International tourist departures per 1,000 people in Colombia

Colombia: International tourist departures per 1,000 people was 95.31 departures per 1,000 people in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
95.31 departures per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 62.4%
World rank
78th
of 112 countries
All-time high
95.31 departures per 1,000 people
in 2022
All-time low
25.18 departures per 1,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
27
1995–2022

International tourist departures per 1,000 people in Colombia, 1995–2022

204060801001995200820221995: 29.5 departures per 1,000 people1996: 25.5 departures per 1,000 people1997: 28.9 departures per 1,000 people1998: 28.9 departures per 1,000 people1999: 28.6 departures per 1,000 people2000: 31.6 departures per 1,000 people2001: 34.8 departures per 1,000 people2002: 31.7 departures per 1,000 people2003: 28.8 departures per 1,000 people2004: 33.8 departures per 1,000 people2005: 36.9 departures per 1,000 people2007: 46.9 departures per 1,000 people2008: 46.7 departures per 1,000 people2009: 47.9 departures per 1,000 people2010: 52.3 departures per 1,000 people2011: 55.7 departures per 1,000 people2012: 69.3 departures per 1,000 people2013: 78.1 departures per 1,000 people2014: 84 departures per 1,000 people2015: 82.2 departures per 1,000 people2016: 80 departures per 1,000 people2017: 83.5 departures per 1,000 people2018: 89.1 departures per 1,000 people2019: 89.7 departures per 1,000 people2020: 25.2 departures per 1,000 people2021: 58.7 departures per 1,000 people2022: 95.3 departures per 1,000 people

Source: UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in departures per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 95.31 departures per 1,000 people for international tourist departures per 1,000 people in 2022. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 62.4% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, international tourist departures per 1,000 people in Colombia peaked at 95.31 departures per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.18 departures per 1,000 people, in 2020.

That places Colombia 78th out of 112 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28.27 departures per 1,000 people 25.48 departures per 1,000 people 29.52 departures per 1,000 people 5
2000s 37.66 departures per 1,000 people 28.75 departures per 1,000 people 47.93 departures per 1,000 people 9
2010s 76.4 departures per 1,000 people 52.3 departures per 1,000 people 89.75 departures per 1,000 people 10
2020s 59.73 departures per 1,000 people 25.18 departures per 1,000 people 95.31 departures per 1,000 people 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 75 Nicaragua 103.85 departures per 1,000 people compare
  2. 76 Zimbabwe 100.19 departures per 1,000 people compare
  3. 77 United States 98.69 departures per 1,000 people compare
  4. 79 Turkey 83.47 departures per 1,000 people compare
  5. 80 Dominican Republic 81.27 departures per 1,000 people compare
  6. 81 Ecuador 75.07 departures per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is international tourist departures per 1,000 people in Colombia?
International tourist departures per 1,000 people in Colombia was 95.31 departures per 1,000 people in 2022, according to UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest international tourist departures per 1,000 people recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 95.31 departures per 1,000 people in 2022.
What is the lowest international tourist departures per 1,000 people recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 25.18 departures per 1,000 people in 2020.
How does Colombia rank for international tourist departures per 1,000 people?
Colombia ranks 78th out of 112 countries with data for 2022.
Is international tourist departures per 1,000 people rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of International tourist departures per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
International tourist departures per 1,000 people
Unit
departures per 1,000 people
Source
UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
112 places, 2,384 data points, 1995–2024
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Number of trips by country's residents who travel abroad and stay overnight, per 1,000 people in the origin country's population.