Fewer poor people in Colombia, but with the same deficiencies: how poverty intensity remains today
the reduction in the number of poor people does not translate into improvements in deficiencies. Photo: iStock
TL;DR
- Multidimensional poverty in Colombia decreased in 2025, but the intensity of poverty remained similar.
- The average number of deprivations for those in multidimensional poverty is 40.4%, showing little change.
- Education (35.9%) and work (29.6%) are the dimensions with the highest weight in multidimensional poverty.
- Rural areas (22.4%) have significantly higher poverty incidence than urban areas (6.3%).
- Amazonía-Orinoquía and Caribbean regions show higher poverty levels, while Bogotá has the lowest.
- Female-headed households (10.9%) and indigenous populations (37.9%) face higher poverty incidence.