Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st in Colombia

Colombia: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st was 9.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
9.3%
Change on year
down 14.5%
World rank
25th
of 33 countries
All-time high
13.4%
in 2020
All-time low
3.3%
in 2011
Years of data
12
2010–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st in Colombia, 2010–2022

2.557.51012.52010201620222010: 4.62011: 3.32012: 4.32014: 8.72015: 9.82016: 102017: 10.62018: 10.52019: 10.52020: 13.42021: 10.92022: 9.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 9.3% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in 2022.

That represents a change of down 14.5% on the previous year and up 116.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Colombia peaked at 13.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2011.

Colombia ranks 25th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 8.0% 3.3% 10.6% 9
2020s 11.2% 9.3% 13.4% 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 22 Sri Lanka 10.9% compare
  2. 23 Ecuador 10.1% compare
  3. 24 Pakistan 9.6% compare
  4. 26 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7.4% compare
  5. 27 South Africa 7.0% compare
  6. 28 Dominican Republic 6.9% compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Colombia?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Colombia was 9.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2011.
How does Colombia rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st?
Colombia ranks 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 116.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty headcount reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount