[ILO] Proportion of population covered by at least one social in Colombia
Colombia: [ILO] Proportion of population covered by at least one social was 58.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
58.3%
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
14th
of 18 countries
All-time high
58.3%
in 2025
All-time low
40.8%
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2025
[ILO] Proportion of population covered by at least one social in Colombia, 2015–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social in Colombia is 58.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social in Colombia peaked at 58.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40.8%, in 2015.
[ILO] Proportion of population covered by at least one social in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 40.8% | — |
| 2019 | 52.5% | +28.7% |
| 2021 | 49.7% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 54.3% | +9.3% |
| 2025 | 58.3% | +7.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 58.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.5%, 89% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.6% | 40.8% | 52.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 49.7% | 58.3% | 3 |
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 [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social in Colombia?
- [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social in Colombia was 58.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8% in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social?
- Colombia ranks 14th out of 18 countries with data for 2025.
- Is [ilo] proportion of population covered by at least one social rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [ILO] Proportion of population covered by at least one social protection benefit, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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