Poverty and living standards in Risaralda, Colombia: official figures
4.9% of the people of Risaralda were in multidimensional poverty in 2025, according to DANE (tied for 4th lowest of 33 departments and Bogota; Colombia 9.9%). That is down 4.6 percentage points from 2024 and down 6.7 percentage points from 2018, when it was 11.6%.
Is poverty higher in rural Risaralda?
In 2025 multidimensional poverty in Risaralda was 1.8% in municipal head towns and 17.6% in villages and rural areas (Colombia 6.3% and 22.4%). People in poverty were deprived in 38.8% of the weighted indicators on average.
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyAre women poorer than men in Risaralda?
In 2025, 4.5% of women and girls and 5.3% of men and boys in Risaralda were in multidimensional poverty, according to DANE's survey of living conditions.
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyHow many people in Risaralda lack clean water?
2.7% of people in Risaralda lived in households without access to an improved water source in 2025 (5th lowest of 33; Colombia 8.3%), and 2.7% in households without adequate sewage or toilet disposal (Colombia 9.2%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyHow many homes in Risaralda are overcrowded?
2.1% of people in Risaralda lived in critically overcrowded homes in 2025 (the lowest of 33; Colombia 5.4%), and 0.3% 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 Risaralda?
65.3% of people in Risaralda lived in households where at least one worker was informal in 2025 (6th lowest of 33; Colombia 70.0%), and 16.0% in households affected by long-term unemployment (Colombia 13.1%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyHow common is child labour in Risaralda?
In 2025, 0.7% of people in Risaralda lived in households with child labour (Colombia 1.2%), and 5.6% 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 Risaralda?
20.2% of the people of Risaralda were in monetary poverty in 2025, about 203,000 people (5th lowest of 24 areas DANE reports; Colombia 28.0%). The rate was 23.8% in 2024 and 36.9% in 2021.
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyHow many people live in extreme poverty in Risaralda?
4.4% of the people of Risaralda were in extreme monetary poverty in 2025, about 45,000 people, meaning their household income per person was below the cost of a basic food basket (2nd lowest of 24; Colombia 9.6%). It was 5.2% in 2024.
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyWhat is the poverty line in Risaralda?
Average household income per person in Risaralda was 1,270,659 pesos a month in 2025 (Colombia 1,281,590), against a monetary poverty line of 515,254 pesos per person a month. The Gini coefficient of income inequality was 0.442 (the lowest of 24; Colombia 0.531).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyAre women more likely to be poor in Risaralda?
In 2025, 21.0% of women and 19.2% of men in Risaralda were in monetary poverty (Colombia 29.1% and 26.8%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyHow Risaralda compares with other departments
People in multidimensional poverty (2025)
Risaralda ranks 30 of 33, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in multidimensional poverty |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 32 | Cundinamarca | 4.1% |
| 33 | Bogota | 2.2% |
People in monetary poverty (2025)
Risaralda ranks 20 of 24, highest first. DANE reports 23 departments and Bogota
| Rank | Region | People in monetary poverty |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Meta | 22.1% |
| 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% |
People in extreme monetary poverty (2025)
Risaralda ranks 23 of 24, highest first. DANE reports 23 departments and Bogota
| Rank | Region | People in extreme monetary poverty |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Cundinamarca | 6.0% |
| 19 | Santander | 5.7% |
| 20 | Antioquia | 5.4% |
| 21 | Quindio | 5.1% |
| 22 | Caldas | 4.7% |
| 23 | Risaralda | 4.4% |
| 24 | Bogota | 3.6% |
People in households without an improved water source (2025)
Risaralda ranks 29 of 33, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in households without an improved water source |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Arauca | 5.6% |
| 27 | Casanare | 5.0% |
| 28 | Boyaca | 4.8% |
| 29 | Risaralda | 2.7% |
| 30 | Quindio | 2.4% |
| 31 | Cundinamarca | 2.2% |
| 32 | Atlantico | 1.5% |
People in households with informal work (2025)
Risaralda ranks 28 of 33, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in households with informal work |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Quindio | 69.2% |
| 26 | Santander | 68.7% |
| 27 | Valle del Cauca | 66.3% |
| 28 | Risaralda | 65.3% |
| 29 | Caldas | 64.0% |
| 30 | Antioquia | 63.0% |
| 31 | Cundinamarca | 61.3% |
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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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