Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Colombia
Colombia: Distribution of population between different poverty lines was 4.50 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Colombia, 1992–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 4.50 million people for distribution of population between different poverty lines in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines in Colombia peaked at 11.74 million people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.50 million people, in 2024.
Colombia ranks 25th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Colombia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5.41 million people | — |
| 1996 | 9.04 million people | +67.0% |
| 1999 | 10.84 million people | +19.9% |
| 2000 | 9.35 million people | -13.7% |
| 2001 | 11.74 million people | +25.5% |
| 2002 | 8.56 million people | -27.0% |
| 2003 | 8.09 million people | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 7.98 million people | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.08 million people | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 7.11 million people | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 6.69 million people | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 5.97 million people | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 5.11 million people | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 5.82 million people | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 5.46 million people | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 5.10 million people | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 4.79 million people | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 4.77 million people | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 4.59 million people | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 4.82 million people | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 5.63 million people | +16.9% |
| 2020 | 7.98 million people | +41.7% |
| 2021 | 5.75 million people | -28.0% |
| 2022 | 4.79 million people | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 4.52 million people | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 4.50 million people | -0.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 4.50 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 88,601 people, 50.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 4.50 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 345,579 people, 13.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +67.0% | 5.41 million people | 9.04 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.43 million people | 5.41 million people | 10.84 million people | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.32 million people | 6.69 million people | 11.74 million people | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.21 million people | 4.59 million people | 5.97 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.51 million people | 4.50 million people | 7.98 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More poverty & inequality data for Colombia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.65 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,422 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.22 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines in Colombia?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Colombia was 4.50 million people in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.74 million people in 2001.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.50 million people in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines?
- Colombia ranks 25th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.