Poverty and living standards in Turbaco, Colombia: official figures

DANE's census-based measure put the multidimensional poverty rate in Turbaco at 30.4% in 2018, joint 19th highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site; across all Colombian municipalities, weighted by population, the rate was 26.1%.

Multidimensional poverty rate (2018 census)

30.4%

2018

Homicide victims (National Police)

2025

Is poverty higher in rural Turbaco?

In the 2018 census measure, multidimensional poverty reached 28.4% in the urban centre of Turbaco and 57.8% in its small settlements and rural areas, a gap of 29.4 points (rural higher); nationally the figures were 21.0% and 41.1%.

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What are the biggest causes of poverty in Turbaco?

The most common household deprivations in Turbaco in the 2018 census were informal employment (83.2% of households), inadequate sanitation (72.4%) and high economic dependency (37.2%).

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How many people in Turbaco work informally?

In Turbaco, 83.2% of households were deprived on informal employment (an employed member not paying into a pension fund) in 2018, 32nd highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site (all municipalities, population-weighted: 80.8%); 0.4% had child labour and 37.2% had three or more people per employed member.

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How many households in Turbaco live in overcrowded homes?

16.0% of households in Turbaco lived in critical overcrowding, 4.0% had inadequate floors and 3.4% inadequate walls in 2018; the overcrowding rate was 17th highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site (national: 9.9%).

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How many households in Turbaco lack clean water?

In Turbaco, 22.7% of households had no improved water source and 72.4% inadequate sanitation in 2018, 8th highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site on water access (national: 12.5% and 13.9%).

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What is the murder rate in Turbaco?

The National Police recorded 41 homicide victims in Turbaco in 2025, a rate of 32.2 per 100,000 residents, 25th highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site (2019: 17.4 per 100,000, 19 victims).

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Is crime falling in Turbaco?

Homicide victims in Turbaco numbered 23 in 2023, 26 in 2024 and 41 in 2025; averaged over those three years the rate was 24.0 per 100,000, 33rd highest of 74 Colombian cities on this site.

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How many murders happen in Turbaco each year?

Between 2015 and 2025 the number of homicide victims recorded in Turbaco was highest in 2025 (41) and lowest in 2021 (9).

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How many women are murdered in Turbaco?

Women and girls were 4.1% of the 217 homicide victims recorded in Turbaco over 2015-2025 (9 victims); in 2025 they numbered 4.

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Has the murder rate in Turbaco gone up?

The homicide rate in Turbaco was 32.2 per 100,000 in 2025 against 17.4 in 2019, a change of +14.8, 14th largest rise of 74 Colombian cities on this site.

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How Turbaco compares with other cities in Colombia

Multidimensional poverty, 2018 census (DANE municipal measure) (2018)

Turbaco ranks 20 of 74, highest first.

Rank	City	Multidimensional poverty, 2018 census (DANE municipal measure)
17	Ocaña	31.4%
18	Valledupar	30.5%
19	Sincelejo	30.4%
20	Turbaco	30.4%
21	Malambo	30.0%
22	Florencia	29.6%
23	Apartadó	28.0%

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Households deprived: informal work, 2018 census (2018)

Turbaco ranks 32 of 74, highest first.

Rank	City	Households deprived: informal work, 2018 census
29	Arauca	85.0%
30	Barranquilla	84.6%
31	Los Patios	83.4%
32	Turbaco	83.2%
33	Villavicencio	82.3%
34	Pasto	81.8%
35	Popayán	81.4%

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Households deprived: critical overcrowding, 2018 census (2018)

Turbaco ranks 17 of 74, highest first.

Rank	City	Households deprived: critical overcrowding, 2018 census
14	Malambo	16.7%
15	Cúcuta	16.4%
16	Sahagún	16.3%
17	Turbaco	16.0%
18	Lorica	15.6%
19	Cartagena	14.2%
20	Montería	14.0%

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Rural minus urban multidimensional poverty, points, 2018 census (2018)

Turbaco ranks 11 of 74, highest first.

Rank	City	Rural minus urban multidimensional poverty, points, 2018 census
8	Montería	+32.0
9	Buenaventura	+31.8
10	Ibagué	+29.7
11	Turbaco	+29.4
12	Ocaña	+29.0
13	Aguachica	+28.9
14	Sahagún	+28.0

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Homicide victims per 100,000 residents, 2025 (2025)

Turbaco ranks 25 of 74, highest first.

Rank	City	Homicide victims per 100,000 residents, 2025
22	Barranquilla	33.5
23	Villa del Rosario	33.4
24	Aguachica	32.6
25	Turbaco	32.2
26	Malambo	29.7
27	Maicao	29.5
28	Santa Marta	29.2

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Homicide victims per 100,000 residents, 2023-2025 average (2023-2025)

Turbaco ranks 33 of 74, highest first.

Rank	City	Homicide victims per 100,000 residents, 2023-2025 average
30	Sincelejo	28.0
31	Armenia	27.6
32	Apartadó	25.4
33	Turbaco	24.0
34	Rionegro	23.9
35	San Andrés de Tumaco	23.0
36	Villavicencio	23.0

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Change in homicide rate per 100,000, 2019 to 2025 (2019-2025)

Turbaco ranks 14 of 74, highest first.

Rank	City	Change in homicide rate per 100,000, 2019 to 2025
11	Pereira	+16.0
12	Riohacha	+15.4
13	Pitalito	+15.0
14	Turbaco	+14.8
15	Cartago	+12.8
16	Santander de Quilichao	+12.5
17	Malambo	+12.4

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Sources

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…)

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