Number of local governments in Colombia
Colombia: Number of local governments was 1,103 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,103
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 75 countries
All-time high
1,103
in 2022
All-time low
1,102
in 2005
Years of data
20
2005–2024
Number of local governments in Colombia, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 1,103 for number of local governments in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local governments in Colombia peaked at 1,103 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,102, in 2005.
That places Colombia 8th out of 75 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Number of local governments in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,102 | — |
| 2006 | 1,102 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,102 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,102 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,102 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,102 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,102 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,102 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,102 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,102 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,102 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,102 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,102 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,102 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,102 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,102 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,102 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,103 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,103 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,103 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,102 | 1,102 | 1,102 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,102 | 1,102 | 1,102 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,103 | 1,102 | 1,103 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More public sector data for Colombia
- Arms imports 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3593 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 533.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 285.45 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0359 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 40.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 15.10 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local governments in Colombia?
- Number of local governments in Colombia was 1,103 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local governments recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,103 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of local governments recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,102 in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for number of local governments?
- Colombia ranks 8th out of 75 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of local governments rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local governments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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