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

Colombia: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural was 0.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
77th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1996
All-time low
0.4%
in 2012
Years of data
22
1996–2021

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

00.20.40.61996200820211996: 0.525 % of rural workers in the service sector1999: 0.51 % of rural workers in the service sector2000: 0.477 % of rural workers in the service sector2001: 0.389 % of rural workers in the service sector2002: 0.456 % of rural workers in the service sector2003: 0.446 % of rural workers in the service sector2004: 0.434 % of rural workers in the service sector2005: 0.425 % of rural workers in the service sector2008: 0.41 % of rural workers in the service sector2009: 0.417 % of rural workers in the service sector2010: 0.383 % of rural workers in the service sector2011: 0.379 % of rural workers in the service sector2012: 0.375 % of rural workers in the service sector2013: 0.397 % of rural workers in the service sector2014: 0.416 % of rural workers in the service sector2015: 0.418 % of rural workers in the service sector2016: 0.401 % of rural workers in the service sector2017: 0.42 % of rural workers in the service sector2018: 0.412 % of rural workers in the service sector2019: 0.436 % of rural workers in the service sector2020: 0.389 % of rural workers in the service sector2021: 0.402 % of rural workers in the service sector

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

Analysis

In 2021, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia stood at 0.4%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia peaked at 0.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2012.

That places Colombia 77th out of 84 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the service sector) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of rural workers in the service sector Change
1996 0.5%
1999 0.5% -2.8%
2000 0.5% -6.5%
2001 0.4% -18.4%
2002 0.5% +17.3%
2003 0.4% -2.2%
2004 0.4% -2.7%
2005 0.4% -2.0%
2008 0.4% -3.7%
2009 0.4% +1.7%
2010 0.4% -8.0%
2011 0.4% -1.0%
2012 0.4% -1.1%
2013 0.4% +5.7%
2014 0.4% +5.0%
2015 0.4% +0.3%
2016 0.4% -4.0%
2017 0.4% +4.7%
2018 0.4% -1.9%
2019 0.4% +5.8%
2020 0.4% -10.7%
2021 0.4% +3.2%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 74 Honduras 0.4% compare
  2. 75 Uganda 0.4% compare
  3. 76 Madagascar 0.4% compare
  4. 78 Zambia 0.4% compare
  5. 79 Gambia 0.4% compare
  6. 80 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1996.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2012.
How does Colombia rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural?
Colombia ranks 77th out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 services, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the service sector)
Unit
% of rural workers in the service 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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