Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Colombia
Colombia: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 22.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Colombia, 1992–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Colombia stood at 22.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Colombia peaked at 24.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 1992.
That places Colombia 3rd out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 19.9% | — |
| 1996 | 22.8% | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 24.5% | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 22.7% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 22.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 20.3% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 22.2% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 22.7% | +2.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 22.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 22.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.8%, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.4% | 19.9% | 24.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 20.3% | 23.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 21.6% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 21.7% | 24.5% | 5 |
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 proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Colombia?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Colombia was 22.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 1992.
- How does Colombia rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Colombia ranks 3rd out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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