Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Colombia
Colombia: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 4.50 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Colombia, 1992–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Colombia is 4.50 million people, measured 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, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data 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.
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.2% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.393 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0935 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0935 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1187 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 21.6% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4399 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Colombia?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data 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 number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.74 million people in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.50 million people in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
- Colombia ranks 25th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data 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 Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data. 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.