Poverty and living standards in Amazonas, Colombia: official figures
18.1% of the people of Amazonas were in multidimensional poverty in 2025, according to DANE (9th highest of 33 departments and Bogota; Colombia 9.9%). That is up 2.5 percentage points from 2024 and down 17.3 percentage points from 2018, when it was 35.4%.
Is poverty higher in rural Amazonas?
In 2025 multidimensional poverty in Amazonas was 11.9% in municipal head towns and 24.8% in villages and rural areas (Colombia 6.3% and 22.4%). People in poverty were deprived in 40.5% of the weighted indicators on average.
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyHow many people in Amazonas lack clean water?
56.9% of people in Amazonas lived in households without access to an improved water source in 2025 (6th highest of 33; Colombia 8.3%), and 34.7% in households without adequate sewage or toilet disposal (Colombia 9.2%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyHow many homes in Amazonas are overcrowded?
14.3% of people in Amazonas lived in critically overcrowded homes in 2025 (5th highest of 33; Colombia 5.4%), and 3.2% in homes with inadequate floors such as earth (Colombia 4.6%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyHow common is informal work in Amazonas?
78.2% of people in Amazonas lived in households where at least one worker was informal in 2025 (14th lowest of 33; Colombia 70.0%), and 9.7% in households affected by long-term unemployment (Colombia 13.1%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyHow common is child labour in Amazonas?
In 2025, 0.9% of people in Amazonas lived in households with child labour (Colombia 1.2%), and 9.3% in households where young children faced barriers to early-childhood care services (Colombia 5.3%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyHow Amazonas compares with other departments
People in multidimensional poverty (2025)
Amazonas ranks 9 of 33, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in multidimensional poverty |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Sucre | 25.4% |
| 7 | Guaviare | 20.0% |
| 8 | Cordoba | 19.8% |
| 9 | Amazonas | 18.1% |
| 10 | Magdalena | 17.6% |
| 11 | Bolivar | 17.0% |
| 12 | Caqueta | 15.0% |
People in households without an improved water source (2025)
Amazonas ranks 6 of 33, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in households without an improved water source |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | San Andres and Providencia | 67.6% |
| 4 | Choco | 60.9% |
| 5 | Vichada | 58.3% |
| 6 | Amazonas | 56.9% |
| 7 | La Guajira | 45.3% |
| 8 | Putumayo | 30.0% |
| 9 | Guaviare | 29.9% |
People in households with informal work (2025)
Amazonas ranks 20 of 33, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in households with informal work |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Huila | 81.7% |
| 18 | Norte de Santander | 81.0% |
| 19 | Casanare | 80.5% |
| 20 | Amazonas | 78.2% |
| 21 | Tolima | 77.2% |
| 22 | Boyaca | 76.2% |
| 23 | Meta | 76.2% |
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Sources
- Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE): Pobreza multidimensional, anexo departamental 2025 (Encuesta Nacional de Calidad de Vida): incidence by department and area, household deprivations by indicator, intensity and incidence by sex, 2018-2025 (updated 14 April 2026), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 73caab08046d…)
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