Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Colombia
Colombia: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 37.01 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Colombia, 1992–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Colombia stood at 37.01. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Colombia peaked at 71.45 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 37.01, in 2024.
Colombia ranks 46th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 60.31 | — |
| 1996 | 66.69 | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 69.23 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 65.41 | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 71.45 | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 62.46 | -12.6% |
| 2003 | 63.32 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 62.45 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 59.11 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 53.18 | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 52.25 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 49.95 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 46.98 | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 46.3 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 44.09 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 41.92 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 41.27 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 41.44 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 40.96 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 41.08 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 41.77 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 48.56 | +16.3% |
| 2021 | 43.96 | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 40.15 | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 39.06 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 37.01 | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.41 | 60.31 | 69.23 | 3 |
| 2000s | 61.2 | 52.25 | 71.45 | 8 |
| 2010s | 43.58 | 40.96 | 49.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.75 | 37.01 | 48.56 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 43 Nicaragua 46.5 compare
- 44 Georgia 45.63 compare
- 45 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 43.35 compare
- 47 Peru 36.2 compare
- 48 Iran, Islamic Republic of 36.05 compare
- 49 Azerbaijan 35.93 compare
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 share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Colombia?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Colombia was 37.01 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.45 in 2001.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.01 in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Colombia ranks 46th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. 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 living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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