Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Colombia
Colombia: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 7.21 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Colombia, 2009–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Colombia recorded 7.21 million for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in 2025.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Colombia peaked at 7.26 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.77 million, in 2022.
That places Colombia 2nd out of 62 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4.92 million | — |
| 2010 | 5.20 million | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 5.28 million | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 5.46 million | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 5.70 million | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 6.04 million | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 6.27 million | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 7.25 million | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 6.51 million | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 5.76 million | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 5.58 million | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 4.92 million | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 5.24 million | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 4.77 million | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 5.08 million | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 7.26 million | +43.1% |
| 2025 | 7.21 million | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.92 million | 4.92 million | 4.92 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.90 million | 5.20 million | 7.25 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.75 million | 4.77 million | 7.26 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 1 Sudan 9.12 million compare
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 5.96 million compare
- 4 Yemen 4.80 million compare
- 5 Afghanistan 4.36 million compare
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 internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Colombia?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Colombia was 7.21 million in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.26 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.77 million in 2022.
- How does Colombia rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Colombia ranks 2nd out of 62 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / origin. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internally displaced people (IDPs) are persons or groups of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of, or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, and violations of human rights, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized State border.