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

Colombia: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural was 0.5% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
75th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1996
All-time low
0.4%
in 2010
Years of data
22
1996–2021

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

00.20.40.61996200820211996: 0.562 % of rural workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.46 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2000: 0.431 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.373 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.444 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.424 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.432 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.414 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.484 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.371 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.364 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.397 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.385 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.449 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.462 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.451 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.431 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.445 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2018: 0.418 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2019: 0.438 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2020: 0.477 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2021: 0.499 % of rural workers in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.5% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in 2021.

That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia peaked at 0.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2010.

Colombia ranks 75th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of rural workers in the industrial sector Change
1996 0.6%
1999 0.5% -18.2%
2000 0.4% -6.3%
2001 0.4% -13.5%
2002 0.4% +19.0%
2003 0.4% -4.4%
2004 0.4% +1.9%
2005 0.4% -4.2%
2008 0.5% +16.9%
2009 0.4% -23.3%
2010 0.4% -2.0%
2011 0.4% +9.2%
2012 0.4% -3.1%
2013 0.4% +16.6%
2014 0.5% +3.0%
2015 0.5% -2.5%
2016 0.4% -4.4%
2017 0.4% +3.2%
2018 0.4% -5.9%
2019 0.4% +4.8%
2020 0.5% +8.7%
2021 0.5% +4.7%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 66% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 79% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 8
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 72 Honduras 0.5% compare
  2. 73 Dominican Republic 0.5% compare
  3. 74 Uruguay 0.5% compare
  4. 76 Panama 0.5% compare
  5. 77 Gambia 0.4% compare
  6. 78 Madagascar 0.4% compare

See the full ranking of 84 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1996.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
How does Colombia rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural?
Colombia ranks 75th out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. 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, rural (% of rural 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, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of rural workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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