Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Colombia

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

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
82nd
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1996
All-time low
0.5%
in 2011
Years of data
22
1996–2021

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

00.20.40.61996200820211996: 0.6 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.554 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.54 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.51 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.519 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.519 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.511 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.526 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.51 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.49 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.482 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.479 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.486 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.495 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.504 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.509 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.508 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.508 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.504 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.522 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.508 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.504 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.5% for wage workers, aged 15-64, total in 2021.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Colombia peaked at 0.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2011.

That places Colombia 82nd out of 107 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, total in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1996 0.6%
1999 0.6% -7.6%
2000 0.5% -2.5%
2001 0.5% -5.5%
2002 0.5% +1.6%
2003 0.5% +0.0%
2004 0.5% -1.4%
2005 0.5% +2.8%
2008 0.5% -3.0%
2009 0.5% -4.0%
2010 0.5% -1.6%
2011 0.5% -0.7%
2012 0.5% +1.5%
2013 0.5% +1.8%
2014 0.5% +1.9%
2015 0.5% +0.9%
2016 0.5% -0.1%
2017 0.5% -0.1%
2018 0.5% -0.7%
2019 0.5% +3.6%
2020 0.5% -2.7%
2021 0.5% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 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, total in Colombia?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Colombia was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1996.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2011.
How does Colombia rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Colombia ranks 82nd out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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