Colombia vs Switzerland
Colombia vs Switzerland: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 3 per 1,000 people in Colombia and 5.1 per 1,000 people in Switzerland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 2.1 per 1,000 people, or 1.72 times that in Colombia.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Switzerland has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Colombia.
- In 2023, Colombia ranked 54 and Switzerland ranked 41 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Colombia at -0 per 1,000 people and Switzerland at 2.4 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Colombia | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 5.1 |
| 2022 | 3.5 | 11 |
| 2021 | 3.9 | 5.8 |
| 2020 | 4.5 | 6.4 |
| 2019 | 8 | 5.2 |
| 2018 | 10.1 | 4.8 |
| 2017 | 9 | 5.4 |
| 2016 | 2.2 | 8.5 |
| 2015 | -0.9 | 8.7 |
| 2014 | -1.5 | 9.5 |
| 2013 | -1.4 | 10.4 |
| 2012 | -1.2 | 8.5 |
| 2011 | -1 | 8.5 |
| 2010 | -0.8 | 9.8 |
| 2009 | -1.1 | 9 |
| 2008 | -1.4 | 12.4 |
| 2007 | -1.1 | 9.6 |
| 2006 | -0.9 | 5 |
| 2005 | -1 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | -0.6 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | -0.8 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | -0.6 | 6.8 |
| 2001 | -0.7 | 4.9 |
| 2000 | -0.7 | 3.4 |
| 1999 | -0.6 | 3.6 |
| 1998 | -0.2 | 1.6 |
| 1997 | -0.6 | -0.3 |
| 1996 | -0.8 | -0 |
| 1995 | -0.9 | 3.6 |
| 1994 | -0.5 | 4.3 |
| 1993 | -0.9 | 5.8 |
| 1992 | -0.4 | 6.1 |
| 1991 | -1.5 | 10.3 |
| 1990 | -0.2 | 8.7 |
| 1989 | -0.7 | 5.2 |
| 1988 | -0.8 | 5.2 |
| 1987 | -1.2 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | -1.4 | 3.6 |
| 1985 | -0.7 | 2.2 |
| 1984 | -0.7 | 1.9 |
| 1983 | -0.5 | 0.9 |
| 1982 | -1.4 | 3.4 |
| 1981 | -1.9 | 3.8 |
| 1980 | -1.7 | 2.8 |
| 1979 | -2.5 | 0.7 |
| 1978 | -2.7 | -1 |
| 1977 | -2.8 | -3.6 |
| 1976 | -4.1 | -8.6 |
| 1975 | -3.6 | -9.2 |
| 1974 | -3.5 | 0.3 |
| 1973 | -3.4 | 1.3 |
| 1972 | -3.6 | 3.2 |
| 1971 | -4 | 0.4 |
| 1970 | -3.2 | -3 |
| 1969 | -3.2 | 3.4 |
| 1968 | -3.1 | 4.3 |
| 1967 | -3 | 4.6 |
| 1966 | -3.2 | 2.5 |
| 1965 | -2.9 | -0.2 |
| 1964 | -3.1 | 3.7 |
| 1963 | -3.1 | 10.3 |
| 1962 | -3 | 14.9 |
| 1961 | -3 | 18.6 |
| 1960 | -3.1 | 4.2 |
| 1959 | -3.4 | 4.3 |
| 1958 | -4.3 | 4.8 |
| 1957 | -3.6 | 5 |
| 1956 | -3.5 | 5.4 |
| 1955 | -3.6 | 5.7 |
| 1954 | -3.6 | 5.9 |
| 1953 | -3.7 | 6.1 |
| 1952 | -3.2 | 6.2 |
| 1951 | -3 | 6.3 |
| 1950 | -3 | 2.6 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Colombia | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.70.1–5.5 | 4.5-1.3–10.4 |
| 2025 | 2.4-1.3–6.3 | 4.2-3.7–11.7 |
| 2026 | 2.1-2–6.9 | 3.8-4.8–12.3 |
| 2027 | 2-2.7–7.3 | 3.7-5.9–12.3 |
| 2028 | 1.8-3.3–7.6 | 3.5-6.7–13.2 |
| 2029 | 1.7-3.6–7.9 | 3.2-6.9–13.6 |
| 2030 | 1.5-4.4–7.8 | 3.3-6.7–14.5 |
| 2031 | 1.4-4.6–8.1 | 3.3-7.6–14.2 |
| 2032 | 1.2-5–7.7 | 3-8.2–13.7 |
| 2033 | 1.1-5.1–8 | 3-8.3–13.8 |
| 2034 | 1-5.3–8.1 | 3.2-8.4–13.9 |
| 2035 | 0.9-5.6–8 | 2.9-8.6–13.9 |
| 2036 | 0.8-6.1–8.3 | 2.8-8.8–13.9 |
| 2037 | 0.6-6.4–7.9 | 2.8-9.2–13.9 |
| 2038 | 0.5-6.8–8.1 | 2.7-9.3–13.8 |
| 2039 | 0.5-6.8–8.1 | 2.7-9.9–14.2 |
| 2040 | 0.3-7.1–8.2 | 3-10–14.5 |
| 2041 | 0.3-7.1–8 | 2.6-9.8–14 |
| 2042 | 0.2-7–8.3 | 3-9.4–14.7 |
| 2043 | 0.2-7.5–8.2 | 2.8-9.9–14 |
| 2044 | 0.1-7.8–8.3 | 2.8-10.5–14.3 |
| 2045 | 0.1-7.7–8.1 | 2.7-10.2–13.3 |
| 2046 | 0.1-7.7–8.4 | 2.9-9.8–13.7 |
| 2047 | 0-7.8–8.6 | 3.1-10.3–14 |
| 2048 | 0-7.7–8.5 | 3.2-9.6–14.8 |
| 2049 | -0-7.9–8.3 | 3-9.9–14.1 |
| 2050 | -0-8.5–8.4 | 2.9-10–14 |
| 2051 | -0-8.5–8.8 | 2.9-9.7–14.2 |
| 2052 | -0-8.2–8.8 | 3.1-9.5–14.3 |
| 2053 | -0-8–8.8 | 2.7-10–14 |
| 2054 | -0-8.6–8.8 | 2.6-9.3–15 |
| 2055 | -0-8.1–8.7 | 2.7-9.4–14.8 |
| 2056 | -0-8.4–9.3 | 3-9.1–14.7 |
| 2057 | -0-8.7–8.7 | 3.3-9.5–14.7 |
| 2058 | -0-9–8.5 | 3.1-9–14.1 |
| 2059 | -0-8.8–8.4 | 3-10.2–15.1 |
| 2060 | -0-7.9–8.3 | 3.2-8.8–14.7 |
| 2061 | -0-8.5–8.9 | 3-9.5–14.1 |
| 2062 | -0-8.9–8.5 | 3.1-9.4–13.8 |
| 2063 | -0-9.3–8.9 | 3.1-9.8–14.5 |
| 2064 | -0-9–8.7 | 3-10.5–14.2 |
| 2065 | -0-9–9.3 | 2.9-10.4–14.3 |
| 2066 | -0-9.3–9.4 | 2.9-10.5–14.3 |
| 2067 | -0-9–8.9 | 3.3-9.7–14.9 |
| 2068 | -0-9.3–8.7 | 3.1-10.3–15.1 |
| 2069 | -0-9.6–8.7 | 3.1-10.1–14.4 |
| 2070 | -0-9.7–8.8 | 2.8-11–14.5 |
| 2071 | -0-10.1–8.9 | 2.9-10.8–14.9 |
| 2072 | -0-9.9–9 | 3-9.9–15.2 |
| 2073 | -0-9.5–8.8 | 2.8-10.2–14.3 |
| 2074 | -0-9.1–8.9 | 2.6-9.6–14 |
| 2075 | -0-9.5–9.3 | 3.1-10.2–14.8 |
| 2076 | -0-9.5–9.7 | 3.1-9.8–14.5 |
| 2077 | -0-9.6–9 | 2.8-10.4–14.7 |
| 2078 | -0-9.4–9.5 | 2.8-10.2–14.2 |
| 2079 | -0-9.5–8.9 | 2.7-10.2–14.6 |
| 2080 | -0-9.6–9 | 2.8-9.8–14.2 |
| 2081 | -0-9.3–8.6 | 2.7-10–14.7 |
| 2082 | -0-9–8.2 | 2.7-9.5–14.4 |
| 2083 | -0-9.3–8.6 | 2.7-10.3–14.4 |
| 2084 | -0-9–9.1 | 2.7-10.7–14.2 |
| 2085 | -0-9.1–8.9 | 2.5-10.1–14.3 |
| 2086 | -0-9.2–8.8 | 2.7-9.9–14 |
| 2087 | -0-9.5–9.3 | 2.8-9.9–13.9 |
| 2088 | -0-9.7–9.3 | 2.4-10.5–13.2 |
| 2089 | -0-9.3–8.8 | 2.5-10.2–13.6 |
| 2090 | -0-9.4–9 | 2.6-10.3–13.1 |
| 2091 | -0-8.8–9.1 | 2.6-10.3–13.7 |
| 2092 | -0-9–9 | 2.4-9.9–14 |
| 2093 | -0-8.8–9 | 2.3-10.7–13.5 |
| 2094 | -0-9.3–9.6 | 2.5-11–14.6 |
| 2095 | -0-9.1–9.3 | 2.5-10.4–14.9 |
| 2096 | -0-9.4–9.1 | 2.3-11–14.5 |
| 2097 | -0-9.3–9.4 | 2.7-10.8–14.7 |
| 2098 | -0-9.5–9 | 2.6-10.9–15 |
| 2099 | -0-9.6–9.3 | 2.8-10.7–14.8 |
| 2100 | -0-9.5–9.2 | 2.4-11.2–14.6 |
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 Switzerland
Health
- Life expectancyColombia: 77.7 years in 2023Switzerland: 84 years in 2023
- Child mortalityColombia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024Switzerland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityColombia: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Switzerland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterColombia: 73.9% in 2022Switzerland: 96.7% in 2022
- DepressionColombia: 2.2% in 2017Switzerland: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateColombia: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Switzerland: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationColombia: 52.3 million people in 2023Switzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023
- Population growthColombia: 1.1% a year in 2023Switzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateColombia: 1.65 births per woman in 2023Switzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationColombia: 78.8% in 2025Switzerland: 85.7% in 2025
- Median ageColombia: 31.6 years in 2023Switzerland: 42.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overColombia: 9.4% in 2023Switzerland: 19.6% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingColombia: 3.2% of GDP in 2025Switzerland: 0.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsColombia: $13.7B in 2025Switzerland: $7.15B in 2025
- Military spending per personColombia: $273 in 2025Switzerland: $849 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingColombia: 9.3% of government spending in 2025Switzerland: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelColombia: 428,000 people in 2020Switzerland: 20,000 people in 2020
- National powerColombia: 0.57% of world capability in 2022Switzerland: 0.12% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersColombia: 1.7% of the labour force in 2020Switzerland: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsColombia: 22 million TIV in 2025Switzerland: 33 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsColombia: 4 million TIV in 2020Switzerland: 129 million TIV in 2025