Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Colombia
Colombia: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 10.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Colombia, 2010–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Colombia is 10.8%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.3% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Colombia peaked at 27.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2022.
That places Colombia 33rd out of 37 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Colombia, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22.3% | — |
| 2011 | 15.8% | -29.2% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | +24.3% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | +39.8% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -42.3% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +84.0% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | -35.6% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | -29.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.1% | 12.9% | 27.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 10.8% | 23.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 30 Paraguay 36.5% compare
- 31 El Salvador 31.7% compare
- 32 Pakistan 26.2% compare
- 34 South Africa 6.1% compare
- 35 Honduras 5.6% compare
- 36 Côte d'Ivoire 4.1% compare
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 10.8% 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 27.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% 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 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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