Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0057 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Colombia, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.0057 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 24.5% on the previous year and up 3,775.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.0075 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2014.
That places Colombia 19th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0004 units per person | +204.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 units per person | +39.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 units per person | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.001 units per person | +94.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 units per person | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 units per person | +20.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 units per person | -30.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 units per person | -56.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 units per person | -16.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | -70.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | +44.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 units per person | +81.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 units per person | +154.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 units per person | +38.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 units per person | +62.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0016 units per person | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0028 units per person | +76.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0058 units per person | +107.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0075 units per person | +30.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0057 units per person | -24.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More social development data for Colombia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,464 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 79,669 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 79,669 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Colombia?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Colombia was 0.0057 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0075 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2014.
- How does Colombia rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 19th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,775.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.