Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Colombia
Colombia: Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 13.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Colombia, 1992–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Colombia is 13.1%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 14.4% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Colombia peaked at 37.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2017.
Colombia ranks 41st of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 23.1% | — |
| 1996 | 32.4% | +40.6% |
| 1999 | 36.4% | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 31.4% | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 37.7% | +20.2% |
| 2002 | 28.5% | -24.4% |
| 2003 | 27.7% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 26.9% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 22.6% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | +42.5% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | -14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.6% | 23.1% | 36.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 20.7% | 37.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 11.1% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 13.1% | 18.2% | 3 |
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 share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Colombia?
- Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Colombia was 13.1% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2017.
- How does Colombia rank for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Colombia ranks 41st out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3.20 per day.