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Refugees and internally displaced persons
Colombia — 22 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2004 | IDPs: 2,730,000 - 3,100,000 (conflict between government and FARC; drug wars) (2004) |
| 2005 | IDPs: 2,730,000 - 3,100,000 (conflict between government and FARC; drug wars) (2004) |
| 2006 | IDPs: 2,900,000 - 3,400,000 (conflict between government and FARC; drug wars) (2004) |
| 2007 | IDPs: 1.8-3.8 million (conflict between government and illegal armed groups and FARC factions; drug wars) (2006) |
| 2008 | IDPs: 1.8-3.5 million (conflict between government and illegal armed groups and drug traffickers) (2007) |
| 2009 | IDPs: 1.8-3.5 million (conflict between government and illegal armed groups and drug traffickers) (2007) |
| 2010 | IDPs: 1.8-3.5 million (conflict between government and illegal armed groups and drug traffickers) (2007) |
| 2011 | IDPs: 1.8-3.5 million (conflict between government and illegal armed groups and drug traffickers) (2007) |
| 2012 | IDPs: 3.9-5.5 million (conflict between government and illegal armed groups and drug traffickers since 1985) (2011) |
| 2013 | IDPs: 3.9-5.5 million (conflict between government and illegal armed groups and drug traffickers since 1985) (2011) stateless persons: 12 (2012) |
| 2014 | IDPs: 5.5 - 5.7 million (conflict between government and illegal armed groups and drug traffickers since 1985; about 300,000 new IDPs each year since 2000) (2013) stateless persons: 12 (2012) |
| 2015 | IDPs: 6,044,200 (conflict between government and illegal armed groups and drug traffickers since 1985; about 300,000 new IDPs each year since 2000) (2014) | stateless persons: 12 (2014) |
| 2016 | IDPs: 6.3 million (conflict between government and illegal armed groups and drug traffickers since 1985; about 300,000 new IDPs each year since 2000) (2015) | stateless persons: 12 (2015) |
| 2017 | IDPs: 7,582,085 (conflict between government and illegal armed groups and drug traffickers since 1985; about 300,000 new IDPs each year since 2000) (2017) | stateless persons: 11 (2016) |
| 2018 | refugees (country of origin): 417,355 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum or have received alternative legal stay) (2018) | IDPs: 7,708,465 (conflict between government and illegal armed groups and drug traffickers since 1985; about 300,000 new IDPs each year since 2000) (2018) | stateless persons: 11 (2016) |
| 2019 | refugees (country of origin): 647,128 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum or have received alternative legal stay) (2019) | IDPs: 7,816,472 (conflict between government and illegal armed groups and drug traffickers since 1985; about 300,000 new IDPs each year since 2000) (2019) | stateless persons: 11 (2018) |
| 2020 | refugees (country of origin): 768,714 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum, are recognized as refugees, or received alternative legal stay)(2020) | IDPs: 7,967,965 (conflict between government and illegal armed groups and drug traffickers since 1985; about 300,000 new IDPs each year since 2000) (2020) | stateless persons: 11 (2019) |
| 2021 | refugees (country of origin): 1,742,927 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum, are recognized as refugees, or received alternative legal stay) (2021) IDPs: 8,176,460 (conflict between government and illegal armed groups and drug traffickers since 1985) (2021) stateless persons: 11 (2020) |
| 2022 | refugees (country of origin): 1,842,390 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum, are recognized as refugees, or received alternative legal stay) (2022) IDPs: 8,258,460 (conflict between government and illegal armed groups and drug traffickers since 1985) (2022) stateless persons: 11 (mid-year 2021) |
| 2023 | refugees (country of origin): 2,477,588 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum, are recognized as refugees, or received alternative legal stay) (2023) IDPs: 6,863,334 (conflict between government and illegal armed groups and drug traffickers since 1985) (2023) stateless persons: 11 (2022) |
| 2024 | refugees (country of origin): 2,875,743 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum, are recognized as refugees, or received alternative legal stay) (2023) IDPs: 6,863,334 (conflict between government and illegal armed groups and drug traffickers since 1985) (2023) stateless persons: 11 (2022) |
| 2025 | refugees: 30,611 (2024 est.) IDPs: 7,264,767 (2024 est.) stateless persons: 5 (2024 est.) |