Which has higher refugees by country of origin, Colombia or Yemen?

Colombia, at 77,775 people against 51,357 people in Yemen as of 2024.

What is the difference in refugees by country of origin between Colombia and Yemen?

26,418 people, with Colombia ahead.

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

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UNHCR (2025) – 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.

Colombia vs Yemen: Refugees by country of origin

Colombia

77,775 people

in 2024

Yemen

51,357 people

in 2024

Colombia rank

30th

Yemen rank

32nd

Refugees by country of origin over time

Colombia
Yemen

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 77,775 people against 51,357 people in Yemen, a difference of 26,418 people.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.5 times Yemen's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 30th and Yemen ranks 32nd of 204 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,887 people	743.8 people	1,143 people	Colombia
2000s	159,148 people	1,686 people	157,462 people	Colombia
2010s	311,329 people	13,756 people	297,573 people	Colombia
2020s	121,592 people	41,901 people	79,691 people	Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees by country of origin, Colombia or Yemen?: Colombia, at 77,775 people against 51,357 people in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees by country of origin between Colombia and Yemen?: 26,418 people, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Yemen?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Yemen rank globally for refugees by country of origin?: Colombia ranks 30th and Yemen ranks 32nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNHCR (2025) – 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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Indicator: Refugees by country of origin
Unit: people
Source: UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 7,190 data points, 1960–2024
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, not just those who fled that year.