Colombia’s August unemployment rate reaches lowest point since 2001
Colombia’s monthly unemployment rate fell 1.1 percentage points to 8.6% in August, the...
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Poverty in Colombia drops while perception of poverty rises
The number of people living below Colombia’s poverty line dropped while people who consider...
Colombia’s poverty rate down to 39.3% as economy recovers from pandemic
Colombia’s poverty rate dropped 3.2 percentage points to 39.3% in 2021 as the country tried...
Support for Colombia’s “right” plummets: poll
The number of people who identify themselves as right-wing has decreased dramatically since 2019,...
Coronavirus crisis bankrupted 500K of Colombia’s small businesses
The economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic destroyed almost 9% of Colombia’s...
Colombia’s inflation rose to 3.8% in 2019 as particularly basic food prices soared
Colombia’s inflation rose to 3.8% in 2019 driven largely by soaring price hikes of basic food products, according to statistics agency DANE. The increase in inflation was “good news,” DANE director Juan Daniel...
Colombia lost 3 million black people in census
Colombia’s main black minority organization accused statistics organization DANE of...
Why Colombia doesn’t go to the police or trust statistics
Colombia’s statistics agency DANE published the results of a survey on victimization that...
Middle class on minimum wage? Colombia’s debate on wealth and class
Millions in Colombia who make minimum wage, and some even less, have gone from “lower...
Colombia’s population ‘aging rapidly,’ says statistics agency
Colombia’s population is aging rapidly with age profiles having dramatically changed since...
Women contribute to nearly one fifth of Colombia’s GDP without pay: study
A study recently published by Colombia’s Department of Statistics found that women work more...
Number of travelers visiting Colombia doubled in last 6 years
The amount of tourists visiting Colombia almost doubled since 2010, according to the...
