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Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia

Colombia: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural was 0.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
54th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2002
All-time low
0.6%
in 2018
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.20.40.60.81996200820211996: 0.673 % of rural employed female population in working age1999: 0.673 % of rural employed female population in working age2000: 0.677 % of rural employed female population in working age2001: 0.712 % of rural employed female population in working age2002: 0.716 % of rural employed female population in working age2003: 0.685 % of rural employed female population in working age2004: 0.692 % of rural employed female population in working age2005: 0.675 % of rural employed female population in working age2008: 0.665 % of rural employed female population in working age2009: 0.673 % of rural employed female population in working age2010: 0.659 % of rural employed female population in working age2011: 0.629 % of rural employed female population in working age2012: 0.632 % of rural employed female population in working age2013: 0.644 % of rural employed female population in working age2014: 0.653 % of rural employed female population in working age2015: 0.635 % of rural employed female population in working age2016: 0.645 % of rural employed female population in working age2017: 0.616 % of rural employed female population in working age2018: 0.605 % of rural employed female population in working age2019: 0.646 % of rural employed female population in working age2020: 0.625 % of rural employed female population in working age2021: 0.643 % of rural employed female population in working age

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

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.6% for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in 2021.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia peaked at 0.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2018.

Colombia ranks 54th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia, year by year

Year % of rural employed female population in working age Change
1996 0.7% —
1999 0.7% +0.0%
2000 0.7% +0.6%
2001 0.7% +5.1%
2002 0.7% +0.6%
2003 0.7% -4.3%
2004 0.7% +1.0%
2005 0.7% -2.5%
2008 0.7% -1.5%
2009 0.7% +1.2%
2010 0.7% -2.2%
2011 0.6% -4.6%
2012 0.6% +0.5%
2013 0.6% +2.0%
2014 0.7% +1.4%
2015 0.6% -2.8%
2016 0.6% +1.7%
2017 0.6% -4.5%
2018 0.6% -1.9%
2019 0.6% +6.9%
2020 0.6% -3.2%
2021 0.6% +2.8%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 93% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 91% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 8
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 51 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
  2. 52 Guatemala 0.7% compare
  3. 53 Panama 0.7% compare
  4. 55 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% compare
  5. 56 Egypt 0.6% compare
  6. 57 Brazil 0.6% compare

See the full ranking of 86 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2002.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2018.
How does Colombia rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural?
Colombia ranks 54th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
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