Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Colombia
Colombia: Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp was 23.36 million in 2022. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Colombia, 1992–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Colombia is 23.36 million, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Colombia peaked at 23.36 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.29 million, in 2001.
Colombia ranks 24th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.21 million | 7.76 million | 8.96 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.96 million | 7.29 million | 14.93 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 19.98 million | 16.16 million | 22.19 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.18 million | 18.91 million | 23.36 million | 3 |
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 poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Colombia?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Colombia was 23.36 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.36 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.29 million in 2001.
- How does Colombia rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp?
- Colombia ranks 24th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. 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 poverty thresholds 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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