[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance in Colombia
Colombia: [World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance was 24.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance in Colombia, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance in Colombia stood at 24.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.6% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance in Colombia peaked at 59.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2019.
That places Colombia 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
[World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 45.0% | — |
| 2011 | 44.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 42.0% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 59.0% | +40.5% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | -55.9% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 32.0% | +52.4% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 24.0% | -22.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.1% | 21.0% | 59.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 21.0% | 32.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 25 Argentina 29.0% compare
- 26 Brazil 28.0% compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 28.0% compare
- 29 Uzbekistan 21.0% compare
- 30 Kyrgyzstan 12.0% compare
- 31 Pakistan 10.0% compare
- 31 Serbia 10.0% 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 [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance in Colombia?
- [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance in Colombia was 24.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2019.
- How does Colombia rank for [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance?
- Colombia ranks 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is [world bank] proportion of population covered by social assistance rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. 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 [World Bank] Proportion of population covered by social assistance programs (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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