Dane released the third batch of preliminary results from the National Urban Economic Census. Out of two million economic units, 1.1 million include sociodemographic data on owners. Women lead with 613,953 units, ahead of men by 36,970.
Colombia's National Administrative Department of Statistics (Dane) revealed that 59.4% of two million urban economic units have sociodemographic data on owners. Collected across 1,122 municipalities including San Andrés and Providencia, the data covers sex, age, and education levels.
Women own 613,953 units, while men hold 576,983, a gap of 36,970 units and a 3.1% edge for women. In departments like Cundinamarca, Santander, and Boyacá, women outnumber men as owners. Bogotá tops the list with 185,333 units, followed by Antioquia (129,152) and Valle del Cauca (103,873).
By age, most owners fall between 35 and 59 years, peaking at 40-44 (140,664) and 45-49 (137,312). Younger (15-19 years: 7,537, 0.6%) and older (over 85: 5,933, 0.5%) groups are minimal.
Educationally, high school graduates lead (347,489, 29.2%), followed by primary basic (273,020, 22.9%) and secondary basic (145,795, 12.2%). The census ran from 2024 to 2025, with over 8,000 enumerators covering more than 500,000 blocks at 98.2% coverage.
