Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Colombia or Israel?

Colombia, at 1,306 people against 1,266 people in Israel as of 2024.

What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Colombia and Israel?

40 people, with Colombia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Israel?

27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Colombia vs Israel: Refugees by country of asylum

Colombia

1,306 people

in 2024

Israel

1,266 people

in 2024

Colombia rank

122nd

Israel rank

125th

Refugees by country of asylum over time

Colombia
Israel

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 1,306 people against 1,266 people in Israel, a difference of 40 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 122nd and Israel ranks 125th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Israel in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Israel	Difference	Ahead
1990s	229 people	72.5 people	156.5 people	Colombia
2000s	180.2 people	4,656 people	4,476 people	Israel
2010s	265.6 people	32,683 people	32,417 people	Israel
2020s	1,351 people	1,348 people	2.8 people	Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Colombia or Israel?: Colombia, at 1,306 people against 1,266 people in Israel as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Colombia and Israel?: 40 people, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Israel?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Israel rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?: Colombia ranks 122nd and Israel ranks 125th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Refugees by country of asylum
Unit: people
Source: UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 7,465 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. Refugees are those who have already been granted asylum status in the country they moved to. This includes all refugees who live in this country, not just those who arrived that year.