Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Colombia

Colombia: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female was 0.6% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
68th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1996
All-time low
0.5%
in 2010
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.20.40.61996200820211996: 0.612 % of female workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.532 % of female workers in the industrial sector2000: 0.522 % of female workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.472 % of female workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.482 % of female workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.477 % of female workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.491 % of female workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.52 % of female workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.493 % of female workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.459 % of female workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.457 % of female workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.457 % of female workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.458 % of female workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.504 % of female workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.521 % of female workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.533 % of female workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.555 % of female workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.541 % of female workers in the industrial sector2018: 0.498 % of female workers in the industrial sector2019: 0.507 % of female workers in the industrial sector2020: 0.558 % of female workers in the industrial sector2021: 0.57 % of female workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

In 2021, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Colombia stood at 0.6%.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Colombia peaked at 0.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2010.

Colombia ranks 68th of 90 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of female workers in the industrial sector Change
1996 0.6%
1999 0.5% -13.1%
2000 0.5% -1.8%
2001 0.5% -9.7%
2002 0.5% +2.1%
2003 0.5% -0.9%
2004 0.5% +2.9%
2005 0.5% +5.8%
2008 0.5% -5.2%
2009 0.5% -6.8%
2010 0.5% -0.5%
2011 0.5% +0.0%
2012 0.5% +0.2%
2013 0.5% +10.2%
2014 0.5% +3.2%
2015 0.5% +2.4%
2016 0.6% +4.0%
2017 0.5% -2.5%
2018 0.5% -7.9%
2019 0.5% +1.8%
2020 0.6% +10.2%
2021 0.6% +2.1%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 74% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 99% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 8
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 65 El Salvador 0.6% compare
  2. 66 Indonesia 0.6% compare
  3. 67 Argentina 0.6% compare
  4. 69 Nicaragua 0.6% compare
  5. 70 Rwanda 0.6% compare
  6. 71 India 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Colombia?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Colombia was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1996.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2010.
How does Colombia rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female?
Colombia ranks 68th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of female workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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