Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Colombia
Colombia: Total population living in extreme poverty by world region was 4.50 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Colombia, 1992–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Colombia is 4.50 million people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Colombia peaked at 11.74 million people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.50 million people, in 2024.
That places Colombia 25th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Colombia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5.41 million people | — |
| 1996 | 9.04 million people | +67.0% |
| 1999 | 10.84 million people | +19.9% |
| 2000 | 9.35 million people | -13.7% |
| 2001 | 11.74 million people | +25.5% |
| 2002 | 8.56 million people | -27.0% |
| 2003 | 8.09 million people | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 7.98 million people | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.08 million people | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 7.11 million people | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 6.69 million people | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 5.97 million people | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 5.11 million people | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 5.82 million people | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 5.46 million people | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 5.10 million people | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 4.79 million people | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 4.77 million people | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 4.59 million people | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 4.82 million people | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 5.63 million people | +16.9% |
| 2020 | 7.98 million people | +41.7% |
| 2021 | 5.75 million people | -28.0% |
| 2022 | 4.79 million people | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 4.52 million people | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 4.50 million people | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.43 million people | 5.41 million people | 10.84 million people | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.32 million people | 6.69 million people | 11.74 million people | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.21 million people | 4.59 million people | 5.97 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.51 million people | 4.50 million people | 7.98 million people | 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 total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Colombia?
- Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Colombia was 4.50 million people in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total population living in extreme poverty by world region recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.74 million people in 2001.
- What is the lowest total population living in extreme poverty by world region recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.50 million people in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for total population living in extreme poverty by world region?
- Colombia ranks 25th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total population living in extreme poverty by world region rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total population living in extreme poverty by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.