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

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

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
8th
of 94 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, urban in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.10.20.30.41996200820211996: 0.308 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.362 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.366 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.377 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.371 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.372 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.371 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.358 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.394 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.402 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.407 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.412 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.401 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.398 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.392 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.386 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.39 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.39 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.395 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.387 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.407 % of urban employed population in working age2021: 0.415 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia stood at 0.4%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

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

That places Colombia 8th out of 94 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, urban in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1996 0.3%
1999 0.4% +17.5%
2000 0.4% +1.3%
2001 0.4% +2.9%
2002 0.4% -1.5%
2003 0.4% +0.2%
2004 0.4% -0.3%
2005 0.4% -3.6%
2008 0.4% +10.3%
2009 0.4% +2.0%
2010 0.4% +1.2%
2011 0.4% +1.3%
2012 0.4% -2.8%
2013 0.4% -0.6%
2014 0.4% -1.5%
2015 0.4% -1.6%
2016 0.4% +0.9%
2017 0.4% +0.2%
2018 0.4% +1.2%
2019 0.4% -2.1%
2020 0.4% +5.1%
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. 5 Madagascar 0.4% compare
  2. 6 Ghana 0.4% compare
  3. 7 Senegal 0.4% compare
  4. 9 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare
  5. 10 Ethiopia 0.4% compare
  6. 11 Malawi 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1996.
How does Colombia rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Colombia ranks 8th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, 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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