Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Colombia

Colombia: Wage workers, aged 15-24 was 0.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
80th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1996
All-time low
0.6%
in 2021
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.20.40.60.81996200820211996: 0.737 % of employed population aged 15-241999: 0.667 % of employed population aged 15-242000: 0.66 % of employed population aged 15-242001: 0.602 % of employed population aged 15-242002: 0.627 % of employed population aged 15-242003: 0.617 % of employed population aged 15-242004: 0.614 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.628 % of employed population aged 15-242008: 0.6 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.571 % of employed population aged 15-242010: 0.553 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.559 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.568 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.571 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.585 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.584 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.588 % of employed population aged 15-242017: 0.587 % of employed population aged 15-242018: 0.571 % of employed population aged 15-242019: 0.581 % of employed population aged 15-242020: 0.555 % of employed population aged 15-242021: 0.552 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

In 2021, wage workers, aged 15-24 in Colombia stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-24 in Colombia peaked at 0.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2021.

Colombia ranks 80th of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1996 0.7%
1999 0.7% -9.5%
2000 0.7% -1.0%
2001 0.6% -8.9%
2002 0.6% +4.1%
2003 0.6% -1.5%
2004 0.6% -0.5%
2005 0.6% +2.3%
2008 0.6% -4.5%
2009 0.6% -4.8%
2010 0.6% -3.2%
2011 0.6% +1.2%
2012 0.6% +1.6%
2013 0.6% +0.6%
2014 0.6% +2.4%
2015 0.6% -0.2%
2016 0.6% +0.7%
2017 0.6% -0.2%
2018 0.6% -2.6%
2019 0.6% +1.7%
2020 0.6% -4.6%
2021 0.6% -0.5%

Averages by decade

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

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  4. 81 India 0.6% compare
  5. 82 Panama 0.6% compare
  6. 83 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-24 in Colombia?
Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Colombia was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1996.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
How does Colombia rank for wage workers, aged 15-24?
Colombia ranks 80th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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