Colombias social classes Between $195 and $970 (COP600,000 and COP3 million) is considered middle class; Above $970 (COP3,000,000) is considered upper class.

What percentage of Colombia is middle class?

A study on social mobility in Colombia led by Alejandro Gaviria, former dean of the economics department at the University of the Andes in Bogota, found that around two million Colombian households moved out of poverty and into the middle class over the past decade, doubling the size of the middle class to 30 percent

Are there social classes in Colombia?

Since the sixteenth century, Colombian society has been highly stratified, with social classes generally linked to racial or wealth distinctions, and vertical mobility has been limited. Throughout Colombias history, class structure has played a significant role in society.