Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Colombia
Colombia: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 7.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Colombia, 2010–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Colombia stood at 7.0%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 24.1% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Colombia peaked at 15.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2022.
Colombia ranks 33rd of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Colombia, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.6% | — |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +68.2% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | -35.4% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | +94.6% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -40.5% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -24.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 7.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.4%, 22% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 7.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.4%, 34% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.4% | 7.2% | 13.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 7.0% | 15.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More work & labour data for Colombia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7218 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6981 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.81 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1417 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 48,629 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 6,104 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 23,624 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 23,456 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 47,081 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Colombia?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Colombia was 7.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2022.
- How does Colombia rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
- Colombia ranks 33rd out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount