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

Colombia: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban was 40.09 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
40.09
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
66th
of 94 countries
All-time high
40.33
in 2019
All-time low
38.08
in 2001
Years of data
22
1996–2021

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

0102030401996200820211996: 38.61999: 38.32000: 38.72001: 38.12002: 38.22003: 38.52004: 38.72005: 39.12008: 39.32009: 39.12010: 39.42011: 39.42012: 39.52013: 39.72014: 39.92015: 39.92016: 40.22017: 40.22018: 40.32019: 40.32020: 40.32021: 40.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia stood at 40.09.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia peaked at 40.33 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 38.08, in 2001.

That places Colombia 66th out of 94 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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, urban in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1996 38.63
1999 38.29 -0.9%
2000 38.74 +1.2%
2001 38.08 -1.7%
2002 38.23 +0.4%
2003 38.47 +0.6%
2004 38.72 +0.6%
2005 39.09 +1.0%
2008 39.27 +0.5%
2009 39.14 -0.3%
2010 39.37 +0.6%
2011 39.38 +0.0%
2012 39.52 +0.4%
2013 39.65 +0.3%
2014 39.93 +0.7%
2015 39.89 -0.1%
2016 40.19 +0.7%
2017 40.25 +0.1%
2018 40.29 +0.1%
2019 40.33 +0.1%
2020 40.25 -0.2%
2021 40.09 -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38.46 38.29 38.63 2
2000s 38.72 38.08 39.27 8
2010s 39.88 39.37 40.33 10
2020s 40.17 40.09 40.25 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 63 Peru 40.33 compare
  2. 64 India 40.23 compare
  3. 65 Jamaica 40.16 compare
  4. 67 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 39.71 compare
  5. 68 Belize 39.64
  6. 69 Jordan 39.48 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia was 40.09 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 40.33 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 38.08 in 2001.
How does Colombia rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Colombia ranks 66th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,299 data points, 1970–2021
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