[2] As of 2018, Colombians were the fifth-largest expat community in Argentina, behind Paraguayans, Venezuelans, Bolivians and Chileans.

[3] The last census held in Argentina, in 2010, registered 17,576 Colombian migrants living permanently in the country.

While the 2001 national census in Argentina registered only 3,876 Colombian citizens residing in Argentina, the following census, held in 2010, registered 17,576, leading a 2016 IOM study characterizing it as an "emergent phenomenon".

[5] For this reason, many young immigrants settle in large urban centers close to major univerisites, such as Buenos Aires.

[6] Economic crisis and lack of job opportunities in Argentina lead many of these immigrants to return to Colombia or migrate elsewhere once they finish their education.