Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Colombia

Colombia: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
13th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2021
All-time low
0.3%
in 1996
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.10.20.30.40.51996200820211996: 0.333 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.379 % of male employed population in working age2000: 0.398 % of male employed population in working age2001: 0.405 % of male employed population in working age2002: 0.401 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.399 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.41 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.396 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.42 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.428 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.434 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.433 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.425 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.426 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.426 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.426 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.434 % of male employed population in working age2017: 0.435 % of male employed population in working age2018: 0.442 % of male employed population in working age2019: 0.422 % of male employed population in working age2020: 0.443 % of male employed population in working age2021: 0.457 % of male employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Colombia is 0.5%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Colombia peaked at 0.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1996.

Colombia ranks 13th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1996 0.3%
1999 0.4% +13.8%
2000 0.4% +5.2%
2001 0.4% +1.7%
2002 0.4% -1.0%
2003 0.4% -0.5%
2004 0.4% +2.9%
2005 0.4% -3.5%
2008 0.4% +6.0%
2009 0.4% +2.0%
2010 0.4% +1.3%
2011 0.4% -0.1%
2012 0.4% -2.0%
2013 0.4% +0.3%
2014 0.4% -0.0%
2015 0.4% +0.1%
2016 0.4% +1.8%
2017 0.4% +0.2%
2018 0.4% +1.7%
2019 0.4% -4.4%
2020 0.4% +5.0%
2021 0.5% +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 8
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 10 Gambia 0.5% compare
  2. 11 Niger 0.5% compare
  3. 12 Nigeria 0.5% compare
  4. 14 Bangladesh 0.5% compare
  5. 15 Ghana 0.4% compare
  6. 16 Uganda 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Colombia?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male in Colombia was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1996.
How does Colombia rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male?
Colombia ranks 13th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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