Urban pop in out of slums in Colombia

Colombia: Urban pop in out of slums was 3.92 million in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
3.92 million
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
42nd
of 174 countries
All-time high
6.15 million
in 2000
All-time low
3.67 million
in 2018
Years of data
12
2000–2022

Urban pop in out of slums in Colombia, 2000–2022

02.0M4.0M6.0M2000201120222000: 6.2M2002: 6.0M2004: 5.8M2006: 5.6M2008: 5.3M2010: 5.0M2012: 4.6M2014: 4.2M2016: 3.8M2018: 3.7M2020: 3.8M2022: 3.9M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 3.92 million for urban pop in out of slums in 2022.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban pop in out of slums in Colombia peaked at 6.15 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.67 million, in 2018.

Colombia ranks 42nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.77 million 5.29 million 6.15 million 5
2010s 4.26 million 3.67 million 4.97 million 5
2020s 3.86 million 3.81 million 3.92 million 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 39 Senegal 4.38 million compare
  2. 40 Zambia 4.34 million compare
  3. 41 Bolivia 3.98 million compare
  4. 43 Chad 3.90 million compare
  5. 44 Guatemala 3.71 million compare
  6. 45 Zimbabwe 3.41 million compare

See the full ranking of 174 places β†’

More reference data data for Colombia

All data for Colombia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is urban pop in out of slums in Colombia?
Urban pop in out of slums in Colombia was 3.92 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban pop in out of slums recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 6.15 million in 2000.
What is the lowest urban pop in out of slums recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.67 million in 2018.
How does Colombia rank for urban pop in out of slums?
Colombia ranks 42nd out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
Is urban pop in out of slums rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban pop in out of slums. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Urban pop in out of slums in Colombia. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 17 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/urban-pop-in-out-of-slums/colombia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/urban-pop-in-out-of-slums/colombia/">Urban pop in out of slums in Colombia</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Urban pop in out of slums
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 1,988 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed