Poverty and living standards in Antioquia, Colombia: official figures
9.5% of the people of Antioquia were in multidimensional poverty in 2025, according to DANE (12th lowest of 33 departments and Bogota; Colombia 9.9%). That is down 1.4 percentage points from 2024 and down 5.8 percentage points from 2018, when it was 15.3%.
Is poverty higher in rural Antioquia?
In 2025 multidimensional poverty in Antioquia was 6.2% in municipal head towns and 23.2% in villages and rural areas (Colombia 6.3% and 22.4%). People in poverty were deprived in 40.9% of the weighted indicators on average.
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyAre women poorer than men in Antioquia?
In 2025, 9.1% of women and girls and 9.8% of men and boys in Antioquia were in multidimensional poverty, according to DANE's survey of living conditions.
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyHow many people in Antioquia lack clean water?
6.8% of people in Antioquia lived in households without access to an improved water source in 2025 (11th lowest of 33; Colombia 8.3%), and 10.1% in households without adequate sewage or toilet disposal (Colombia 9.2%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyHow many homes in Antioquia are overcrowded?
3.9% of people in Antioquia lived in critically overcrowded homes in 2025 (10th lowest of 33; Colombia 5.4%), and 2.9% 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 Antioquia?
63.0% of people in Antioquia lived in households where at least one worker was informal in 2025 (4th lowest of 33; Colombia 70.0%), and 15.0% in households affected by long-term unemployment (Colombia 13.1%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyHow common is child labour in Antioquia?
In 2025, 1.3% of people in Antioquia lived in households with child labour (Colombia 1.2%), and 4.0% in households where young children faced barriers to early-childhood care services (Colombia 5.3%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyWhat is the poverty rate in Antioquia?
19.2% of the people of Antioquia were in monetary poverty in 2025, about 1,381,000 people (4th lowest of 24 areas DANE reports; Colombia 28.0%). The rate was 24.7% in 2024 and 32.8% in 2021.
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyHow many people live in extreme poverty in Antioquia?
5.4% of the people of Antioquia were in extreme monetary poverty in 2025, about 387,000 people, meaning their household income per person was below the cost of a basic food basket (5th lowest of 24; Colombia 9.6%). It was 7.8% in 2024.
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyWhat is the poverty line in Antioquia?
Average household income per person in Antioquia was 1,549,752 pesos a month in 2025 (Colombia 1,281,590), against a monetary poverty line of 507,720 pesos per person a month. The Gini coefficient of income inequality was 0.499 (tied for 9th highest of 24; Colombia 0.531).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyAre women more likely to be poor in Antioquia?
In 2025, 20.2% of women and 18.1% of men in Antioquia were in monetary poverty (Colombia 29.1% and 26.8%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyHow Antioquia compares with other departments
People in multidimensional poverty (2025)
Antioquia ranks 22 of 33, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in multidimensional poverty |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Meta | 12.3% |
| 20 | Tolima | 12.2% |
| 21 | Huila | 9.7% |
| 22 | Antioquia | 9.5% |
| 23 | Casanare | 8.9% |
| 24 | Atlantico | 8.2% |
| 25 | Caldas | 7.9% |
People in monetary poverty (2025)
Antioquia ranks 21 of 24, highest first. DANE reports 23 departments and Bogota
| Rank | Region | People in monetary poverty |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Valle del Cauca | 21.8% |
| 19 | Quindio | 20.9% |
| 20 | Risaralda | 20.2% |
| 21 | Antioquia | 19.2% |
| 22 | Bogota | 17.8% |
| 23 | Caldas | 17.5% |
| 24 | Cundinamarca | 15.1% |
People in extreme monetary poverty (2025)
Antioquia ranks 20 of 24, highest first. DANE reports 23 departments and Bogota
| Rank | Region | People in extreme monetary poverty |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Tolima | 7.3% |
| 18 | Cundinamarca | 6.0% |
| 19 | Santander | 5.7% |
| 20 | Antioquia | 5.4% |
| 21 | Quindio | 5.1% |
| 22 | Caldas | 4.7% |
| 23 | Risaralda | 4.4% |
People in households without an improved water source (2025)
Antioquia ranks 23 of 33, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in households without an improved water source |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Sucre | 8.1% |
| 21 | Santander | 7.0% |
| 22 | Caldas | 7.0% |
| 23 | Antioquia | 6.8% |
| 24 | Cesar | 6.4% |
| 25 | Valle del Cauca | 5.6% |
| 26 | Arauca | 5.6% |
People in households with informal work (2025)
Antioquia ranks 30 of 33, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in households with informal work |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Valle del Cauca | 66.3% |
| 28 | Risaralda | 65.3% |
| 29 | Caldas | 64.0% |
| 30 | Antioquia | 63.0% |
| 31 | Cundinamarca | 61.3% |
| 32 | Bogota | 51.4% |
| 33 | San Andres and Providencia | 51.0% |
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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…)
- Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE): Pobreza monetaria y desigualdad, anexo departamental 2025 (GEIH): incidence of monetary and extreme monetary poverty, people in poverty, per-capita income, poverty lines and Gini, total national, 23 departments and Bogota D.C., 2021-2025 (published 12 August 2026), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e27a18ee48d0…)
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