Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Colombia
Colombia: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 9.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 9.7% for proportion of urban population living in slums in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Colombia peaked at 21.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2018.
That places Colombia 105th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.2% | — |
| 2002 | 19.8% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 9.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.3%, 68% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 9.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.6%, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 15.8% | 21.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 9.7% | 14.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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- 106 Fiji 9.4% compare
- 107 Trinidad and Tobago 8.8% compare
- 108 Montenegro 8.8% compare
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 urban population living in slums in Colombia?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Colombia was 9.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2018.
- How does Colombia rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Colombia ranks 105th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of urban population living in slums (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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