Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Colombia
Colombia: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty was 12.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Colombia, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 12.1% for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Colombia peaked at 29.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2023.
Colombia ranks 40th of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 29.7% | — |
| 2011 | 28.8% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | -19.4% |
| 2023 | 12.1% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.8% | 17.5% | 29.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 12.1% | 18.1% | 4 |
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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 25.22 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 14.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.393 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Colombia?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Colombia was 12.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Colombia ranks 40th out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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