Yes. UCDP lists 8 active armed conflicts with fighting recorded in Colombia.
None at war level (1,000+ deaths in a year). Largest: Colombia: Government, 298 deaths in 2025.
Updated 30 October 2026 · UCDP data through 30 September 2026 · View on map →
Deaths recorded in Colombia in 2025
307in state-based fighting
333in fighting between armed groups
346in attacks on civilians (one-sided violence)
UCDP GED Global 26.1: best estimates for events located in Colombia (as UCDP places them), by type of violence. The three are shown separately, as UCDP counts them, and are not added together here.
The conflicts
Each conflict as UCDP defines it: a dispute with at least 25 battle-related deaths in a year. Figures are UCDP best estimates; the newest months are preliminary and can change.
UCDP does not record who started each clash.
Armed conflictState-based conflict · UCDP start year 1964
Colombia: Government
298deaths in 2025UCDP Battle-Related Deaths Dataset 26.1 (conflict level)
198deaths in Jan–Sep 2026preliminary · UCDP Candidate Events Dataset 26.01.26.09
25,863total 1989–2025sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (37 years listed)
Who is fighting: Government of Colombia vs ELN, EMBF, FARC-EMC
1989highest: 3,3872026*
* Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary (hatched). Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).