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

Colombia: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
66th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1996
All-time low
0.5%
in 2011
Years of data
22
1996–2021

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

00.20.40.61996200820211996: 0.604 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.552 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.55 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.519 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.514 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.515 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.516 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.532 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.507 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.499 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.494 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.49 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.502 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.51 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.522 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.53 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.532 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.531 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.528 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.539 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.496 % of urban employed population in working age2021: 0.496 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia stood at 0.5%.

The figure is up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia peaked at 0.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2011.

That places Colombia 66th out of 94 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1996 0.6% —
1999 0.6% -8.6%
2000 0.5% -0.3%
2001 0.5% -5.6%
2002 0.5% -1.0%
2003 0.5% +0.1%
2004 0.5% +0.2%
2005 0.5% +3.2%
2008 0.5% -4.7%
2009 0.5% -1.7%
2010 0.5% -0.8%
2011 0.5% -0.9%
2012 0.5% +2.4%
2013 0.5% +1.6%
2014 0.5% +2.3%
2015 0.5% +1.5%
2016 0.5% +0.5%
2017 0.5% -0.3%
2018 0.5% -0.5%
2019 0.5% +2.0%
2020 0.5% -7.9%
2021 0.5% -0.0%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 84% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 83% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 8
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 63 Norway 0.5% compare
  2. 64 Sweden 0.5% compare
  3. 65 Djibouti 0.5% compare
  4. 67 Ethiopia 0.5% compare
  5. 68 Zambia 0.5% compare
  6. 69 Peru 0.5% compare

See the full ranking of 94 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1996.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2011.
How does Colombia rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban?
Colombia ranks 66th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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