Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Colombia
Colombia: Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke was 4.50 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Colombia, 1992–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 4.50 million for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke 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 thresholds stacke in Colombia peaked at 11.74 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.50 million, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.43 million | 5.41 million | 10.84 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.32 million | 6.69 million | 11.74 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.21 million | 4.59 million | 5.97 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.51 million | 4.50 million | 7.98 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 thresholds stacke in Colombia?
- Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Colombia was 4.50 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.74 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.50 million in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke?
- Colombia ranks 25th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacked bar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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