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Columbia
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Currency
Colombian Peso (COP)
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$330 (2011)
Inflation rate
11.74% (2023)
Unemployment rate
9.57% (2023)
Below the poverty line
36.6% (2022)
Gini coefficient
54.8 (2022)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
8.5%
Smoking men
12.4%
Smoking women
4.6%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
1138910
Land area
1038700
Water area
100210
Popular payment systems
- PayU
- PayPal
- Visa
- Mastercard
Popular social networks and messengers
- REDnote
- Facebook
- TikTok
- Clapper
- Instagram
Age structure
0-14 years
22.3%
15-64 years
66.5%
65+ years
11.2%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Christianity
Non-religious
14.2%
Not specified
1.8%
Current as of
2023
General information
Сontinent
South America
Region
Latin America
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
CO
Capital
Bogota
Official language
Spanish
Average consumer spendings
Food products
18.5%
Alcohol and tobacco
3.5%
Current as of
2022
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
4.09
Beer
3.09
Wine
0.06
Spirits
0.92
Other alcohol
0.02
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
49588357
Male population
24206371
Female population
25381986
Population growth rate
0.48%
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
14.9
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
8
Urbanization
82.4%
Current as of
2024
Credit ratings
Fitch
BBB- (2020)
Moody's
Baa2 (2014)
Standard & Poors
BBB- (2017)
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
72.86%
iOS
26.94%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+57
Internet domain
.co
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
156 (2022)
Internet user penetration
73% (2021)
Fixed internet penetration
15% (2020)
Last update: 2025-08-18