Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total in Colombia

Colombia: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total was 0.4% in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
up 50.6%
World rank
21st
of 25 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2019
All-time low
0.2%
in 2020
Years of data
14
2008–2021

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total in Colombia, 2008–2021

00.10.20.30.42008201420212008: 0.303 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.3 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.301 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.306 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.311 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.324 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.34 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.344 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.351 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.355 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.357 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.365 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.234 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.353 % of total employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2021, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total in Colombia stood at 0.4%.

That represents a change of up 50.6% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total in Colombia peaked at 0.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.

That places Colombia 21st out of 25 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 18 Honduras 0.5% compare
  2. 19 Ghana 0.4% compare
  3. 20 El Salvador 0.4% compare
  4. 22 Guatemala 0.3%
  5. 23 Paraguay 0.3% compare
  6. 24 Pakistan 0.2% compare

See the full ranking of 25 places β†’

More reference data data for Colombia

All data for Colombia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total in Colombia?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total in Colombia was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
How does Colombia rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total?
Colombia ranks 21st out of 25 countries with data for 2021.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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 Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 295 data points, 1981–2021
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