A report by the Anif research center shows that food insecurity in Colombia fell to 21.1 percent in 2025, yet large regional gaps persist and are tied to labor informality.
According to the study, the share of households facing moderate or severe food insecurity dropped from 25.5 percent in 2024 to 21.1 percent in 2025, a reduction of 4.4 percentage points at the national level.
The most affected departments are Chocó at 56.8 percent, Sucre at 50.1 percent and La Guajira at 47.8 percent. In contrast, Bogotá registers 9.6 percent, Caldas 9.2 percent and San Andrés y Providencia 5.2 percent.
These regions also show the highest informality rates: Sucre reaches 83.2 percent, La Guajira 82.3 percent and Chocó 79.4 percent, well above the national average of 55.1 percent. The analysis identifies a 0.7 correlation between the two variables.
Anif notes that low and unstable earnings among informal workers limit access to food and calls for the creation of more formal jobs.
