Health in Pereira, Colombia: official figures
ADRES's affiliate register showed 591,446 people actively affiliated to the health system in Pereira in October 2026 (374,747 contributory and 216,699 subsidised), equal to 121.2% of DANE's projected population, 9th highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site (the register counts people by municipality of affiliation, which can differ from where they live).
How many people in Pereira are on subsidised health insurance?
36.6% of the active affiliates in Pereira were in the subsidised regime (state-funded, for people who cannot pay) in October 2026 and 63.4% in the contributory regime, 17th lowest subsidised share of 74 Colombian cities on this site.
Source: Administradora de los Recursos del Sistema General de Seguridad Social en Salud (ADRES) · saved copyHow many people in Pereira are in the contributory health regime?
Active contributory-regime affiliates in Pereira numbered 374,747 in October 2026, 76.8% of the projected population, 7th highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site (all of Colombia: 22,925,559 contributory affiliates, 42.9% of the projected population).
Source: Administradora de los Recursos del Sistema General de Seguridad Social en Salud (ADRES) · saved copyHow many people in Pereira get state-funded health insurance?
Subsidised-regime affiliates in Pereira numbered 216,699 in October 2026, 44.4% of the projected population (all of Colombia: 27,017,440, 50.6%).
Source: Administradora de los Recursos del Sistema General de Seguridad Social en Salud (ADRES) · saved copyHow many people in Pereira had no health insurance in 2018?
In the 2018 census, 18.3% of households in Pereira had at least one member aged over five without health insurance, joint 26th highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site (national: 17.0%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) · saved copyIs it hard to get health care in Pereira?
3.2% of households in Pereira reported barriers to access to health services in the 2018 census, joint 22nd lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site, and 1.7% barriers to early-childhood care (children under six) (national: 4.4% and 2.3%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) · saved copyHow Pereira compares with other cities in Colombia
Active health insurance affiliates as a share of 2026 projected population (ADRES BDUA, October 2026) (2026)
Pereira ranks 9 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Active health insurance affiliates as a share of 2026 projected population (ADRES BDUA, October 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Cartagena | 123.7% |
| 7 | Bucaramanga | 123.7% |
| 8 | Barranquilla | 121.4% |
| 9 | Pereira | 121.2% |
| 10 | Apartadó | 119.0% |
| 11 | Armenia | 118.6% |
| 12 | Villa del Rosario | 114.7% |
Share of affiliates in the subsidised regime (BDUA, October 2026) (2026)
Pereira ranks 58 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Share of affiliates in the subsidised regime (BDUA, October 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Girardot | 39.7% |
| 56 | Bucaramanga | 38.7% |
| 57 | Armenia | 37.3% |
| 58 | Pereira | 36.6% |
| 59 | Tunja | 33.8% |
| 60 | Soacha | 33.1% |
| 61 | Bello | 31.1% |
Contributory-regime affiliates as a share of 2026 projected population (2026)
Pereira ranks 7 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Contributory-regime affiliates as a share of 2026 projected population |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Itagüí | 81.5% |
| 5 | Medellín | 80.0% |
| 6 | Zipaquirá | 78.3% |
| 7 | Pereira | 76.8% |
| 8 | Bucaramanga | 75.9% |
| 9 | Armenia | 74.4% |
| 10 | Bogotá, D.C. | 73.8% |
Households deprived: no health insurance, 2018 census (2018)
Pereira ranks 26 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households deprived: no health insurance, 2018 census |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Itagüí | 19.2% |
| 24 | Bogotá, D.C. | 18.7% |
| 25 | Yopal | 18.7% |
| 26 | Pereira | 18.3% |
| 27 | Piedecuesta | 18.3% |
| 28 | Dosquebradas | 18.0% |
| 29 | Tunja | 18.0% |
Households deprived: barriers to access to health services, 2018 census (2018)
Pereira ranks 51 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households deprived: barriers to access to health services, 2018 census |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Armenia | 3.4% |
| 49 | Ipiales | 3.4% |
| 50 | Ibagué | 3.3% |
| 51 | Pereira | 3.2% |
| 52 | Floridablanca | 3.2% |
| 53 | Lorica | 3.2% |
| 54 | Barranquilla | 3.0% |
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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…)
- 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…)
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