TOTAL DE MIGRANTES AFILIADOS ACTIVOS EN REGIMEN SUBSIDIADO EN EL DEPARTAMENTO DE NORTE DE

Monthly counts of active migrant health insurance affiliates in Colombia's Norte de Santander department, specifically those holding a Special Permit of Permanence (PEP). The data is organized by municipality and month, with columns for each month of the year and municipality identifiers. It originates from the Colombian open data portal, datos.gov.co, and was last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze seasonal trends in migrant insurance enrollment using the monthly columns (Enero, Febrero, etc.) across different municipalities.
• Compare migrant affiliate counts between municipalities using the codigo_Municipio and nombre_Municipio columns.
• Model the total annual affiliate count for a given municipality by aggregating the 12 monthly data points.
• Track changes in a specific municipality's migrant population over the fiscal year indicated by the vigencia column.

Strengths

• Data is structured with 14 columns, including 12 specific months for detailed temporal analysis.
• Provides geographic granularity at the municipal level via codigo_Municipio and nombre_Municipio.
• Focuses on a specific migrant document type (PEP), allowing for targeted demographic studies.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection after download.
• The data may reflect geographic and administrative biases inherent to the source platform and reporting systems.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co (Colombian open data portal).

Collection Method

Likely administrative records from Colombia's health insurance system.

Time Range

Coverage is implied to be monthly, but the specific years are not stated in the provided input.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 18:24:02; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Municipalities within the Norte de Santander department, Colombia.