Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Colombia
Colombia: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 22.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Colombia, 1992–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Colombia is 22.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Colombia peaked at 24.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 1992.
That places Colombia 3rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 19.9% | — |
| 1996 | 22.8% | +14.4% |
| 1999 | 24.5% | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 22.7% | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 22.7% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 20.3% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 22.2% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 22.7% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.4% | 19.9% | 24.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 20.3% | 23.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 21.6% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 21.7% | 24.5% | 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)
- 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 relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Colombia?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Colombia was 22.7% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 1992.
- How does Colombia rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Colombia ranks 3rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 50% of the median.