Poverty and living standards in Vichada, Colombia: official figures
55.2% of the people of Vichada were in multidimensional poverty in 2025, according to DANE (the highest of 33 departments and Bogota; Colombia 9.9%). That is down 15.0 percentage points from 2024 and down 8.3 percentage points from 2018, when it was 63.5%.
Is poverty higher in rural Vichada?
In 2025 multidimensional poverty in Vichada was 28.8% in municipal head towns and 63.3% in villages and rural areas (Colombia 6.3% and 22.4%). People in poverty were deprived in 44.5% of the weighted indicators on average.
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyHow many people in Vichada lack clean water?
58.3% of people in Vichada lived in households without access to an improved water source in 2025 (5th highest of 33; Colombia 8.3%), and 73.5% in households without adequate sewage or toilet disposal (Colombia 9.2%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyHow many homes in Vichada are overcrowded?
20.3% of people in Vichada lived in critically overcrowded homes in 2025 (3rd highest of 33; Colombia 5.4%), and 56.3% 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 Vichada?
94.1% of people in Vichada lived in households where at least one worker was informal in 2025 (the highest of 33; Colombia 70.0%), and 12.1% in households affected by long-term unemployment (Colombia 13.1%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyHow common is child labour in Vichada?
In 2025, 0.6% of people in Vichada lived in households with child labour (Colombia 1.2%), and 8.2% in households where young children faced barriers to early-childhood care services (Colombia 5.3%).
Source: Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE) · saved copyHow Vichada compares with other departments
People in multidimensional poverty (2025)
Vichada ranks 1 of 33, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in multidimensional poverty |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vichada | 55.2% |
| 2 | Guainia | 51.8% |
| 3 | Vaupes | 41.7% |
| 4 | La Guajira | 40.1% |
| 5 | Choco | 30.8% |
| 6 | Sucre | 25.4% |
| 7 | Guaviare | 20.0% |
People in households without an improved water source (2025)
Vichada ranks 5 of 33, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in households without an improved water source |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Vaupes | 71.2% |
| 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% |
People in households with informal work (2025)
Vichada ranks 1 of 33, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in households with informal work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vichada | 94.1% |
| 2 | La Guajira | 90.6% |
| 3 | Arauca | 89.4% |
| 4 | Choco | 89.1% |
| 5 | Narino | 88.4% |
| 6 | Cauca | 88.3% |
| 7 | Cordoba | 87.7% |
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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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