Poverty and living standards in Boyaca, Colombia: official figures
6.4% of the people of Boyaca were in multidimensional poverty in 2025, according to DANE (6th lowest of 33 departments and Bogota; Colombia 9.9%). That is down 0.5 percentage points from 2024 and down 10.1 percentage points from 2018, when it was 16.5%.
Is poverty higher in rural Boyaca?
In 2025 multidimensional poverty in Boyaca was 4.0% in municipal head towns and 10.3% in villages and rural areas (Colombia 6.3% and 22.4%). People in poverty were deprived in 38.0% of the weighted indicators on average.
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyAre women poorer than men in Boyaca?
In 2025, 6.1% of women and girls and 6.7% of men and boys in Boyaca were in multidimensional poverty, according to DANE's survey of living conditions.
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyHow many people in Boyaca lack clean water?
4.8% of people in Boyaca lived in households without access to an improved water source in 2025 (6th lowest of 33; Colombia 8.3%), and 4.1% in households without adequate sewage or toilet disposal (Colombia 9.2%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyHow many homes in Boyaca are overcrowded?
3.5% of people in Boyaca lived in critically overcrowded homes in 2025 (tied for 6th lowest of 33; Colombia 5.4%), and 2.2% 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 Boyaca?
76.2% of people in Boyaca lived in households where at least one worker was informal in 2025 (tied for 11th lowest of 33; Colombia 70.0%), and 15.2% in households affected by long-term unemployment (Colombia 13.1%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyHow common is child labour in Boyaca?
In 2025, 1.1% of people in Boyaca lived in households with child labour (Colombia 1.2%), and 3.8% 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 Boyaca?
31.6% of the people of Boyaca were in monetary poverty in 2025, about 406,000 people (12th lowest of 24 areas DANE reports; Colombia 28.0%). The rate was 30.9% in 2024 and 41.8% in 2021.
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyHow many people live in extreme poverty in Boyaca?
10.6% of the people of Boyaca were in extreme monetary poverty in 2025, about 137,000 people, meaning their household income per person was below the cost of a basic food basket (11th highest of 24; Colombia 9.6%). It was 11.5% in 2024.
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyWhat is the poverty line in Boyaca?
Average household income per person in Boyaca was 935,611 pesos a month in 2025 (Colombia 1,281,590), against a monetary poverty line of 412,693 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 Boyaca?
In 2025, 32.7% of women and 30.5% of men in Boyaca were in monetary poverty (Colombia 29.1% and 26.8%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyHow Boyaca compares with other departments
People in multidimensional poverty (2025)
Boyaca ranks 28 of 33, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in multidimensional poverty |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Caldas | 7.9% |
| 26 | Santander | 6.9% |
| 27 | Quindio | 6.7% |
| 28 | Boyaca | 6.4% |
| 29 | Valle del Cauca | 4.9% |
| 30 | Risaralda | 4.9% |
| 31 | San Andres and Providencia | 4.3% |
People in monetary poverty (2025)
Boyaca ranks 13 of 24, highest first. DANE reports 23 departments and Bogota
| Rank | Region | People in monetary poverty |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Caqueta | 34.9% |
| 11 | Norte de Santander | 33.7% |
| 12 | Narino | 33.4% |
| 13 | Boyaca | 31.6% |
| 14 | Tolima | 28.0% |
| 15 | Atlantico | 27.3% |
| 16 | Santander | 24.0% |
People in extreme monetary poverty (2025)
Boyaca ranks 11 of 24, highest first. DANE reports 23 departments and Bogota
| Rank | Region | People in extreme monetary poverty |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Bolivar | 15.7% |
| 9 | Huila | 14.5% |
| 10 | Caqueta | 12.3% |
| 11 | Boyaca | 10.6% |
| 12 | Narino | 10.1% |
| 13 | Meta | 8.0% |
| 14 | Norte de Santander | 7.9% |
People in households without an improved water source (2025)
Boyaca ranks 28 of 33, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in households without an improved water source |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Valle del Cauca | 5.6% |
| 26 | Arauca | 5.6% |
| 27 | Casanare | 5.0% |
| 28 | Boyaca | 4.8% |
| 29 | Risaralda | 2.7% |
| 30 | Quindio | 2.4% |
| 31 | Cundinamarca | 2.2% |
People in households with informal work (2025)
Boyaca ranks 22 of 33, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in households with informal work |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Casanare | 80.5% |
| 20 | Amazonas | 78.2% |
| 21 | Tolima | 77.2% |
| 22 | Boyaca | 76.2% |
| 23 | Meta | 76.2% |
| 24 | Atlantico | 73.7% |
| 25 | Quindio | 69.2% |
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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…)
- 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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