Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Colombia
Colombia: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 2.95 million people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Colombia, 1992–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Colombia is 2.95 million people, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 16.7% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Colombia peaked at 8.03 million people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.95 million people, in 2017.
That places Colombia 26th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Colombia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.04 million people | — |
| 1996 | 6.10 million people | +100.8% |
| 1999 | 7.86 million people | +28.8% |
| 2000 | 6.57 million people | -16.4% |
| 2001 | 8.03 million people | +22.2% |
| 2002 | 5.32 million people | -33.7% |
| 2003 | 4.98 million people | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 4.66 million people | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 4.14 million people | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 4.56 million people | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 3.98 million people | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 3.47 million people | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 2.87 million people | -17.3% |
| 2012 | 2.86 million people | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.61 million people | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 2.35 million people | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 2.17 million people | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 2.16 million people | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.95 million people | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 2.06 million people | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 2.48 million people | +20.2% |
| 2020 | 4.51 million people | +82.1% |
| 2021 | 3.54 million people | -21.6% |
| 2022 | 2.95 million people | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.67 million people | 3.04 million people | 7.86 million people | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.28 million people | 3.98 million people | 8.03 million people | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.50 million people | 1.95 million people | 3.47 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.67 million people | 2.95 million people | 4.51 million people | 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 number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Colombia?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Colombia was 2.95 million people in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.03 million people in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 million people in 2017.
- How does Colombia rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Colombia ranks 26th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $1.90 per day.