Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia

Colombia: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural was 0.2% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
67th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2002
All-time low
0.1%
in 2010
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.050.10.150.21996200820211996: 0.175 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.161 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.161 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.154 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.182 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.173 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.172 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.151 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.152 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.146 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.136 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.14 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.143 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.16 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.172 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.174 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.17 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.17 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.161 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.178 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.165 % of rural employed population in working age2021: 0.175 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.2% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in 2021.

That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia peaked at 0.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2010.

Colombia ranks 67th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, 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 0.2%
1999 0.2% -7.8%
2000 0.2% -0.1%
2001 0.2% -4.7%
2002 0.2% +18.3%
2003 0.2% -4.9%
2004 0.2% -0.5%
2005 0.2% -12.0%
2008 0.2% +0.3%
2009 0.1% -3.9%
2010 0.1% -7.3%
2011 0.1% +3.0%
2012 0.1% +2.5%
2013 0.2% +11.8%
2014 0.2% +7.4%
2015 0.2% +1.5%
2016 0.2% -2.3%
2017 0.2% -0.1%
2018 0.2% -5.5%
2019 0.2% +10.5%
2020 0.2% -6.9%
2021 0.2% +5.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 8
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 64 Morocco 0.2% compare
  2. 65 Nicaragua 0.2% compare
  3. 66 Ecuador 0.2% compare
  4. 68 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1% compare
  5. 69 Nepal 0.1% compare
  6. 70 Ghana 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2002.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
How does Colombia rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural?
Colombia ranks 67th out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, 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
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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