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

Colombia: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
16th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2021
All-time low
0.3%
in 1996
Years of data
22
1996–2021

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

00.10.20.30.41996200820211996: 0.32 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.365 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.384 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.395 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.385 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.387 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.394 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.38 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.407 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.419 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.424 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.429 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.421 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.418 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.415 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.412 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.418 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.417 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.423 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.41 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.429 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.438 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.4% for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Colombia peaked at 0.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1996.

Colombia ranks 16th of 107 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, total in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1996 0.3%
1999 0.4% +14.3%
2000 0.4% +5.0%
2001 0.4% +3.0%
2002 0.4% -2.6%
2003 0.4% +0.4%
2004 0.4% +1.9%
2005 0.4% -3.5%
2008 0.4% +7.2%
2009 0.4% +2.7%
2010 0.4% +1.4%
2011 0.4% +1.1%
2012 0.4% -1.9%
2013 0.4% -0.6%
2014 0.4% -0.9%
2015 0.4% -0.6%
2016 0.4% +1.6%
2017 0.4% -0.3%
2018 0.4% +1.3%
2019 0.4% -2.9%
2020 0.4% +4.5%
2021 0.4% +2.0%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 13 Kenya 0.5% compare
  2. 14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare
  3. 15 Bangladesh 0.4% compare
  4. 17 Uganda 0.4% compare
  5. 18 Dominican Republic 0.4% compare
  6. 19 Peru 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Colombia?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Colombia was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1996.
How does Colombia rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total?
Colombia ranks 16th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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