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COLOMBIA

Major countries of destination for Colombian migrants are
Ecuador, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Venezuela.

Note: The countries are listed in alphabetical order
Source: Composite Matrix, the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty.

Top Five Countries of Origin of Foreign-Born Population Living in Colombia in 1993

Countries of birth	Number	Percent of total foreign-born population
Venezuela	43,285	40.7
United States	13,878	13.1
Ecuador	9,040	8.5
Spain	3,697	3.5
Peru	3,182	3.0
All other countries	33,080	31.2
TOTAL	106,162	100.0

Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) National Administrative Department of Statistics.
The data are provided by the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty

According to UN Population Division estimates, the foreign born represented 0.27 percent (122,713) of the total population of Colombia in 2005.

Source: UN Population Division. 2006. Trends in Total Migrant Stock: The 2005 Revision. POP/DB/MIG/Rev.2005

For more data details, go to the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty:
http://www.migrationdrc.org/research/typesofmigration/global_migrant_origin_database.html

Migration Information Source:
Colombia country resource page http://www.migrationinformation.org/Resources/colombia.cfm

Colombian Resources:
Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) National Administrative Department of Statistics http://www.dane.gov.co/