Country context
Colombia remains the primary host country for refugees and migrants from Venezuela, with 2.81 million refugees and migrant residing in the country as of April 2024. In addition to serving as a destination, Colombiafunctions as a key transit corridor towards Central America, North America, and other parts of South America. During the first half of 2024, transit and secondary migration movements increased by 24% within the country, with a calculated 234,000 people participating in them. Meanwhile, the Colombia–Venezuela border continues to experience dynamic pendular migrations flows, primarily driven by access to basic services. In 2025, it is projected that approximately 3 million Venezuelans and 500,000 Colombian returnees will be in Colombia.
Domestically, Colombia is grappling with a complex humanitarian and development crisis, compounded by the ongoing presence of eight internal armed conflicts. The expansion of Non-State Armed Groups (NSAGs) has heightened safety and security risks for the population, impacting more than 9.3 million people across 615 municipalities. Despite some advances in peace dialogues, hostilities persist, and Colombia remains among the top four countries worldwide with the highest number of internally displaced persons (6.8 million people). These humanitarian needs have been further exacerbated by the El Niño phenomenon, which exposed 2.9 million people to climate-related risks such as droughts, wildfires, and floods—especially in rural and conflict- affected areas—stretching institutional response capacities beyond their limits.Against this backdrop, the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) estimates that 9.1 million people in Colombia will require multisectoral assistance in 2025, highlighting the urgent need to coordinate integrated responses to the country’s overlapping humanitarian and development challenges.
Domestically, Colombia is grappling with a complex humanitarian and development crisis, compounded by the ongoing presence of eight internal armed conflicts. The expansion of Non-State Armed Groups (NSAGs) has heightened safety and security risks for the population, impacting more than 9.3 million people across 615 municipalities. Despite some advances in peace dialogues, hostilities persist, and Colombia remains among the top four countries worldwide with the highest number of internally displaced persons (6.8 million people). These humanitarian needs have been further exacerbated by the El Niño phenomenon, which exposed 2.9 million people to climate-related risks such as droughts, wildfires, and floods—especially in rural and conflict- affected areas—stretching institutional response capacities beyond their limits.Against this backdrop, the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) estimates that 9.1 million people in Colombia will require multisectoral assistance in 2025, highlighting the urgent need to coordinate integrated responses to the country’s overlapping humanitarian and development challenges.
