compatriots.net finds 140,649 people from abroad holding company roles, research posts or other documented positions in Colombia, from 192 countries of origin; 3,816 of them are recorded by an official register.
The largest groups come from United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico.
| Country of origin | People |
|---|---|
| United States | 24,990 |
| Puerto Rico | 16,694 |
| Mexico | 11,024 |
| Spain | 10,874 |
| Venezuela | 10,432 |
| Peru | 7,456 |
| Chile | 7,210 |
| Brazil | 6,768 |
| Argentina | 5,126 |
| United Kingdom | 4,905 |
| France | 4,487 |
| Ecuador | 3,766 |
| Other | 38,224 |
| Industry (ISIC section) | People |
|---|---|
| Wholesale and retail trade | 520 |
| Information and communication | 302 |
| Professional and scientific | 290 |
| Manufacturing | 285 |
| Administrative and support | 135 |
| Construction | 111 |
| Finance and insurance | 85 |
| Mining and quarrying | 83 |
| Transport and storage | 72 |
| Real estate | 46 |
| Other services | 43 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 33 |
| Other | 135 |
Where the names in Colombia's company register come from, estimated by a name-origin model and adjusted to Colombia's own mix. These are expected counts, not people with a documented move, and no individual is labelled by them.
| Name origin | Expected people |
|---|---|
| Honduras | 14,000 |
| Ecuador | 7,700 |
| Venezuela | 4,600 |
| Chile | 3,600 |
| Mexico | 2,200 |
| Costa Rica | 1,600 |
| Cuba | 1,400 |
| Spain | 460 |
| Angola | 430 |
| South Korea | 420 |
| Switzerland | 380 |
| Paraguay | 280 |
| Other | 3,200 |
Based on 4,887,704 names whose origin the model can place; 5,379,290 names common to many countries are counted but not assigned.
Abroad, 334,777 people from Colombia are documented in 208 other countries.
| Host country | People |
|---|---|
| United States | 150,428 |
| Spain | 51,248 |
| United Kingdom | 39,707 |
| Mexico | 20,327 |
| France | 20,189 |
| Canada | 19,448 |
| Chile | 17,551 |
| Germany | 17,032 |
| Argentina | 14,973 |
| Brazil | 13,900 |
| Switzerland | 13,713 |
| Netherlands | 8,795 |
| Other | 94,529 |
Colombia's company register lists 13,348,628 officer rows, 6,958,397 with a stated nationality (self-stamp rate 1.00; above 0.98 the field is ignored as it only repeats the register's own country).
Counts are people with a documented cross-border move: an official register's nationality or birthplace, ORCID/VIAF/Wikidata records, or a dated study-then-work transition. Name-based estimates and heritage (ancestral) readings are not included in these counts. Groups under 5 people are folded into "Other".
Aggregate statistics from official company registers, ORCID, VIAF and Wikidata, compiled by compatriots.net · data build v3_20261030. No individual is named on this page. See methodology & privacy.