colombia rank
30th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
31st

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time

  • Colombia
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 1.01 million against 79,669 in Colombia, a difference of 927,361.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 12.6 times Colombia's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 199 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 63.33 297,230 297,166 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 1,887 139,894 138,007 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 159,148 224,654 65,506 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 311,329 429,592 118,262 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2020s 114,604 738,485 623,880 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of, Colombia or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 1.01 million against 79,669 in Colombia as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
927,361, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
How do Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Colombia ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 10,260 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.