The yearly record
| Fiscal year | K-1 | K-2 | Rank | World K-1 share | Rank movement, positive is up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 350 | 72 | ninth | 2.90% | Unavailable |
| 1998 | 429 | 96 | tenth | 3.31% | -1 |
| 1999 | 370 | 102 | tenth | 2.17% | 0 |
| 2000 | 501 | 143 | tenth | 2.33% | 0 |
| 2001 | 681 | 214 | tenth | 2.73% | 0 |
| 2002 | 894 | 304 | tenth | 3.15% | 0 |
| 2003 | 625 | 210 | 11th | 2.47% | -1 |
| 2004 | 805 | 258 | 11th | 2.71% | 0 |
| 2005 | 1,310 | 419 | sixth | 3.86% | 5 |
| 2006 | 1,151 | 417 | seventh | 3.76% | -1 |
| 2007 | 1,215 | 442 | sixth | 3.66% | 1 |
| 2008 | 1,119 | 407 | sixth | 3.69% | 0 |
| 2009 | 926 | 341 | fifth | 3.35% | 1 |
| 2010 | 1,314 | 469 | fourth | 4.24% | 1 |
| 2011 | 982 | 369 | fourth | 3.99% | 0 |
| 2012 | 1,296 | 472 | third | 4.68% | 1 |
| 2013 | 961 | 337 | fourth | 3.65% | -1 |
| 2014 | 1,088 | 357 | seventh | 3.03% | -3 |
| 2015 | 840 | 279 | eighth | 2.71% | -1 |
| 2016 | 1,195 | 393 | eighth | 3.11% | 0 |
| 2017 | 909 | 292 | seventh | 2.61% | 1 |
| 2018 | 661 | 208 | seventh | 2.68% | 0 |
| 2019 | 1,014 | 265 | eighth | 2.83% | -1 |
| 2020 | 470 | 130 | sixth | 2.79% | 2 |
| 2021 | 496 | 169 | 11th | 2.58% | -5 |
| 2022 | 1,006 | 319 | third | 4.71% | 8 |
| 2023 | 850 | 250 | third | 4.29% | 0 |
| 2024 | 1,863 | 486 | fifth | 3.92% | -2 |
| 2025 | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained |
| 2026 | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained |
For FY2024, Colombia ranks fifth with 1,863 K-1 issuances. A year earlier it ranked third, with 850 visas. The latest share for Colombia is 3.92% of the 47,579 K-1 visas issued worldwide.
The FY2020 to FY2024 sum is 4,685 for Colombia. The worldwide share for Colombia over that period is 3.75%. Within the recent window for Colombia, FY2020 recorded 470 and FY2022 recorded 1,006.
Highs, lows and annual changes
Colombia has a visible low of 350 K-1 visas in FY1997, compared with a high of 1,863 in FY2024. The first publishable row for Colombia, FY1997, lists 350, and the latest lists 1,863.
The sharpest increase for Colombia was 1,013 K-1 visas, from 850 in FY2023 to 1,863 in FY2024. The sharpest decline for Colombia ran from 1,014 in FY2019 to 470 in FY2020, a loss of 544.
Rank, volume and worldwide share
Colombia first attained its best publishable position of third in FY2012, with 1,296 K-1 issuances and a 4.68% world share. Its lowest position is 11th in FY2003, when 625 issuances gave it 2.47% worldwide. The FY2024 position is fifth.
Colombia has a 83.73% K-1 change between FY2019 and FY2024, moving from 1,014 to 1,863 issuances. Its FY2014 count of 1,088 gives a 71.23% endpoint change through FY2024. The annual row immediately before the latest has 850 visas in FY2023.
Colombia holds its highest visible worldwide share at 4.71% in FY2022, receiving 1,006 of 21,351 K-1 visas. The volume peak is 1,863 in FY2024. For FY2024, the Colombia figures are 1,863 of 47,579 worldwide, a 3.92% share.
Colombia received 4,685 K-1 visas across FY2020 to FY2024, with 39.77% arriving in the latest year. Its FY2020 count of 470 accounts for 10.03% of the period sum. The Colombia annual path also includes 1,006 in FY2022 and 850 in FY2023.
The combined recent K-1 world share for Colombia is 3.75%. Its latest 3.92% leaves a difference of 0.16 percentage points after subtracting the period share. Other Colombia share checkpoints are 2.90% in FY1997, when there were 350 K-1 visas, and 4.29% in FY2023.
The first published observations for Colombia include 350 K-1 and 72 K-2 visas in FY1997, rank ninth with 2.90% of worldwide K-1 issuances, 429 K-1 and 96 K-2 visas in FY1998, rank tenth with 3.31% of worldwide K-1 issuances, 370 K-1 and 102 K-2 visas in FY1999, rank tenth with 2.17% of worldwide K-1 issuances, 501 K-1 and 143 K-2 visas in FY2000, rank tenth with 2.33% of worldwide K-1 issuances.
Children and the latest comparison
Alongside the latest K-1 total, Colombia has 486 K-2 visas in FY2024. The child-visa maximum for Colombia is 486 in FY2024. With 1,863 K-1 visas then, the child-to-principal ratio for Colombia is 26.1 per 100.
Colombia sits alongside the United Kingdom in the selected recent-volume list. The period totals for Colombia and the United Kingdom are 4,685 and 3,333, respectively, for FY2020 to FY2024. In FY2024, the peer received 1,172 K-1 visas while Colombia received 1,863.
The Las Vegas connection
Mailing addresses in Colombia appeared on 72 Las Vegas licenses issued in 2025. Visa nationality and license mailing country have no individual record link. See the source definitions.