Colombia vs Ireland
Colombia vs Ireland: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 3 per 1,000 people in Colombia and 8.4 per 1,000 people in Ireland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ireland, by 5.5 per 1,000 people, or 2.86 times that in Colombia.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Ireland has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Colombia.
- In 2023, Colombia ranked 54 and Ireland ranked 28 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Colombia at -0 per 1,000 people and Ireland at -0 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Colombia | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 8.4 |
| 2022 | 3.5 | 18.3 |
| 2021 | 3.9 | 5.5 |
| 2020 | 4.5 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 8 | 6 |
| 2018 | 10.1 | 6.9 |
| 2017 | 9 | 6 |
| 2016 | 2.2 | 4 |
| 2015 | -0.9 | 2.8 |
| 2014 | -1.5 | 0.1 |
| 2013 | -1.4 | -2.7 |
| 2012 | -1.2 | -4.9 |
| 2011 | -1 | -5.8 |
| 2010 | -0.8 | -5.9 |
| 2009 | -1.1 | -4.1 |
| 2008 | -1.4 | 4.2 |
| 2007 | -1.1 | 17.4 |
| 2006 | -0.9 | 22.1 |
| 2005 | -1 | 15.4 |
| 2004 | -0.6 | 12.1 |
| 2003 | -0.8 | 8.1 |
| 2002 | -0.6 | 8.7 |
| 2001 | -0.7 | 10.2 |
| 2000 | -0.7 | 8.2 |
| 1999 | -0.6 | 6.3 |
| 1998 | -0.2 | 4.5 |
| 1997 | -0.6 | 4.7 |
| 1996 | -0.8 | 2.7 |
| 1995 | -0.9 | 2.8 |
| 1994 | -0.5 | -0.9 |
| 1993 | -0.9 | -1.1 |
| 1992 | -0.4 | 0.4 |
| 1991 | -1.5 | 1.4 |
| 1990 | -0.2 | -2.3 |
| 1989 | -0.7 | -8.2 |
| 1988 | -0.8 | -12.5 |
| 1987 | -1.2 | -10.9 |
| 1986 | -1.4 | -6 |
| 1985 | -0.7 | -4.6 |
| 1984 | -0.7 | -4.4 |
| 1983 | -0.5 | -4.3 |
| 1982 | -1.4 | -4.2 |
| 1981 | -1.9 | -3.1 |
| 1980 | -1.7 | -0.8 |
| 1979 | -2.5 | 0.4 |
| 1978 | -2.7 | 4.7 |
| 1977 | -2.8 | 4.4 |
| 1976 | -4.1 | 4.4 |
| 1975 | -3.6 | 4.3 |
| 1974 | -3.5 | 4.3 |
| 1973 | -3.4 | 4.3 |
| 1972 | -3.6 | 4.2 |
| 1971 | -4 | 2 |
| 1970 | -3.2 | -3 |
| 1969 | -3.2 | -3.5 |
| 1968 | -3.1 | -3.8 |
| 1967 | -3 | -4 |
| 1966 | -3.2 | -4.1 |
| 1965 | -2.9 | -4.9 |
| 1964 | -3.1 | -5.5 |
| 1963 | -3.1 | -5.8 |
| 1962 | -3 | -6.2 |
| 1961 | -3 | -7.9 |
| 1960 | -3.1 | -13.6 |
| 1959 | -3.4 | -14.5 |
| 1958 | -4.3 | -14.7 |
| 1957 | -3.6 | -14.8 |
| 1956 | -3.5 | -14.8 |
| 1955 | -3.6 | -14.6 |
| 1954 | -3.6 | -15.1 |
| 1953 | -3.7 | -15.6 |
| 1952 | -3.2 | -15.2 |
| 1951 | -3 | -1.6 |
| 1950 | -3 | -0.5 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Colombia | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.70.1–5.5 | 7.40.9–15.5 |
| 2025 | 2.4-1.3–6.3 | 6.7-2.5–17 |
| 2026 | 2.1-2–6.9 | 6-5.7–17.6 |
| 2027 | 2-2.7–7.3 | 5.6-7.6–19.5 |
| 2028 | 1.8-3.3–7.6 | 5.2-8.4–19.8 |
| 2029 | 1.7-3.6–7.9 | 4.5-10.4–20 |
| 2030 | 1.5-4.4–7.8 | 4-11.4–20.3 |
| 2031 | 1.4-4.6–8.1 | 3.8-12.7–20.9 |
| 2032 | 1.2-5–7.7 | 3.5-13.1–21.5 |
| 2033 | 1.1-5.1–8 | 3.1-14.1–22.4 |
| 2034 | 1-5.3–8.1 | 2.7-14.7–22.2 |
| 2035 | 0.9-5.6–8 | 2.3-15–22.6 |
| 2036 | 0.8-6.1–8.3 | 2.2-14.7–22.2 |
| 2037 | 0.6-6.4–7.9 | 2.2-15.6–23.1 |
| 2038 | 0.5-6.8–8.1 | 2.1-15.9–23.6 |
| 2039 | 0.5-6.8–8.1 | 1.7-16.4–23.3 |
| 2040 | 0.3-7.1–8.2 | 1.8-16.4–23.6 |
| 2041 | 0.3-7.1–8 | 1.7-16.8–23.7 |
| 2042 | 0.2-7–8.3 | 1.3-17.3–23.7 |
| 2043 | 0.2-7.5–8.2 | 1.1-17.7–24.4 |
| 2044 | 0.1-7.8–8.3 | 1.2-18–22.6 |
| 2045 | 0.1-7.7–8.1 | 1-18.8–22 |
| 2046 | 0.1-7.7–8.4 | 0.7-18.2–21.9 |
| 2047 | 0-7.8–8.6 | 0.9-18.1–22.3 |
| 2048 | 0-7.7–8.5 | 1-18.8–22.3 |
| 2049 | -0-7.9–8.3 | 0.8-18.9–22.1 |
| 2050 | -0-8.5–8.4 | 0.6-19.9–21.4 |
| 2051 | -0-8.5–8.8 | 0.5-19.9–22 |
| 2052 | -0-8.2–8.8 | 0.7-19.6–22.3 |
| 2053 | -0-8–8.8 | 0.6-18.1–22.9 |
| 2054 | -0-8.6–8.8 | 0.7-19.7–23.1 |
| 2055 | -0-8.1–8.7 | 0.4-19.7–22.6 |
| 2056 | -0-8.4–9.3 | 0.9-19.6–22.4 |
| 2057 | -0-8.7–8.7 | 0.4-21–21.9 |
| 2058 | -0-9–8.5 | 0.3-20.2–21.8 |
| 2059 | -0-8.8–8.4 | -0-21.1–21.5 |
| 2060 | -0-7.9–8.3 | 0.1-20–19.9 |
| 2061 | -0-8.5–8.9 | 0.3-21–22.8 |
| 2062 | -0-8.9–8.5 | 0.5-20.9–22.8 |
| 2063 | -0-9.3–8.9 | 0.5-20.8–23.2 |
| 2064 | -0-9–8.7 | 0.2-19.9–23 |
| 2065 | -0-9–9.3 | 0.2-21.5–22.5 |
| 2066 | -0-9.3–9.4 | 0.2-20.1–22.8 |
| 2067 | -0-9–8.9 | 0.2-20.3–23.2 |
| 2068 | -0-9.3–8.7 | 0.2-19.8–22.6 |
| 2069 | -0-9.6–8.7 | 0.1-20–22.3 |
| 2070 | -0-9.7–8.8 | -0-20–23.5 |
| 2071 | -0-10.1–8.9 | 0-20.4–23.5 |
| 2072 | -0-9.9–9 | -0-19.8–22.3 |
| 2073 | -0-9.5–8.8 | -0.1-19.2–22.9 |
| 2074 | -0-9.1–8.9 | -0.2-19.9–23.2 |
| 2075 | -0-9.5–9.3 | -0-19.4–24.3 |
| 2076 | -0-9.5–9.7 | -0.1-20–22.6 |
| 2077 | -0-9.6–9 | -0.1-19.7–22.5 |
| 2078 | -0-9.4–9.5 | -0.1-19.5–22.9 |
| 2079 | -0-9.5–8.9 | -0.1-19.5–22 |
| 2080 | -0-9.6–9 | 0.3-19.5–22.8 |
| 2081 | -0-9.3–8.6 | 0.5-18.5–24.3 |
| 2082 | -0-9–8.2 | 0.2-19.1–22.6 |
| 2083 | -0-9.3–8.6 | -0-19.8–22.3 |
| 2084 | -0-9–9.1 | -0-20.3–22.5 |
| 2085 | -0-9.1–8.9 | -0.1-19.6–21.5 |
| 2086 | -0-9.2–8.8 | 0-19–21.8 |
| 2087 | -0-9.5–9.3 | -0.1-19–22.1 |
| 2088 | -0-9.7–9.3 | -0.2-18.5–23.1 |
| 2089 | -0-9.3–8.8 | -0.2-19.8–23.5 |
| 2090 | -0-9.4–9 | -0.3-19.5–23.1 |
| 2091 | -0-8.8–9.1 | -0.2-19.3–24.4 |
| 2092 | -0-9–9 | -0.1-18.2–23.7 |
| 2093 | -0-8.8–9 | 0-18.1–24.7 |
| 2094 | -0-9.3–9.6 | 0.1-19.1–23.4 |
| 2095 | -0-9.1–9.3 | 0.2-18.4–22.7 |
| 2096 | -0-9.4–9.1 | -0.1-18.3–23.5 |
| 2097 | -0-9.3–9.4 | -0-18.5–24.3 |
| 2098 | -0-9.5–9 | -0-18–23.8 |
| 2099 | -0-9.6–9.3 | -0-19.2–23.8 |
| 2100 | -0-9.5–9.2 | -0-19.6–24.5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Colombia vs Ireland
Health
- Life expectancyColombia: 77.7 years in 2023Ireland: 82.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityColombia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024Ireland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityColombia: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ireland: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterColombia: 73.9% in 2022Ireland: 96% in 2022
- DepressionColombia: 2.2% in 2017Ireland: 4.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateColombia: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Ireland: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationColombia: 52.3 million people in 2023Ireland: 5.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthColombia: 1.1% a year in 2023Ireland: 1.19% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateColombia: 1.65 births per woman in 2023Ireland: 1.6 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationColombia: 78.8% in 2025Ireland: 64.6% in 2025
- Median ageColombia: 31.6 years in 2023Ireland: 38.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overColombia: 9.4% in 2023Ireland: 15.5% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingColombia: 3.2% of GDP in 2025Ireland: 0.22% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsColombia: $13.7B in 2025Ireland: $1.46B in 2025
- Military spending per personColombia: $273 in 2025Ireland: $272 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingColombia: 9.3% of government spending in 2025Ireland: 0.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelColombia: 428,000 people in 2020Ireland: 9,000 people in 2020
- National powerColombia: 0.57% of world capability in 2022Ireland: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersColombia: 1.7% of the labour force in 2020Ireland: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsColombia: 22 million TIV in 2025Ireland: 14 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsColombia: 4 million TIV in 2020Ireland: 24 million TIV in 2025