Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Colombia
Colombia: Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines was 31.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Colombia, 2012–2024
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 31.8% for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Colombia peaked at 43.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 2024.
That places Colombia 11th out of 70 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 41.0% | — |
| 2013 | 38.7% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 36.8% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 36.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 35.9% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 35.5% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 36.5% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 43.1% | +18.1% |
| 2021 | 39.7% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 34.6% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 31.8% | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.3% | 35.5% | 41.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 31.8% | 43.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 8 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 37.7% compare
- 9 Ethiopia 33.1% compare
- 9 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 33.1%
- 12 Republic of Moldova 31.6% compare
- 13 Mexico 29.6% compare
- 14 Peru 27.6% compare
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 poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Colombia?
- Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines in Colombia was 31.8% in 2024, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W.
- What is the highest poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines?
- Colombia ranks 11th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W, published as part of Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.