Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Colombia
Colombia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 45.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 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 45.1% for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Colombia peaked at 77.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 45.1%, in 2024.
That places Colombia 49th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 68.5% | — |
| 1996 | 73.8% | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 75.4% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 72.0% | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 77.8% | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 69.2% | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 70.7% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 69.6% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 66.7% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 60.9% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 60.1% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 57.9% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 55.0% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 53.9% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 52.0% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 49.9% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 49.1% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 49.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 56.6% | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 52.2% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 48.5% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 47.1% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 45.1% | -4.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 45.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.3%, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 45.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.7%, 1.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.6% | 68.5% | 75.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 68.4% | 60.1% | 77.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 49.1% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 45.1% | 56.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More reference data data for Colombia
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- 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 $10 a day in Colombia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Colombia was 45.1% 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 $10 a day recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.1% in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Colombia ranks 49th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 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 $10 per day.