Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Colombia
Colombia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 1.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Colombia, 1992–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 1.7% for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Colombia peaked at 10.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2011.
That places Colombia 13th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4.1% | — |
| 1996 | 8.2% | +103.5% |
| 1999 | 9.8% | +19.0% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -64.7% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -25.7% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +35.2% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -21.0% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -28.1% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +52.3% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +17.5% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +120.9% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -53.7% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -9.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 52.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 8.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +120.9% | 2.0% | 4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 4.1% | 9.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 2.2% | 10.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 4.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Colombia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Colombia was 1.7% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2011.
- How does Colombia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Colombia ranks 13th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.