Wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Colombia

Colombia: Wage workers, aged 15-64, male was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
84th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1996
All-time low
0.5%
in 2010
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.20.40.61996200820211996: 0.583 % of male employed population in working age1999: 0.541 % of male employed population in working age2000: 0.525 % of male employed population in working age2001: 0.502 % of male employed population in working age2002: 0.508 % of male employed population in working age2003: 0.512 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.5 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.514 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.498 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.482 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.476 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.478 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.488 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.493 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.499 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.5 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.499 % of male employed population in working age2017: 0.496 % of male employed population in working age2018: 0.49 % of male employed population in working age2019: 0.516 % of male employed population in working age2020: 0.499 % of male employed population in working age2021: 0.491 % of male employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2021, wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Colombia stood at 0.5%.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

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

That places Colombia 84th out of 106 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 workers, aged 15-64, male in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1996 0.6%
1999 0.5% -7.2%
2000 0.5% -3.1%
2001 0.5% -4.3%
2002 0.5% +1.2%
2003 0.5% +0.6%
2004 0.5% -2.2%
2005 0.5% +2.7%
2008 0.5% -3.1%
2009 0.5% -3.4%
2010 0.5% -1.2%
2011 0.5% +0.5%
2012 0.5% +2.1%
2013 0.5% +1.0%
2014 0.5% +1.1%
2015 0.5% +0.4%
2016 0.5% -0.3%
2017 0.5% -0.5%
2018 0.5% -1.3%
2019 0.5% +5.3%
2020 0.5% -3.3%
2021 0.5% -1.5%

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% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Colombia?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Colombia was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1996.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2010.
How does Colombia rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, male?
Colombia ranks 84th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
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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