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Шаблон:Cleanup bare URLs Emigration from Colombia is a migratory phenomenon that started in the early 20th century.Шаблон:Citation needed

Overview

Immigration from Colombia was determined mostly by security issues linked mainly to the Colombian armed conflict. From 1980-2000, emigration from Colombia was one of the largest in volume in Hispanic America. According to the 2005 Colombian census or DANE, about 3,331,107 Colombian citizens currently permanently reside outside of Colombia.[1][2] Other estimates, however, suggest that the actual number could exceed 4 million, or almost 10 percent of the country's population.[3] Approximately 1.2 million Colombians are believed to have left the country during 2000–5 and not returned.[3]

In 2005, the population movement towards North America and Europe in particular has been motivated in some cases by the threat of violence but more typically by the search for greater economic opportunity.[3] Due to the current sociopolitical situation in Colombia, emigration affects Colombians of all social standings and geographic zones. The highest rates of emigration have been registered in the main urban centers of the interior zone of the country: Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Bucaramanga, Pereira, Manizales, and Cúcuta.Шаблон:Citation needed

Destinations

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Colombians in Spain.

Until 2002, external migration was primarily to the United States, Venezuela, Spain and Ecuador.[4] As of 2003, the estimated Colombian population in those countries was 2,020,000, 1,340,000, 240,000, and 193,000, respectively.[4] Panama, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom also have significant (>20,000) populations of Colombian emigrants.[4] In 2003, North America was the destination for 48 percent of Colombian emigrants; Hispanic America and the Caribbean, 40 percent; Europe, 11 percent; and Asia, Oceania, and Africa, 1 percent.[3]

The Colombian diaspora refers to the mass movement of Colombian people who emigrated from the country in search of safety, better quality of life and/or get away from government corruption. Many of those who moved were educated middle and upper middle-class Colombians; because of this, the Colombian diaspora can be referred to as a brain drain. Colombian officials state that this movement peaked in the year 2000 and that the most popular destinations for emigration include North America and Europe. In Europe, Spain has the largest Colombian community on the continent, followed by Italy and the United Kingdom.Шаблон:Citation needed Many Colombians are also dispersed throughout the rest of Hispanic America. Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru and Chile received political refugees in the mid-to-late 20th century, and Colombian guest workers in the early 2000s. The Colombian diaspora can also refer to the large wave of Colombian artists who migrated seeking better opportunities and new, more lucrative markets.

Colombian restaurants and bakeries are important institutions for the Colombian diaspora. These eateries have popularized formerly regional dishes like the well-portioned Bandeja paisa, Ajiaco among Colombians from all parts of the country.

Top Colombian diaspora populations

Regions with significant populations

Country Population Rank Population [5] Rank Notes
Шаблон:Flag 2,458,468[6] 1 753,847 2 For further information see Colombian Americans
Шаблон:Flag 721,791[7] 2 988,483 1
Шаблон:Flag 513,583[8] 3 350,802 3 Largest community outside the Americas. See Colombians in Spain
Шаблон:Flag 36,234[9] 4 36,234 4 For further information see Colombian Mexicans
Шаблон:Flag 146,582 [10] 5 24,427 9
Шаблон:Flag 96,325[11] 6 70,405 5 For further information see Colombian Canadians
Шаблон:Flag 41,885 [12] 7 57,051 6
Шаблон:Flag 77,426 [13] 8 200,539 4
Шаблон:Flag 40,000 [14] 9 40,000[14] 8
Шаблон:Flag 35,033[15] 10 16,247 14 For further information see Colombian Australians
Шаблон:Flag 13,876 12 8,963 18 For further information see Colombian Argentines
Шаблон:Flag 100,000[16][17] 13
Шаблон:Flag 13,411[18] 14 13,411 12 Second largest Latin American community after Chileans.Шаблон:Page needed
Шаблон:Flag 12,331[19] 15 22,703 10 Second largest South American community after Brazilians. See Colombians in the United Kingdom
Шаблон:Flag 11,500 16 21,400 12
Шаблон:Flag 7,275[20] 17
Шаблон:Flag 3,127[21] 18 2,693 25
Шаблон:NLD 19 15,455 15
Шаблон:CHE 12,394 16
Шаблон:BRA 8,395 19
Шаблон:NOR 6,131 20
Шаблон:PER 6,086 21
Шаблон:DNK 3,750 22
Шаблон:DOM 3,687 23
Шаблон:BOL 3,085 24
Шаблон:GIN 2,548 26
Шаблон:Flag 2,471[22] 27
Шаблон:HTI 1,758 28
Шаблон:AUT 1,728 29
Шаблон:BEL 1,629 30
Шаблон:FIN 1,286 31
Шаблон:NZL 1,228 32
Шаблон:GTM 1,202 33
Шаблон:ZAF 979 34
Шаблон:HND 876 35
Шаблон:PRT 655 36
Шаблон:SLV 580 37
Шаблон:POL 562[23] 38
Шаблон:NIC 456 39
Шаблон:GRC 391 40
Шаблон:HUN 238 41
Шаблон:RUS 206 42
Шаблон:BHS 201 43
Шаблон:ISL 191 44
Шаблон:CZE 165 45
Шаблон:CUB 146 46
Шаблон:CYP 133 47
Шаблон:PHL 128 48
Шаблон:ROU 110 49
Шаблон:EST 85[24] 50
Шаблон:SVK 56 51
Шаблон:TUR 54 52
Шаблон:EGY 54 53
Шаблон:BGR 49 54
Шаблон:SVN 43 55
Шаблон:HRV 43 56
Шаблон:LVA 30[25] 57
Шаблон:JOR 24 58
Шаблон:MKD 6 59

Social and economic impact

Colombians living abroad—1.5 million of whom departed during the economic downturn between 1996 and 2002—have had a positive effect on the balance of payments thanks to remittances to family and friends at home.[3] According to Colombian newspaper El Tiempo, the value of remittances from Colombians living abroad is ranked third as the main source of foreign money in Colombia and has already surpassed the value of coffee exports.Шаблон:Citation needed

But external migration to the United States or Europe has represented a definite loss of talent and energy because migrants to the developed world tend to be better educated and in the prime of working life.[3] Some estimates would have roughly half the physicians trained in Colombia during certain years, at great expense to fellow Colombian taxpayers, now working in the United States.[3] Then, too, there are communities (as in Mexico, for example) that have been so drained of young workers that they find themselves dependent on the flow of remittances.[3] Several municipalities in the vicinity of Pereira in western Colombia, hard hit by troubles in the coffee industry and the competition of cheap Asian labor in garment exporting, exemplify the latter phenomenon.[3]

Human trafficking

The Colombian government has developed prevention programs against illegal groups that offer emigration help to unsuspecting people, many of whom are eventually forced into slavery, forced prostitution and human trafficking in foreign countries.


See also

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References

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