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

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

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
77th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1996
All-time low
0.6%
in 2010
Years of data
22
1996–2021

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

00.20.40.61996200820211996: 0.671 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.603 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2000: 0.626 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.588 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.587 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.597 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.594 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.613 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.569 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.566 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.563 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.566 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.575 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.59 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.6 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.6 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.605 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.595 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2018: 0.584 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2019: 0.604 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2020: 0.609 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2021: 0.593 % of urban workers in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.6% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in 2021.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia peaked at 0.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2010.

That places Colombia 77th out of 86 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of urban workers in the industrial sector Change
1996 0.7%
1999 0.6% -10.2%
2000 0.6% +3.9%
2001 0.6% -6.0%
2002 0.6% -0.2%
2003 0.6% +1.8%
2004 0.6% -0.5%
2005 0.6% +3.2%
2008 0.6% -7.2%
2009 0.6% -0.6%
2010 0.6% -0.5%
2011 0.6% +0.5%
2012 0.6% +1.6%
2013 0.6% +2.6%
2014 0.6% +1.6%
2015 0.6% -0.0%
2016 0.6% +0.9%
2017 0.6% -1.7%
2018 0.6% -1.7%
2019 0.6% +3.3%
2020 0.6% +0.9%
2021 0.6% -2.5%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 77% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 87% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 8
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 74 Uganda 0.6% compare
  2. 75 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.6% compare
  3. 76 Ethiopia 0.6% compare
  4. 78 Panama 0.6% compare
  5. 79 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
  6. 80 Zambia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1996.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2010.
How does Colombia rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban?
Colombia ranks 77th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of urban workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,159 data points, 1970–2021
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