Colombia vs Panama
Colombia vs Panama: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 3 per 1,000 people in Colombia and 1.6 per 1,000 people in Panama, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Colombia, by 1.3 per 1,000 people, or 1.81 times that in Panama.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Colombia has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Panama.
- In 2023, Colombia ranked 54 and Panama ranked 72 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Colombia at -0 per 1,000 people and Panama at 0.4 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Colombia | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 3.5 | 1.8 |
| 2021 | 3.9 | 1.3 |
| 2020 | 4.5 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 10.1 | 2.7 |
| 2017 | 9 | 2.7 |
| 2016 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| 2015 | -0.9 | 2.2 |
| 2014 | -1.5 | 1.8 |
| 2013 | -1.4 | 1.5 |
| 2012 | -1.2 | 1.4 |
| 2011 | -1 | 1.4 |
| 2010 | -0.8 | 1.4 |
| 2009 | -1.1 | 1.3 |
| 2008 | -1.4 | 1.3 |
| 2007 | -1.1 | 1.3 |
| 2006 | -0.9 | 1.2 |
| 2005 | -1 | 1.2 |
| 2004 | -0.6 | 1.1 |
| 2003 | -0.8 | 1.1 |
| 2002 | -0.6 | 1 |
| 2001 | -0.7 | 0.9 |
| 2000 | -0.7 | 0.9 |
| 1999 | -0.6 | 0.8 |
| 1998 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
| 1997 | -0.6 | 0.6 |
| 1996 | -0.8 | 0.6 |
| 1995 | -0.9 | 0.4 |
| 1994 | -0.5 | 0.3 |
| 1993 | -0.9 | 0.2 |
| 1992 | -0.4 | 0.1 |
| 1991 | -1.5 | -0.1 |
| 1990 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
| 1989 | -0.7 | -0.6 |
| 1988 | -0.8 | -0.7 |
| 1987 | -1.2 | -0.8 |
| 1986 | -1.4 | -0.9 |
| 1985 | -0.7 | -1 |
| 1984 | -0.7 | -1.1 |
| 1983 | -0.5 | -1.2 |
| 1982 | -1.4 | -1.2 |
| 1981 | -1.9 | -1.3 |
| 1980 | -1.7 | -1.4 |
| 1979 | -2.5 | -1.5 |
| 1978 | -2.7 | -1.5 |
| 1977 | -2.8 | -1.5 |
| 1976 | -4.1 | -1.5 |
| 1975 | -3.6 | -1.5 |
| 1974 | -3.5 | -1.5 |
| 1973 | -3.4 | -1.5 |
| 1972 | -3.6 | -1.5 |
| 1971 | -4 | -1.6 |
| 1970 | -3.2 | -1.6 |
| 1969 | -3.2 | -1.7 |
| 1968 | -3.1 | -1.8 |
| 1967 | -3 | -1.8 |
| 1966 | -3.2 | -1.9 |
| 1965 | -2.9 | -1.9 |
| 1964 | -3.1 | -1.9 |
| 1963 | -3.1 | -1.9 |
| 1962 | -3 | -2 |
| 1961 | -3 | -2.1 |
| 1960 | -3.1 | -2.1 |
| 1959 | -3.4 | -2.2 |
| 1958 | -4.3 | -2.3 |
| 1957 | -3.6 | -2.4 |
| 1956 | -3.5 | -2.5 |
| 1955 | -3.6 | -2.6 |
| 1954 | -3.6 | -2.8 |
| 1953 | -3.7 | -3 |
| 1952 | -3.2 | -3.2 |
| 1951 | -3 | -3.4 |
| 1950 | -3 | -3.6 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Colombia | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.70.1–5.5 | 1.50.9–2.2 |
| 2025 | 2.4-1.3–6.3 | 1.30.5–2.2 |
| 2026 | 2.1-2–6.9 | 1.20.3–2.3 |
| 2027 | 2-2.7–7.3 | 1.10.1–2.3 |
| 2028 | 1.8-3.3–7.6 | 1.1-0.1–2.4 |
| 2029 | 1.7-3.6–7.9 | 1-0.3–2.5 |
| 2030 | 1.5-4.4–7.8 | 0.9-0.4–2.3 |
| 2031 | 1.4-4.6–8.1 | 0.8-0.6–2.4 |
| 2032 | 1.2-5–7.7 | 0.7-0.7–2.4 |
| 2033 | 1.1-5.1–8 | 0.6-0.9–2.2 |
| 2034 | 1-5.3–8.1 | 0.6-1–2.2 |
| 2035 | 0.9-5.6–8 | 0.5-1.1–2.2 |
| 2036 | 0.8-6.1–8.3 | 0.5-1.3–2.2 |
| 2037 | 0.6-6.4–7.9 | 0.5-1.3–2.3 |
| 2038 | 0.5-6.8–8.1 | 0.4-1.4–2.2 |
| 2039 | 0.5-6.8–8.1 | 0.4-1.4–2.1 |
| 2040 | 0.3-7.1–8.2 | 0.4-1.3–2.3 |
| 2041 | 0.3-7.1–8 | 0.4-1.5–2.3 |
| 2042 | 0.2-7–8.3 | 0.4-1.5–2.3 |
| 2043 | 0.2-7.5–8.2 | 0.4-1.4–2.4 |
| 2044 | 0.1-7.8–8.3 | 0.4-1.5–2.3 |
| 2045 | 0.1-7.7–8.1 | 0.4-1.6–2.3 |
| 2046 | 0.1-7.7–8.4 | 0.4-1.6–2.5 |
| 2047 | 0-7.8–8.6 | 0.4-1.6–2.4 |
| 2048 | 0-7.7–8.5 | 0.4-1.6–2.5 |
| 2049 | -0-7.9–8.3 | 0.4-1.6–2.5 |
| 2050 | -0-8.5–8.4 | 0.4-1.6–2.5 |
| 2051 | -0-8.5–8.8 | 0.4-1.6–2.6 |
| 2052 | -0-8.2–8.8 | 0.4-1.5–2.6 |
| 2053 | -0-8–8.8 | 0.4-1.6–2.6 |
| 2054 | -0-8.6–8.8 | 0.4-1.7–2.6 |
| 2055 | -0-8.1–8.7 | 0.4-1.7–2.7 |
| 2056 | -0-8.4–9.3 | 0.4-1.6–2.7 |
| 2057 | -0-8.7–8.7 | 0.4-1.7–2.8 |
| 2058 | -0-9–8.5 | 0.5-1.8–2.8 |
| 2059 | -0-8.8–8.4 | 0.4-1.7–2.6 |
| 2060 | -0-7.9–8.3 | 0.5-1.8–2.6 |
| 2061 | -0-8.5–8.9 | 0.4-1.8–2.9 |
| 2062 | -0-8.9–8.5 | 0.4-1.8–2.7 |
| 2063 | -0-9.3–8.9 | 0.4-1.8–2.7 |
| 2064 | -0-9–8.7 | 0.4-1.8–2.9 |
| 2065 | -0-9–9.3 | 0.4-1.7–2.8 |
| 2066 | -0-9.3–9.4 | 0.4-1.8–2.8 |
| 2067 | -0-9–8.9 | 0.4-1.8–2.7 |
| 2068 | -0-9.3–8.7 | 0.5-1.8–2.9 |
| 2069 | -0-9.6–8.7 | 0.4-1.9–2.9 |
| 2070 | -0-9.7–8.8 | 0.4-2–3 |
| 2071 | -0-10.1–8.9 | 0.5-2–3 |
| 2072 | -0-9.9–9 | 0.4-1.9–2.9 |
| 2073 | -0-9.5–8.8 | 0.4-2–2.8 |
| 2074 | -0-9.1–8.9 | 0.5-2.1–2.8 |
| 2075 | -0-9.5–9.3 | 0.4-2.1–2.8 |
| 2076 | -0-9.5–9.7 | 0.4-2.1–2.9 |
| 2077 | -0-9.6–9 | 0.4-2–2.9 |
| 2078 | -0-9.4–9.5 | 0.5-2–2.9 |
| 2079 | -0-9.5–8.9 | 0.4-2–2.9 |
| 2080 | -0-9.6–9 | 0.4-2.2–2.9 |
| 2081 | -0-9.3–8.6 | 0.4-2.2–3 |
| 2082 | -0-9–8.2 | 0.4-2–2.9 |
| 2083 | -0-9.3–8.6 | 0.4-2–2.8 |
| 2084 | -0-9–9.1 | 0.4-2–2.8 |
| 2085 | -0-9.1–8.9 | 0.4-2.2–2.9 |
| 2086 | -0-9.2–8.8 | 0.4-2.1–3 |
| 2087 | -0-9.5–9.3 | 0.4-2.1–3.1 |
| 2088 | -0-9.7–9.3 | 0.5-2.1–3 |
| 2089 | -0-9.3–8.8 | 0.4-2.1–2.8 |
| 2090 | -0-9.4–9 | 0.5-1.9–2.9 |
| 2091 | -0-8.8–9.1 | 0.4-1.9–2.8 |
| 2092 | -0-9–9 | 0.5-1.9–2.9 |
| 2093 | -0-8.8–9 | 0.4-2–2.9 |
| 2094 | -0-9.3–9.6 | 0.4-2.1–2.8 |
| 2095 | -0-9.1–9.3 | 0.4-2.1–2.7 |
| 2096 | -0-9.4–9.1 | 0.4-2–2.8 |
| 2097 | -0-9.3–9.4 | 0.4-2.1–3 |
| 2098 | -0-9.5–9 | 0.4-2.2–2.9 |
| 2099 | -0-9.6–9.3 | 0.4-2.2–2.9 |
| 2100 | -0-9.5–9.2 | 0.4-2.3–2.9 |
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 Panama
Health
- Life expectancyColombia: 77.7 years in 2023Panama: 79.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityColombia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024Panama: 1.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityColombia: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Panama: 12.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionColombia: 2.2% in 2017Panama: 2.68% in 2017
- Suicide rateColombia: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Panama: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationColombia: 52.3 million people in 2023Panama: 4.46 million people in 2023
- Population growthColombia: 1.1% a year in 2023Panama: 1.29% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateColombia: 1.65 births per woman in 2023Panama: 2.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationColombia: 78.8% in 2025Panama: 66.2% in 2025
- Median ageColombia: 31.6 years in 2023Panama: 29.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overColombia: 9.4% in 2023Panama: 9.1% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingColombia: 3.2% of GDP in 2025Panama: 0% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsColombia: $13.7B in 2025Panama: $0 in 2025
- Military spending per personColombia: $273 in 2025Panama: $0 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingColombia: 9.3% of government spending in 2025Panama: 0% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelColombia: 428,000 people in 2020Panama: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerColombia: 0.57% of world capability in 2022Panama: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersColombia: 1.7% of the labour force in 2020Panama: 1.33% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsColombia: 22 million TIV in 2025Panama: 2 million TIV in 1989
- Arms exportsColombia: 4 million TIV in 2020Panama: 1 million TIV in 2019