Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the frequency and distribution of liver diseases justi- fying liver biopsies in Colombian pediatric patients. Methodology: Liver biopsies performed at a pediatric hospital over a period of 5 years were assessed and then sorted according to age groups and diagnoses. Results: A total of 182 histopathological studies of 168 patients (14 of whom had two procedures each.) were found: 53.6% were boys, and 46.4% were girls. Young infants were the age group which had the most biopsies, and cholestasis was the most frequent reason for these biopsies. Other diseases diagnosed inclu- ded inflammatory processes (30.2%), abnormalities of the biliary tract (26.4%), tumor diseases (14.9%) and metabolic/storage disorders (9.3%). The remaining percentages were for rare entities and normal biopsies. Conclusion: Liver biopsies are useful and practical for the diagnosis of pediatric liver disease when com- bined with clinical and laboratory data. In our study, inflammatory processes, abnormalities of the biliary tract and tumor diseases were the most frequently diagnosed categories.