Colombia vs Upper middle income: Net migration
Colombia
129,139
in 2025
Upper middle income
576,949
in 2025
Colombia rank
12th
Upper middle income rank
9th
Net migration over time
- Colombia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 576,949 against 129,139 in Colombia, a difference of 447,810.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 4.5 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 215 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -54,786 | -177,362 | 122,576 | Colombia |
| 1970s | -76,662 | -688,274 | 611,612 | Colombia |
| 1980s | -30,987 | -482,947 | 451,959 | Colombia |
| 1990s | -23,315 | -1.95 million | 1.93 million | Colombia |
| 2000s | -38,053 | -1.67 million | 1.63 million | Colombia |
| 2010s | 111,769 | -99,965 | 211,734 | Colombia |
| 2020s | 172,447 | -1.04 million | 1.21 million | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net migration, Colombia or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 576,949 against 129,139 in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net migration between Colombia and Upper middle income?
- 447,810, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Upper middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Upper middle income rank globally for net migration?
- Colombia ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Net migration. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens.