Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth in Colombia

Colombia: Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth was 1.15 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.15 million
Change on year
up 9.9%
World rank
10th
of 117 countries
All-time high
1.15 million
in 2024
All-time low
556,407
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2024

Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth in Colombia, 2005–2024

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M2005201420242005: 556.4k2006: 592.4k2007: 604.5k2008: 600.2k2009: 609.8k2010: 636.6k2011: 658.7k2012: 677.1k2013: 677.2k2014: 706.8k2015: 699.4k2016: 704.6k2017: 783.0k2018: 789.6k2019: 808.1k2021: 854.9k2022: 928.1k2023: 1.0M2024: 1.2M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, foreign born population of the united states by country of birth in Colombia stood at 1.15 million. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 63.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign born population of the united states by country of birth in Colombia peaked at 1.15 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 556,407, in 2005.

Colombia ranks 10th of 117 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth in Colombia, 2005 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2005 556,407 —
2006 592,436 +6.5%
2007 604,527 +2.0%
2008 600,226 -0.7%
2009 609,845 +1.6%
2010 636,555 +4.4%
2011 658,667 +3.5%
2012 677,068 +2.8%
2013 677,231 +0.0%
2014 706,826 +4.4%
2015 699,399 -1.1%
2016 704,587 +0.7%
2017 783,032 +11.1%
2018 789,561 +0.8%
2019 808,148 +2.4%
2021 854,921 +5.8%
2022 928,053 +8.6%
2023 1.05 million +13.1%
2024 1.15 million +9.9%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 1.15 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 156,094, 7.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 1.15 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 333,094, 3.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 592,688 556,407 609,845 5
2010s 714,107 636,555 808,148 10
2020s 996,611 854,921 1.15 million 4

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 7 Vietnam 1.40 million compare
  2. 8 Guatemala 1.37 million compare
  3. 9 Dominican Republic 1.30 million compare
  4. 11 Honduras 993,829 compare
  5. 12 Venezuela 987,647 compare
  6. 13 Jamaica 888,406 compare

See the full ranking of 117 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign born population of the united states by country of birth in Colombia?
Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth in Colombia was 1.15 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest foreign born population of the united states by country of birth recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 1.15 million in 2024.
What is the lowest foreign born population of the united states by country of birth recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 556,407 in 2005.
How does Colombia rank for foreign born population of the united states by country of birth?
Colombia ranks 10th out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
Is foreign born population of the united states by country of birth rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Foreign born population of the united states by country of birth
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
117 places, 2,327 data points, 1850–2024
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