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

Colombia: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.8% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
12th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1996
All-time low
0.7%
in 2001
Years of data
21
1996–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81996200820211996: 0.896 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.875 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.741 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.867 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.844 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.845 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.826 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.863 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.871 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.866 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.861 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.862 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.848 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.837 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.841 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.829 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.826 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.828 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.823 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.822 % of rural employed population in working age2021: 0.829 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia stood at 0.8%.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia peaked at 0.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2001.

Colombia ranks 12th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1996 0.9%
1999 0.9% -2.4%
2001 0.7% -15.3%
2002 0.9% +16.9%
2003 0.8% -2.7%
2004 0.8% +0.2%
2005 0.8% -2.3%
2008 0.9% +4.5%
2009 0.9% +0.9%
2010 0.9% -0.6%
2011 0.9% -0.6%
2012 0.9% +0.1%
2013 0.8% -1.6%
2014 0.8% -1.4%
2015 0.8% +0.5%
2016 0.8% -1.4%
2017 0.8% -0.4%
2018 0.8% +0.3%
2019 0.8% -0.6%
2020 0.8% -0.1%
2021 0.8% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 7
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 9 Nicaragua 0.9% compare
  2. 10 Honduras 0.9% compare
  3. 11 Guatemala 0.9% compare
  4. 13 El Salvador 0.8% compare
  5. 14 Paraguay 0.8% compare
  6. 15 Gambia 0.8% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia?
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1996.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2001.
How does Colombia rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Colombia ranks 12th out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 410 data points, 1981–2021
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