[ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in Colombia
Colombia: [ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving was 11.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
[ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in Colombia, 2015–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in Colombia is 11.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 25.9% on the previous year and up 82.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in Colombia peaked at 12.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2015.
Colombia ranks 55th of 58 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
[ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6.0% | — |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +43.3% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +39.5% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -27.5% |
| 2025 | 11.0% | +25.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 11.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 11% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 11.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.3%, 89% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.0% | 8.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 8.7% | 12.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More infrastructure data for Colombia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 174.09 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.32 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1194 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -13.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6.32 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.74 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in Colombia?
- [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in Colombia was 11.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving?
- Colombia ranks 55th out of 58 countries with data for 2025.
- Is [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving disability cash benefit, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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