In 2022, approximately ***** percent of Colombians were living on less than **** U.S. dollars per day, down from **** percent of the country's population in the beginning of the decade. Moreover, it was recently found that the incidence rate of poverty in Colombia is higher in families whose heads of household were women.

Colombia Poverty Headcount Ratio at Societal Poverty Lines: % of Population data was reported at 29.300 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 30.500 % for 2021. Colombia Poverty Headcount Ratio at Societal Poverty Lines: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 31.800 % from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2022, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 37.900 % in 1980 and a record low of 28.200 % in 2017. Colombia Poverty Headcount Ratio at Societal Poverty Lines: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Colombia – Table CO.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line is the percentage of a population living in poverty according to the World Bank's Societal Poverty Line. The Societal Poverty Line is expressed in purchasing power adjusted 2017 U.S. dollars and defined as max($2.15, $1.15 + 0.5*Median). This means that when the national median is sufficiently low, the Societal Poverty line is equivalent to the extreme poverty line, $2.15. For countries with a sufficiently high national median, the Societal Poverty Line grows as countries’ median income grows.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

Since 2013, the multidimensional poverty index in Colombia has decreased considerably. As of 2024, it stood at 11.5 points, over 12 percentage points lower than at the beginning of the period under consideration. The index focuses on the following factors: educational conditions, conditions of childhood and youth, employment, health and housing conditions and public services.

Historical dataset showing Colombia poverty rate by year from 1980 to 2023.

The global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) statistics by sub-national region in Colombia.

For more information on the measures, visit https://ophi.org.uk/multidimensional-poverty-index/databank/country-level/.

In 2023, 37.7 percent of the population in Colombia belonging to a family whose head of household was female lived in poverty. Additionally, those belonging to a family whose household head was between 26 and 35 years old had a higher incidence of poverty.

CO: Proportion of Population Spending More Than 10% of Household Consumption or Income on Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: % data was reported at 8.190 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 20.010 % for 2008. CO: Proportion of Population Spending More Than 10% of Household Consumption or Income on Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: % data is updated yearly, averaging 20.010 % from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2016, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.310 % in 1997 and a record low of 8.190 % in 2016. CO: Proportion of Population Spending More Than 10% of Household Consumption or Income on Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Colombia – Table CO.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Proportion of population spending more than 10% of household consumption or income on out-of-pocket health care expenditure. Out-of-pocket health expenditure is defined as any spending incurred by a household when any member uses a health good or service to receive any type of care (preventive, curative, rehabilitative, long-term or palliative care); provided by any type of provider; for any type of disease, illness or health condition; in any type of setting (outpatient, inpatient, at home).;Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection);Weighted average;This is the Sustainable Development Goal indicator 3.8.2[https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/].

Actual value and historical data chart for Colombia Poverty Headcount Ratio At National Poverty Line Percent Of Population

In 2023, the share of the indigenous population in Colombia living behind the poverty line reached 63.5 percent. This share has been continuously increasing in recent years, this being the first decrease by 2.6 since the beginning of the covered period. Overall, this South American country had the highest share of indigenous population living in poverty than other Latin America countries such as Ecuador, Brazil, or Mexico.

Colombia CO: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data was reported at 21.700 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 21.900 % for 2021. Colombia CO: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data is updated yearly, averaging 21.700 % from Dec 1992 (Median) to 2022, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 24.500 % in 1999 and a record low of 19.900 % in 1992. Colombia CO: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Colombia – Table CO.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2017 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

Poverty gap at $3.2 a day of Colombia shot up by 17.50% from 4.0 % in 2018 to 4.7 % in 2019. Since the 9.30% slump in 2017, poverty gap at $3.2 a day soared by 20.51% in 2019. Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $3.20 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.

As of 2022, around 36.6 percent of the population was considered under the national poverty line in Colombia. This represents around 10 percentage points more than the figure reported during 2018.

Colombia CO: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $5.50 a Day: 2011 PPP: % of Population data was reported at 38.300 % in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 29.400 % for 2019. Colombia CO: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $5.50 a Day: 2011 PPP: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 39.950 % from Dec 1992 (Median) to 2020, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 61.400 % in 2001 and a record low of 28.100 % in 2017. Colombia CO: Poverty Headcount Ratio at $5.50 a Day: 2011 PPP: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Colombia – Table CO.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.; ; World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.; ; The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from around 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

Between the years displayed, there has been a high increase in the extreme poverty rate in the capital of Colombia, Bogotá. Starting with a *** rate it grew exponentially almost by ** points reaching its topmost value in 2020 with **** percent.

Colombia CO: Poverty Gap at $1.90 a Day: 2011 PPP: % data was reported at 5.400 % in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.900 % for 2019. Colombia CO: Poverty Gap at $1.90 a Day: 2011 PPP: % data is updated yearly, averaging 3.400 % from Dec 1992 (Median) to 2020, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.100 % in 2000 and a record low of 1.600 % in 2017. Colombia CO: Poverty Gap at $1.90 a Day: 2011 PPP: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Colombia – Table CO.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $1.90 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.; ; World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.; ; The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from around 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

Throughout the time frame displayed, the poverty rate in Colombia has followed an overall decrease reaching its highest margin in 2020 with a **** rate, probably due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, there was a decrease from the previous year of approximately *** percentage points, but still nowhere close to the pre-pandemic levels. Bogotá ranked as the fifth most populated metropolitan area in Latin America.

Among Latin American countries in 2023, Colombia had the highest share of both Afro-descendants and indigenous people living impoverished, with 45.6 percent and 63.5 percent, respectively. Additionally, Colombia also had the highest share of indigenous people living under extreme poverty that year. Ecuador had the second-highest share of indigenous population whose average per capita income was below the poverty line, with 50.4 percent. Uruguay was the only nation where Afro-descendants were the ethnic group with the largest share of the poor population, as in the other selected countries such group was indigenous people.

As of 2023, the region's average share of the indigenous population living under the poverty line was 42.3 percent. The most recent data for Colombia positions the country with 63.5 percent of the population, the highest in Latin America.

ObjectivesThe objective is to examine spatial inequalities in COVID-19 mortality rates in Colombia in relation to the spatial distribution of multidimensional poverty.MethodsA retrospective spatial epidemiological study was conducted in Colombia from 2020 to 2022. Spatial statistics such as Moran’s I index, LISA analysis, and simultaneous autoregressive conditional (SAC) regression models were used.ResultsThe Moran’s I index for different years was as follows: 2020: 0.3 (p = 0.0001), 2021: 0.27 (p = 0.0001), and 2022: 0.26 (p = 0.0001). In 2020, the significant variables were low educational achievement, barriers to early childhood care, child labor, school non-attendance, informal employment, lack of health insurance, inadequate floor material, and critical overcrowding. In 2021, the significant variables were low educational achievement, critical overcrowding, inadequate excreta disposal, and lack of access to water sources. In 2022, the significant variables were school lag and inadequate excreta disposal.ConclusionThis study revealed that in Colombia, a series of socioeconomic and health factors are interconnected and contribute to COVID-19 mortality. These changes may reflect various socioeconomic, political, and environmental dynamics that shifted during the pandemic years.

This dataset contains data for multidimensional poverty, infant mortality rate (IMR) and academic performance at municipality level for Colombia. It was developed with the purpose of assessing regional inequality in Colombia in the decade between 2005 - 2015 and its effect over academic performance at the end of high school. This dataset includes 1106 municipalities describing: average IMRs during a decade (2005-2015), fifteen variables describing poverty in 2005 (extracted from census data) and normalized scores for the cognitive skills test for college admissions (CSTCA). Poverty and IMR can be used as proxy of economic development and population health and scores on standardized tests as proxy of academic achievement. This dataset was generated to provide better understanding of the inequality in Colombia at regional level. Colombia is a middle income country, and one of the most unequal economies in the world. Regional disparities of economic growth and development in Colombia are visible in terms of poverty, population health and education. The reported data cover 3 categories of indicators that can be used to proxy poverty, population health and education achievement. IMR, health access and academic performance information at municipality level were obtained from data repositories of the Colombian government agencies.