Envigado: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Envigado: DANE estimates the value added produced in Envigado at COP 12.81 trillion in 2024 (provisional, current prices), 13th largest of 74 Colombian cities on this site, 0.83% of the national total of COP 1550.97 trillion.
- Health in Envigado: ADRES's affiliate register showed 217,183 people actively affiliated to the health system in Envigado in October 2026 (185,557 contributory and 31,626 subsidised), equal to 80.9% of DANE's projected population, 10th lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site (the register counts people by municipality of affiliation, which can differ from where they live).
- Education in Envigado: The Ministry of Education counted 27,144 children aged 5 to 16 in Envigado in 2024, of whom 98.5% were enrolled in school (net coverage), 22nd highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
- Poverty and living standards in Envigado: DANE's census-based measure put the multidimensional poverty rate in Envigado at 4.9% in 2018, the lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; across all Colombian municipalities, weighted by population, the rate was 26.1%.
- Government budget and revenue in Envigado: The Envigado municipal government reported total revenue of COP 1.06 trillion for 2025 to the Comptroller General's CUIPO system, 23rd largest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; that was up 31.2% on 2024 (COP 810.1 billion) and up 38.9% on 2023.
What is the population of Envigado?
The municipality of Envigado, in Antioquia department, had a projected 268,381 residents in 2026 according to DANE, the national statistics office, 28th largest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; the projection, based on the 2018 census, put it at 228,836 in 2018.
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) · saved copyHow fast is Envigado growing?
Between 2018 and 2026 the projected population of Envigado changed by +17.3%, 27th fastest growth of 74 Colombian cities on this site; Colombia as a whole grew 10.7%.
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) · saved copyHow many people in Envigado live in the countryside?
DANE projects that 96.0% of Envigado's residents in 2026, 257,546 people, live in the urban centre (cabecera municipal) and 10,835 in small settlements and dispersed rural areas, 17th most urban of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) · saved copyWhat will the population of Envigado be in 2035?
DANE projects the population of Envigado to reach 299,940 in 2035 and 321,128 in 2042, up 19.7% on 2026 (Colombia, 2026 to 2042: up 4.9%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) · saved copyIs the population of Envigado growing?
In the year to mid-2026 the projected population of Envigado changed by +1.41%, from 264,637 to 268,381.
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) · saved copyWho runs Envigado?
In Colombia, cities and towns are run by municipalities and districts: Mayor (alcalde) and municipal council (concejo) directly elected for four years. Local services, planning, schools and health within national rules.
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Cities of a similar size in Colombia
- Pereira 487,820
- Manizales 475,690
- Neiva 408,218
- Pasto 404,775
- Palmira 382,703
- Popayán 355,347
- Buenaventura 335,217
- Sincelejo 331,045
- Floridablanca 315,194
- Armenia 307,103
- Itagüí 306,397
- San Andrés de Tumaco 277,065
- Dosquebradas 246,388
- Barrancabermeja 230,559
- Tuluá 225,868
- Maicao 218,184
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Sources
- Administradora de los Recursos del Sistema General de Seguridad Social en Salud (ADRES): Base de Datos Única de Afiliados (BDUA), contributory regime: affiliates by municipality, October 2026 (datos.gov.co aggregate query; saved as bdua-contributivo.request.txt), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8a3f30af6e50…)
- Administradora de los Recursos del Sistema General de Seguridad Social en Salud (ADRES): Base de Datos Única de Afiliados (BDUA), subsidised regime: affiliates by municipality, October 2026 (datos.gov.co aggregate query; saved as bdua-subsidiado.request.txt), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 04b3a3bd7839…)
- Contraloría General de la República: OVCF - CUIPO - Ejecución de ingresos: year-end cumulative revenue collected by each municipal government, 2023-2025 (datos.gov.co aggregate query; saved as cuipo.request.txt), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7255e8150122…)
- Ministerio de Defensa Nacional (Policía Nacional): HOMICIDIO: victims of homicide by municipality, year and sex, 2015-2025 (datos.gov.co aggregate query; saved as homicidio.request.txt), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7d12dcde8b9b…)
- Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE): Medida de pobreza multidimensional municipal de fuente censal 2018: municipal incidence (urban and rural) and household deprivations by indicator, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a3ac3a60498a…)
- Ministerio de Educación Nacional (MinEducación): MEN estadísticas en educación en preescolar, básica y media por municipio, 2011-2024: net and gross coverage, dropout, approval, failure and repetition rates (datos.gov.co API response for the 74 municipalities; query saved as men-municipal-2011-2024.request.txt), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8de3c5ca5744…)
- Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE): Proyecciones de población municipal por área, 2018-2042 (based on the 2018 census, updated 30 July 2025), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1ea83594ad30…)
- Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación (ICFES): Resultados únicos Saber 11: average scores by municipality of the school and school type, 2019-4 and 2022-4 sittings (datos.gov.co aggregate query; saved as saber11.request.txt), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6b32c41e9323…)
- Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE): Valor agregado por municipio, base 2015, serie 2011-2024 provisional (current prices, thousands of millions of pesos; updated 3 July 2026), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 083bb4b8501d…)
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