Informal job workers, aged 15-64, female in Colombia

Colombia: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, female was 0.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
20th
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2002
All-time low
0.6%
in 1996
Years of data
21
1996–2021

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, female in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.20.40.60.81996200820211996: 0.564 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.597 % of female employed population in working age2001: 0.656 % of female employed population in working age2002: 0.82 % of female employed population in working age2003: 0.818 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.812 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.802 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.617 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.635 % of female employed population in working age2010: 0.646 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.644 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.639 % of female employed population in working age2013: 0.62 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.6 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.596 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.584 % of female employed population in working age2017: 0.579 % of female employed population in working age2018: 0.574 % of female employed population in working age2019: 0.57 % of female employed population in working age2020: 0.626 % of female employed population in working age2021: 0.571 % of female employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, informal job workers, aged 15-64, female in Colombia stood at 0.6%.

That represents a change of down 8.9% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, female in Colombia peaked at 0.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1996.

Colombia ranks 20th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, female in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1996 0.6%
1999 0.6% +5.8%
2001 0.7% +10.0%
2002 0.8% +25.0%
2003 0.8% -0.3%
2004 0.8% -0.7%
2005 0.8% -1.2%
2008 0.6% -23.0%
2009 0.6% +2.9%
2010 0.6% +1.7%
2011 0.6% -0.4%
2012 0.6% -0.7%
2013 0.6% -3.0%
2014 0.6% -3.2%
2015 0.6% -0.8%
2016 0.6% -2.0%
2017 0.6% -0.9%
2018 0.6% -0.8%
2019 0.6% -0.6%
2020 0.6% +9.7%
2021 0.6% -8.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 7
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 17 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.6% compare
  2. 18 Ecuador 0.6% compare
  3. 19 Mexico 0.6% compare
  4. 21 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
  5. 22 Kyrgyzstan 0.5% compare
  6. 23 Egypt 0.5% compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, female in Colombia?
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, female in Colombia was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1996.
How does Colombia rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, female?
Colombia ranks 20th out of 38 countries with data for 2021.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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 Informal job workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 450 data points, 1981–2021
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