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

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

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
7th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2016
All-time low
0.4%
in 1996
Years of data
22
1996–2021

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

00.20.40.61996200820211996: 0.353 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.375 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.431 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.448 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.427 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.432 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.468 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.454 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.456 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.477 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.487 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.491 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.495 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.494 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.5 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.51 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.527 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.518 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.527 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.502 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.511 % of rural employed population in working age2021: 0.525 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia stood at 0.5%.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia peaked at 0.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1996.

That places Colombia 7th out of 91 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.

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

Annual values for Self-employed 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 0.4%
1999 0.4% +6.5%
2000 0.4% +14.9%
2001 0.4% +3.9%
2002 0.4% -4.7%
2003 0.4% +1.2%
2004 0.5% +8.3%
2005 0.5% -2.9%
2008 0.5% +0.4%
2009 0.5% +4.7%
2010 0.5% +2.1%
2011 0.5% +0.8%
2012 0.5% +0.8%
2013 0.5% -0.2%
2014 0.5% +1.3%
2015 0.5% +2.0%
2016 0.5% +3.3%
2017 0.5% -1.8%
2018 0.5% +1.8%
2019 0.5% -4.8%
2020 0.5% +1.7%
2021 0.5% +2.7%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 4 Gambia 0.6% compare
  2. 5 Ethiopia 0.6% compare
  3. 6 Ghana 0.5% compare
  4. 8 Tanzania 0.5% compare
  5. 9 Dominican Republic 0.5% compare
  6. 10 Bolivia 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1996.
How does Colombia rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Colombia ranks 7th out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed 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
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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