Immigration and emigration rates

IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION RATES:

This entry includes the figure for the difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during the year per 1,000 persons (based on midyear population). An excess of persons entering the country is referred to as net immigration (e.g., 3.56 migrants/1,000 population); an excess of persons leaving the country as net emigration (e.g., -9.26 migrants/1,000 population). The net migration rate indicates the contribution of migration to the overall level of population change. High levels of migration can cause problems such as increasing unemployment and potential ethnic strife (if people are coming in) or a reduction in the labor force, perhaps in certain key sectors (if people are leaving).

The graphs show that in Colombia there are more people leaving the country than entering, and each year has been increasing that trend of increases with the migrations of Colombians abroad. Although the migrations have been greater than the immigrations their difference is minimum so it does not represent a critical data in the Colombian population.

For the current year the trend has been maintained, migrations have outpaced immigration in a rather small proportion of about 0.7.

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