Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Colombia
Colombia: Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage was 52,451 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Colombia, 1998–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Colombia is 52,451 Persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Colombia peaked at 52,451 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22,415 Persons, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 10th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 22,438 Persons | — |
| 1999 | 22,566 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 22,415 Persons | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 24,114 Persons | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 26,444 Persons | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 27,227 Persons | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 31,226 Persons | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 35,436 Persons | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 37,605 Persons | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 39,750 Persons | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 40,136 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 40,949 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 42,610 Persons | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 44,399 Persons | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 44,910 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 45,222 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 46,045 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 47,036 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 46,631 Persons | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 46,767 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 47,172 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 47,963 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 49,584 Persons | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 50,832 Persons | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 51,423 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 51,861 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 52,143 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 52,451 Persons | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,502 Persons | 22,438 Persons | 22,566 Persons | 2 |
| 2000s | 32,530 Persons | 22,415 Persons | 40,949 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,876 Persons | 42,610 Persons | 47,963 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,382 Persons | 49,584 Persons | 52,451 Persons | 6 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,505 (2090)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.359 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0979 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.102 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Colombia?
- Healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Colombia was 52,451 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 52,451 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,415 Persons in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage?
- Colombia ranks 10th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of a population covered for a core set of health services offers an initial measure of access to care and financial protection. Most OECD countries have achieved universal or near-universal coverage for a core set of health services, which usually include consultations with doctors, tests and examinations, and hospital care. This dataset presents the latest data for government (compulsory) health insurance, and for the various types of voluntary health insurance coverage. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.