Dane reported that in 2025, 5.2 million people lived in multidimensional poverty conditions, or 9.9% of the national population. This marks a 1.6 percentage point reduction from 2024, with 793,000 people exiting the condition.
The National Administrative Department of Statistics (Dane) published data showing a 9.9% multidimensional poverty rate nationally in 2025, the first time below 6 million affected people, totaling 5.2 million.
In municipal capitals, the figure was 6.3%, while in population centers and dispersed rural areas it reached 22.4%, 3.6 times higher. Compared to 2024, the national reduction was 1.6 percentage points, 1.5 in capitals and 1.9 in rural areas. The trend has declined since 2010, peaking at 18.1% in 2020 due to the pandemic.
Multidimensional poverty measures deprivations in education, work, housing, health, and childhood conditions. The largest contributions were education (35.9%), work conditions (29.6%), housing (14.1%), children and youth (12.5%), and health (7.9%), per Dane director Piedad Urdinola.
The Amazonía-Orinoquía region had the highest average deprivations (41.3%), followed by areas like Caribe and Pacífica. Bogotá had the lowest (37.7%). Departments with highest incidence include Vichada (55.2%), Guainía (51.8%), Vaupés (41.7%), La Guajira (40.1%), and Chocó (30.8%). There is also a 1.9-point gender gap, with 10.9% for women and 9% for men.
