Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Colombia
Colombia: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) was 9.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Colombia, 2010–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 9.9% for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 50.0% 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, 9.9%, in 2025.
Colombia ranks 48th of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 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% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 9.9% | -13.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 9.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.0%, 37% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 9.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.4%, 60% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.8% | 17.5% | 29.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 9.9% | 18.1% | 6 |
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 proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Colombia?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Colombia was 9.9% in 2025, 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 9.9% in 2025.
- How does Colombia rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Colombia ranks 48th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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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