Overview

COLOMBIA

In the past several years, escalating armed conflict coupled to deteriorating economic, social and political conditions, has contributed to the most acute crisis in recent history. In 2002, 20 per cent of the population lived on less than a dollar a day. The incidence of poverty in rural areas affects 80 per cent of the population, most of them women and young people. During the last 10 years, over a million people have been internally displaced, while significant numbers have emigrated to neighboring countries, USA and Europe. In responding to the UN 2003 Survey of Population Policies, the government considered adolescent pregnancy as too high, as well as levels of maternal mortality (130 deaths per 100,000 live births).

—ICPD Goals —MDG Indicators

STATISTICS
POPULATION			1990			Most Recent
Population in Thousands, 2003, Total, Male				17,340.1			22,189.0
Population in Thousands, 2003, Total, Female				17,629.6			22,724.7
Population Growth Rate, Per Cent				2.0			1.6
Crude Birth Rate per 1,000 Population				27.8			22.2
Crude Death Rate per 1,000 Population				6.5			5.4
Urban Population, Per Cent				68.7			77.4
Sex Ratio at Birth, Male Births per Female Birth				n/a			1.05
Sex Ratio of Population, Males per Females				98.36			97.66
Women 15-49, Thousands				9,257.7			12,193.3
Women 15-49, Per Cent				0.5			0.5
Total Fertility Rate per Woman 15-49				3.17			2.62
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate for Women 15-49, Modern Method, Per Cent				54.7			64.0
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate for Women 15-49, Any Method, Per Cent				66.1			76.9
Maternal Mortality Ratio per 100,000 Live Births (MMR)				100			130
MMR, Lower Bound				n/a			83
MMR, Upper Bound				n/a			180
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births				41.4			25.6
Under Age 5 Mortality Rate, Total				n/a			33
Under Age 5 Mortality Rate, Female				n/a			30
Under Age 5 Mortality Rate, Male				n/a			35
Life Expectancy at Birth, Combined, Years				67.6			72.2
Life Expectancy at Birth, Female, Years				71.7			75.3
Life Expectancy at Birth, Male, Years				64.2			69.2
Median Age of Total Population				21.7			25.4
Population 60 Years and Over, Per Cent				6.3			7.5
Population 0-14 as Proportion of Population 65+				676			565

INDICATORS
SOCIOECONOMIC & HEALTH INDICATORS			1990			Most Recent
Gross Domestic Product Per Capita, Purchasing Power Parity, International Dollars				4,800			6,370
Gross Domestic Product Growth Rate, Annual Per Cent				6			2
Income Group per World Bank Classification				n/a			Lower middle income
UNFPA Country Priority Classification				n/a			C
Population Below $1/Day, Per Cent				n/a			19.7
Population Living Below National Poverty Line, Per Cent				16.9			64.0
Access to Improved Water Supply, Per Cent				92			91
Antenatal Care, At Least One Visit, Per Cent				83			90
Deliveries Attended by Skilled Attendants, Per Cent				51			86
Family Planning Programme Effort Index, 1999 (Total Mean Score)				n/a			64.0
Illiteracy Rate, Per Cent of Population 15 and Over, Male				11			7
Illiteracy Rate, Per Cent of Population 15 and Over, Female				12			7
Illiteracy Rate, Per Cent of Population 15 to 24, Male				6			3
Illiteracy Rate, Percent of Population 15 to 24, Female				4			2
Primary School Enrolment, Gross Per Cent of School Age Population, Male				n/a			113
Primary School Enrolment, Gross Per Cent of School Age Population, Female				n/a			112
Secondary School Enrolment, GrossPer Cent of School Age Population, Male				n/a			67
Secondary School Enrolment, Gross Per Cent of School Age Population, Female				n/a			73
Ratio of Girls to Boys, Primary Education				1.11			0.96
Ratio of Girls to Boys, Secondary Education				n/a			1.06
Children Underweight Under 5, Male, Per Cent				n/a			7
Children Underweight Under 5, Female, Per Cent				n/a			7
Stunted Children under 5, Moderate, Per Cent				18			14
Stunted Children under 5, Severe, Per Cent				n/a			3
Wasted Children under 5, Moderate, Per Cent				5			1
Wasted Children under 5, Severe, Per Cent				n/a			0
Refugees, Number				500			205
Internally Displaced Persons, Number				n/a			950,000
Asylum Seekers, Number				n/a			12
Married by 18, Percent, Female, 25-49				24.5			22.7
ADOLESCENT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INDICATORS			1990			Most Recent
Proportion of Population 15-24				20.8			18.4
Median Age at First Sexual Intercourse, Female, 25-49				19.9			19.2
Age-Specific Fertility Rate per 1000 Women, 15-20				n/a			79.5
Mean Age at Marriage, Male				n/a			25.9
Mean Age at Marriage, Female				n/a			22.6
HIV knowledge, Women 15-24 Who Know That a Person Can Protect Herself from HIV by Consistent Condom Use, Per Cent				n/a			67
HIV knowledge, Men 15-24 Who Know That a Person Can Protect Himself from HIV by Consistent Condom Use, Per Cent				n/a			n/a
HIV/AIDS Prevalence, 15-24, Lower Bound, Female				n/a			0.1
HIV/AIDS Prevalence, 15-24, Upper Bound, Female				n/a			0.3
HIV/AIDS Prevalence, 15-24, Lower Bound, Male				n/a			0.6
HIV/AIDS Prevalence, 15-24, Upper Bound, Male				n/a			1.2
Estimated HIV/AIDS Prevalence, 15-24, Total				n/a			0.5
GENDER EQUALITY INDICATORS			1990			Most Recent
Gender Empowerment Measure, Value				n/a			0.5
Gender Empowerment Measure, Rank				n/a			46.0
Labor Force Participation Rate, 15-64, Total				62.9			62.4
Labor Force Participation Rate, 15-64, Male				81.6			83.3
Labor Force Participation Rate, 15-64, Female				47.2			62.1
Women in Managerial or Technical Positions, Thousands				232.7			426.9
Seats in Parliament Held by Women, Per Cent				n/a			10.8
RH COMMODITY SECURITY INDICATORS			1990			Most Recent
Projected Increase/Decrease in Women of Reproductive Age 2000-2015, Thousands				n/a			2,336.0
Projected Increase/Decrease in Women of Reproductive Age 2000-2015, Per Cent				n/a			20.3
Unmet Need for Family Planning, Spacing, Per Cent				3.6			2.7
Unmet Need for Family Planning, Limiting, Per Cent				11.7			3.5
Unmet Need for Family Planning, Total, Per Cent				15.4			6.2
Unmet Need for Family Planning, Millions				n/a			0.4
INTERNAL DISPARITIES
Total Fertility Rate per Woman 15-49			Most Recent			Province
Urban				2.3