Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia

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

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
73rd
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1996
All-time low
0.4%
in 2018
Years of data
22
1996–2021

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

00.20.40.61996200820211996: 0.516 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.492 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.442 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.406 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.441 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.443 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.416 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.416 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.436 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.386 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.371 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.372 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.362 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.379 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.376 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.366 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.359 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.359 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.351 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.389 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.387 % of rural employed population in working age2021: 0.381 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

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

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia peaked at 0.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2018.

Colombia ranks 73rd of 91 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 15-64, rural in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1996 0.5%
1999 0.5% -4.7%
2000 0.4% -10.1%
2001 0.4% -8.2%
2002 0.4% +8.8%
2003 0.4% +0.4%
2004 0.4% -6.2%
2005 0.4% +0.0%
2008 0.4% +4.9%
2009 0.4% -11.6%
2010 0.4% -3.7%
2011 0.4% +0.2%
2012 0.4% -2.6%
2013 0.4% +4.6%
2014 0.4% -0.8%
2015 0.4% -2.5%
2016 0.4% -2.1%
2017 0.4% +0.2%
2018 0.4% -2.4%
2019 0.4% +11.0%
2020 0.4% -0.6%
2021 0.4% -1.6%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1996.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2018.
How does Colombia rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Colombia ranks 73rd out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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