Multidimensional poverty in Colombia dropped to a single digit, reaching 9.9% in 2025
Poverty in Colombia increased during 2025. Photo: EL TIEMPO Archive
TL;DR
- Multidimensional poverty in Colombia fell to 9.9% in 2025, down from 11.5% in 2024, affecting 5.2 million people.
- The Dane is considering redesigning the multidimensional poverty index because several dimensions are stagnating.
- Educational indicators like school lag and low educational achievement showed the most significant reductions.
- Bogotá had the lowest incidence of multidimensional poverty (2.2%), while Vichada had the highest proportion of multidimensional poor (55.2%) but also saw the largest decrease.
- Households headed by women continue to experience higher multidimensional poverty rates than those headed by men, although the gap has narrowed.