Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-24 in Colombia

Colombia: Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-24 was 0.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
25th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2021
All-time low
0.3%
in 1996
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-24 in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.10.20.30.41996200820211996: 0.257 % of employed population aged 15-241999: 0.325 % of employed population aged 15-242000: 0.333 % of employed population aged 15-242001: 0.392 % of employed population aged 15-242002: 0.366 % of employed population aged 15-242003: 0.375 % of employed population aged 15-242004: 0.378 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.362 % of employed population aged 15-242008: 0.393 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.421 % of employed population aged 15-242010: 0.439 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.433 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.424 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.422 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.409 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.409 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.406 % of employed population aged 15-242017: 0.407 % of employed population aged 15-242018: 0.42 % of employed population aged 15-242019: 0.412 % of employed population aged 15-242020: 0.441 % of employed population aged 15-242021: 0.443 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.4% for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-24 in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-24 in Colombia peaked at 0.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1996.

That places Colombia 25th out of 106 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-24 in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1996 0.3%
1999 0.3% +26.7%
2000 0.3% +2.5%
2001 0.4% +17.7%
2002 0.4% -6.7%
2003 0.4% +2.5%
2004 0.4% +0.9%
2005 0.4% -4.3%
2008 0.4% +8.5%
2009 0.4% +7.1%
2010 0.4% +4.4%
2011 0.4% -1.4%
2012 0.4% -2.2%
2013 0.4% -0.5%
2014 0.4% -2.9%
2015 0.4% -0.1%
2016 0.4% -0.8%
2017 0.4% +0.4%
2018 0.4% +3.2%
2019 0.4% -2.0%
2020 0.4% +7.0%
2021 0.4% +0.5%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 22 Gambia 0.5% compare
  2. 23 India 0.4% compare
  3. 24 Panama 0.4% compare
  4. 26 Thailand 0.4% compare
  5. 27 Kyrgyzstan 0.4% compare
  6. 28 Georgia 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-24 in Colombia?
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-24 in Colombia was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
What is the lowest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1996.
How does Colombia rank for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-24?
Colombia ranks 25th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
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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