Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Colombia

Colombia: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male was 39.54 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
39.54
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
69th
of 106 countries
All-time high
39.82
in 2019
All-time low
37.18
in 2001
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Colombia, 1996–2021

0102030401996200820211996: 37.81999: 37.92000: 37.92001: 37.22002: 37.72003: 37.82004: 37.92005: 38.32008: 38.72009: 38.42010: 38.42011: 38.52012: 38.52013: 392014: 39.32015: 39.22016: 39.42017: 39.52018: 39.52019: 39.82020: 39.62021: 39.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Colombia is 39.54, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Colombia peaked at 39.82 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.18, in 2001.

Colombia ranks 69th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1996 37.82
1999 37.86 +0.1%
2000 37.9 +0.1%
2001 37.18 -1.9%
2002 37.75 +1.5%
2003 37.79 +0.1%
2004 37.91 +0.3%
2005 38.27 +1.0%
2008 38.69 +1.1%
2009 38.39 -0.8%
2010 38.36 -0.1%
2011 38.5 +0.4%
2012 38.53 +0.1%
2013 38.99 +1.2%
2014 39.3 +0.8%
2015 39.17 -0.3%
2016 39.42 +0.6%
2017 39.49 +0.2%
2018 39.45 -0.1%
2019 39.82 +0.9%
2020 39.6 -0.6%
2021 39.54 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 37.84 37.82 37.86 2
2000s 37.98 37.18 38.69 8
2010s 39.1 38.36 39.82 10
2020s 39.57 39.54 39.6 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 66 India 39.95 compare
  2. 67 Peru 39.93 compare
  3. 68 Morocco 39.75 compare
  4. 70 Jordan 39.47 compare
  5. 71 El Salvador 39.46 compare
  6. 72 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 39.27 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Colombia?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Colombia was 39.54 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 39.82 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 37.18 in 2001.
How does Colombia rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male?
Colombia ranks 69th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,490 data points, 1970–2021
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