Colombia vs Honduras: Refugees by country of origin
Colombia
77,775 people
in 2024
Honduras
100,969 people
in 2024
Colombia rank
30th
Honduras rank
27th
Refugees by country of origin over time
- Colombia
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 100,969 people against 77,775 people in Colombia, a difference of 23,194 people.
That makes Honduras's figure about 1.3 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Honduras ahead.
Colombia ranks 30th and Honduras ranks 27th of 204 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.5 people | 52.5 people | 5 people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1,887 people | 762.2 people | 1,124 people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 159,148 people | 854.1 people | 158,294 people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 311,329 people | 9,032 people | 302,297 people | Colombia |
| 2020s | 121,592 people | 67,252 people | 54,340 people | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin, Colombia or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 100,969 people against 77,775 people in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin between Colombia and Honduras?
- 23,194 people, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Honduras?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Honduras rank globally for refugees by country of origin?
- Colombia ranks 30th and Honduras ranks 27th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of origin. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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, not just those who fled that year.