Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Colombia
Colombia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 14.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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 14.7% for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Colombia peaked at 42.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2024.
That places Colombia 39th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.3% | 27.7% | 41.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 32.2% | 24.9% | 42.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 16.6% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 14.7% | 23.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Colombia?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Colombia was 14.7% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Colombia ranks 39th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. 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 $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.