Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Colombia
Colombia: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 8.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Colombia, 1992–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Colombia is 8.5, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Colombia peaked at 29.55 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.5, in 2024.
That places Colombia 33rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23 | 16.03 | 28.19 | 3 |
| 2000s | 20.23 | 15.1 | 29.55 | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.1 | 9.53 | 13.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.68 | 8.5 | 15.76 | 5 |
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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 25.22 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.393 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 21.65 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0935 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0935 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1187 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.4399 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Colombia?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Colombia was 8.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.55 in 2001.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5 in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Colombia ranks 33rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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