Colombia’s population is aging rapidly with age profiles having dramatically changed since 1985, according to statistics agency (DANE). The percentage of people aged older than 60 years has increased from 3.98%…
The first five months of 2014 saw foreign purchases increase in Colombia by 4.6%, compared to the same time period in 2013, local media reported on Thursday.
Illicit drug consumption in Colombia has increased by 38% over the past five years, with the largest demographic increase coming among 18-24 year-olds, according to a recent survey on drug…
Colombia’s Police announced on Tuesday that last year saw 13,000 minors arrested, a 4.6% rise from 2012.
Recent accusatory tweets by ex-president Alvaro Uribe have sparked debate surrounding the veracity of national security figures being delivered to the public by President Juan Manuel Santos.
The director of the Colombian statistics agency DANE has submitted his resignation to president Juan Manuel Santos.
The central Colombian departments of Meta and Casanare and the northern Cesar department prospered last year due to mining activities, revealed the country’s statistics office, Dane on Thursday. In 2011…
A report from Colombian anti-kidnapping NGO Pais Libre released Thursday said there were 82 kidnappings in Colombia during the first three months of 2012, an 11% increase compared to the…
Colombian travel agencies saw a 17.5% increase in nominal revenues during the second trimester of 2011 compared to the same quarter in 2010, reported the national statistics agency DANE Tuesday.…