Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Colombia
Colombia: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 was 0.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
82nd
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1996
All-time low
0.6%
in 2011
Years of data
22
1996–2021
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Colombia, 1996–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.7% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in 2021.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Colombia peaked at 0.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2011.
Colombia ranks 82nd of 90 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.8% | — |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -3.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 77% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8%, 82% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 79 Kazakhstan 0.7% compare
- 80 Panama 0.7% compare
- 81 Uganda 0.7% compare
- 83 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.6% compare
- 84 Madagascar 0.5% compare
- 85 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.5% compare
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Colombia?
- Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Colombia was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1996.
- What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2011.
- How does Colombia rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-24?
- Colombia ranks 82nd out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
- Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 (% of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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