Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Colombia
Colombia: Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh was 5.48 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Colombia, 1992–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Colombia is 5.48 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Colombia peaked at 5.48 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.21 million, in 2001.
That places Colombia 24th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.29 million | 1.26 million | 1.33 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.83 million | 1.21 million | 2.47 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.30 million | 2.81 million | 3.65 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.59 million | 3.06 million | 5.48 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More poverty & inequality data for Colombia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.65 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,422 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 25.22 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.393 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 21.65 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0935 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0935 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1187 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.4399 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Colombia?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Colombia was 5.48 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.48 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 million in 2001.
- How does Colombia rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh?
- Colombia ranks 24th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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