Colombia vs Peru
Colombia vs Peru: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 3 per 1,000 people in Colombia and 0.7 per 1,000 people in Peru, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Colombia, by 2.2 per 1,000 people, or 4.03 times that in Peru.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Colombia has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Peru.
- In 2023, Colombia ranked 54 and Peru ranked 82 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Colombia at -0 per 1,000 people and Peru at -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Colombia | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0.7 |
| 2022 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3.9 | 1.3 |
| 2020 | 4.5 | 1.7 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2.3 |
| 2018 | 10.1 | 10.6 |
| 2017 | 9 | 3.7 |
| 2016 | 2.2 | 3.1 |
| 2015 | -0.9 | 0.1 |
| 2014 | -1.5 | -1.7 |
| 2013 | -1.4 | -3.2 |
| 2012 | -1.2 | -4 |
| 2011 | -1 | -5.1 |
| 2010 | -0.8 | -6.2 |
| 2009 | -1.1 | -7.6 |
| 2008 | -1.4 | -8.2 |
| 2007 | -1.1 | -8.3 |
| 2006 | -0.9 | -8.2 |
| 2005 | -1 | -7.9 |
| 2004 | -0.6 | -7 |
| 2003 | -0.8 | -6.6 |
| 2002 | -0.6 | -5.8 |
| 2001 | -0.7 | -4.8 |
| 2000 | -0.7 | -3.5 |
| 1999 | -0.6 | -2.1 |
| 1998 | -0.2 | -0.9 |
| 1997 | -0.6 | -1.3 |
| 1996 | -0.8 | -1.6 |
| 1995 | -0.9 | -1.9 |
| 1994 | -0.5 | -1.6 |
| 1993 | -0.9 | -2.2 |
| 1992 | -0.4 | -1.8 |
| 1991 | -1.5 | -2.7 |
| 1990 | -0.2 | -1.3 |
| 1989 | -0.7 | -1.6 |
| 1988 | -0.8 | -1.5 |
| 1987 | -1.2 | -1.7 |
| 1986 | -1.4 | -1.7 |
| 1985 | -0.7 | -0.7 |
| 1984 | -0.7 | -0.3 |
| 1983 | -0.5 | -0.2 |
| 1982 | -1.4 | -0.4 |
| 1981 | -1.9 | -0.6 |
| 1980 | -1.7 | -0.7 |
| 1979 | -2.5 | -1 |
| 1978 | -2.7 | -1.2 |
| 1977 | -2.8 | -1.6 |
| 1976 | -4.1 | -2.2 |
| 1975 | -3.6 | -2.2 |
| 1974 | -3.5 | -2.2 |
| 1973 | -3.4 | -1.9 |
| 1972 | -3.6 | -1.7 |
| 1971 | -4 | -1.5 |
| 1970 | -3.2 | -1.2 |
| 1969 | -3.2 | -1 |
| 1968 | -3.1 | -1 |
| 1967 | -3 | -1.1 |
| 1966 | -3.2 | -1.1 |
| 1965 | -2.9 | -1.1 |
| 1964 | -3.1 | -1.1 |
| 1963 | -3.1 | -0.9 |
| 1962 | -3 | -0.8 |
| 1961 | -3 | -0.7 |
| 1960 | -3.1 | -0.7 |
| 1959 | -3.4 | -0.8 |
| 1958 | -4.3 | -0.8 |
| 1957 | -3.6 | -0.8 |
| 1956 | -3.5 | -0.7 |
| 1955 | -3.6 | -0.7 |
| 1954 | -3.6 | -0.7 |
| 1953 | -3.7 | -0.7 |
| 1952 | -3.2 | -0.2 |
| 1951 | -3 | -0.1 |
| 1950 | -3 | -0 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Colombia | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.70.1–5.5 | 0.5-2.4–3.5 |
| 2025 | 2.4-1.3–6.3 | 0.3-3.7–4.1 |
| 2026 | 2.1-2–6.9 | 0.2-4.9–4.3 |
| 2027 | 2-2.7–7.3 | 0.1-5.1–4.8 |
| 2028 | 1.8-3.3–7.6 | -0-5.2–5.2 |
| 2029 | 1.7-3.6–7.9 | -0.1-5.8–5.4 |
| 2030 | 1.5-4.4–7.8 | -0.1-6.5–5.9 |
| 2031 | 1.4-4.6–8.1 | -0.1-6.6–6.1 |
| 2032 | 1.2-5–7.7 | -0.1-6.7–6.3 |
| 2033 | 1.1-5.1–8 | -0.1-6.7–6.5 |
| 2034 | 1-5.3–8.1 | -0.1-6.6–6.4 |
| 2035 | 0.9-5.6–8 | -0.1-7–6.6 |
| 2036 | 0.8-6.1–8.3 | -0.1-6.9–7.3 |
| 2037 | 0.6-6.4–7.9 | -0.1-7.3–7 |
| 2038 | 0.5-6.8–8.1 | -0.1-7.4–6.9 |
| 2039 | 0.5-6.8–8.1 | -0.1-7.4–6.8 |
| 2040 | 0.3-7.1–8.2 | -0.1-7–6.9 |
| 2041 | 0.3-7.1–8 | -0.1-7.6–7.2 |
| 2042 | 0.2-7–8.3 | -0.1-7.7–7.5 |
| 2043 | 0.2-7.5–8.2 | -0.1-7.5–7.2 |
| 2044 | 0.1-7.8–8.3 | -0.1-6.9–7.8 |
| 2045 | 0.1-7.7–8.1 | -0.1-7.4–7.4 |
| 2046 | 0.1-7.7–8.4 | -0.1-7.2–7.9 |
| 2047 | 0-7.8–8.6 | -0.1-7.4–8 |
| 2048 | 0-7.7–8.5 | -0.1-7.9–8.6 |
| 2049 | -0-7.9–8.3 | -0.1-7.4–8.3 |
| 2050 | -0-8.5–8.4 | -0.1-7.6–8.3 |
| 2051 | -0-8.5–8.8 | -0.1-7.3–8 |
| 2052 | -0-8.2–8.8 | -0.1-7.8–8.1 |
| 2053 | -0-8–8.8 | -0.1-8–8 |
| 2054 | -0-8.6–8.8 | -0.1-7.6–8.2 |
| 2055 | -0-8.1–8.7 | -0.1-7.5–8.3 |
| 2056 | -0-8.4–9.3 | -0.1-7.5–8.2 |
| 2057 | -0-8.7–8.7 | -0.1-7.6–8.1 |
| 2058 | -0-9–8.5 | -0.1-7.7–8.1 |
| 2059 | -0-8.8–8.4 | -0.1-8.1–8.1 |
| 2060 | -0-7.9–8.3 | -0.1-7.7–7.5 |
| 2061 | -0-8.5–8.9 | -0.1-7.7–8.1 |
| 2062 | -0-8.9–8.5 | -0.1-7.5–7.9 |
| 2063 | -0-9.3–8.9 | -0.1-7.7–8.3 |
| 2064 | -0-9–8.7 | -0.1-8–8.2 |
| 2065 | -0-9–9.3 | -0.1-7.6–7.8 |
| 2066 | -0-9.3–9.4 | -0.1-7.6–8.1 |
| 2067 | -0-9–8.9 | -0.1-7.7–8 |
| 2068 | -0-9.3–8.7 | -0.1-7.3–7.9 |
| 2069 | -0-9.6–8.7 | -0.1-7.1–7.8 |
| 2070 | -0-9.7–8.8 | -0.1-7.6–8.1 |
| 2071 | -0-10.1–8.9 | -0.1-7.4–8 |
| 2072 | -0-9.9–9 | -0.1-7.9–8.1 |
| 2073 | -0-9.5–8.8 | -0.1-8–7.5 |
| 2074 | -0-9.1–8.9 | -0.1-7.8–7.9 |
| 2075 | -0-9.5–9.3 | -0.1-7.6–8.2 |
| 2076 | -0-9.5–9.7 | -0.1-7.5–7.9 |
| 2077 | -0-9.6–9 | -0.1-8–8 |
| 2078 | -0-9.4–9.5 | -0.1-8.2–8 |
| 2079 | -0-9.5–8.9 | -0.1-7.8–8 |
| 2080 | -0-9.6–9 | -0.1-8–8.1 |
| 2081 | -0-9.3–8.6 | -0.1-7.8–8.1 |
| 2082 | -0-9–8.2 | -0.1-8.5–8.3 |
| 2083 | -0-9.3–8.6 | -0.1-8–7.9 |
| 2084 | -0-9–9.1 | -0.1-8–7.8 |
| 2085 | -0-9.1–8.9 | -0.1-8.3–7.7 |
| 2086 | -0-9.2–8.8 | -0.1-9.3–8.2 |
| 2087 | -0-9.5–9.3 | -0.1-8.7–8.1 |
| 2088 | -0-9.7–9.3 | -0.1-8.7–8.2 |
| 2089 | -0-9.3–8.8 | -0.1-8.7–8.2 |
| 2090 | -0-9.4–9 | -0.1-8.9–8 |
| 2091 | -0-8.8–9.1 | -0.1-9–8.5 |
| 2092 | -0-9–9 | -0.1-8.9–9.1 |
| 2093 | -0-8.8–9 | -0.1-8.9–8.6 |
| 2094 | -0-9.3–9.6 | -0.1-8.6–8.6 |
| 2095 | -0-9.1–9.3 | -0.1-8.8–8.8 |
| 2096 | -0-9.4–9.1 | -0.1-8.7–8.3 |
| 2097 | -0-9.3–9.4 | -0.1-9.1–8.4 |
| 2098 | -0-9.5–9 | -0.1-9.4–8.5 |
| 2099 | -0-9.6–9.3 | -0.1-8.6–8.8 |
| 2100 | -0-9.5–9.2 | -0.1-9.1–8.8 |
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 Peru
Health
- Life expectancyColombia: 77.7 years in 2023Peru: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityColombia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024Peru: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityColombia: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Peru: 11.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterColombia: 73.9% in 2022Peru: 52% in 2022
- DepressionColombia: 2.2% in 2017Peru: 2.28% in 2017
- Suicide rateColombia: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Peru: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationColombia: 52.3 million people in 2023Peru: 33.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthColombia: 1.1% a year in 2023Peru: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateColombia: 1.65 births per woman in 2023Peru: 1.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationColombia: 78.8% in 2025Peru: 85.6% in 2025
- Median ageColombia: 31.6 years in 2023Peru: 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overColombia: 9.4% in 2023Peru: 9% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingColombia: 3.2% of GDP in 2025Peru: 0.81% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsColombia: $13.7B in 2025Peru: $2.43B in 2025
- Military spending per personColombia: $273 in 2025Peru: $75 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingColombia: 9.3% of government spending in 2025Peru: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelColombia: 428,000 people in 2020Peru: 158,000 people in 2020
- National powerColombia: 0.57% of world capability in 2022Peru: 0.28% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersColombia: 1.7% of the labour force in 2020Peru: 0.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsColombia: 22 million TIV in 2025Peru: 90 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsColombia: 4 million TIV in 2020Peru: 5 million TIV in 2004