Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban in Colombia

Colombia: Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban was 4,546 in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
4,546
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
4th
of 67 countries
All-time high
4,546
in 2021
All-time low
952.38
in 1996
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban in Colombia, 1996–2021

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1996200820211996: 952.41999: 1.4k2000: 1.4k2001: 1.5k2002: 1.5k2003: 1.6k2004: 1.8k2005: 2.0k2008: 2.4k2009: 2.5k2010: 2.7k2011: 2.9k2012: 3.0k2013: 3.1k2014: 3.3k2015: 3.5k2016: 3.7k2017: 3.8k2018: 4.1k2019: 4.3k2020: 4.3k2021: 4.5k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban in Colombia is 4,546, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 58.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban in Colombia peaked at 4,546 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 952.38, in 1996.

That places Colombia 4th out of 67 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,195 952.38 1,438 2
2000s 1,847 1,373 2,537 8
2010s 3,434 2,685 4,315 10
2020s 4,430 4,315 4,546 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 1 Republic of Korea 12,658 compare
  2. 2 Indonesia 12,466 compare
  3. 3 Paraguay 11,342 compare
  4. 5 Chile 2,046 compare
  5. 6 Costa Rica 1,719 compare
  6. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,540 compare

See the full ranking of 67 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban in Colombia?
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban in Colombia was 4,546 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 4,546 in 2021.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 952.38 in 1996.
How does Colombia rank for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban?
Colombia ranks 4th out of 67 countries with data for 2021.
Is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 58.4%. 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 Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
67 places, 898 data points, 1981–2021
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