Coverage of social safety net programs in Colombia

Colombia: Coverage of social safety net programs was 31.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
31.4%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
26th
of 38 countries
All-time high
59.3%
in 2014
All-time low
20.9%
in 2020
Years of data
12
2010–2022

Coverage of social safety net programs in Colombia, 2010–2022

02040602010201620222010: 44.8 % of population2011: 44 % of population2012: 41.7 % of population2014: 59.3 % of population2015: 26.4 % of population2016: 24.4 % of population2017: 23.7 % of population2018: 22.3 % of population2019: 21.3 % of population2020: 20.9 % of population2021: 32.3 % of population2022: 31.4 % of population

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for coverage of social safety net programs in Colombia is 31.4%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coverage of social safety net programs in Colombia peaked at 59.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2020.

That places Colombia 26th out of 38 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Coverage of social safety net programs in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Coverage of social safety net programs (% of population) in Colombia, 2010 to 2022.
Year % of population Change
2010 44.8%
2011 44.0% -1.8%
2012 41.7% -5.2%
2014 59.3% +42.1%
2015 26.4% -55.5%
2016 24.4% -7.5%
2017 23.7% -2.7%
2018 22.3% -5.9%
2019 21.3% -4.6%
2020 20.9% -1.8%
2021 32.3% +54.3%
2022 31.4% -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 34.2% 21.3% 59.3% 9
2020s 28.2% 20.9% 32.3% 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 23 Ukraine 36.8% compare
  2. 24 Argentina 33.2% compare
  3. 25 Moldova 32.7% compare
  4. 27 Sri Lanka 30.0% compare
  5. 28 Honduras 29.3% compare
  6. 29 Ecuador 28.1% compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

More work & labour data for Colombia

All data for Colombia →

Frequently asked questions

What is coverage of social safety net programs in Colombia?
Coverage of social safety net programs in Colombia was 31.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest coverage of social safety net programs recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2014.
What is the lowest coverage of social safety net programs recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2020.
How does Colombia rank for coverage of social safety net programs?
Colombia ranks 26th out of 38 countries with data for 2022.
Is coverage of social safety net programs rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Coverage of social safety net programs (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Coverage of social safety net programs in Colombia. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Retrieved 28 August 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/coverage-of-social-safety-net-programs-percent-of-population/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 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/coverage-of-social-safety-net-programs-percent-of-population/colombia/">Coverage of social safety net programs in Colombia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Coverage of social safety net programs (% of population)
Unit
% of population
Source
ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 385 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.