Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia

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

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
78th
of 94 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, urban in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.20.40.61996200820211996: 0.631 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.577 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.576 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.546 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.544 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.543 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.541 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.559 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.53 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.518 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.512 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.507 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.519 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.525 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.537 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.546 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.548 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.547 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.544 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.556 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.541 % of urban employed population in working age2021: 0.535 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

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

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

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

Colombia ranks 78th of 94 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, urban in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1996 0.6%
1999 0.6% -8.5%
2000 0.6% -0.2%
2001 0.5% -5.1%
2002 0.5% -0.5%
2003 0.5% -0.1%
2004 0.5% -0.3%
2005 0.6% +3.3%
2008 0.5% -5.3%
2009 0.5% -2.1%
2010 0.5% -1.1%
2011 0.5% -1.0%
2012 0.5% +2.3%
2013 0.5% +1.2%
2014 0.5% +2.2%
2015 0.5% +1.6%
2016 0.5% +0.4%
2017 0.5% -0.1%
2018 0.5% -0.5%
2019 0.6% +2.1%
2020 0.5% -2.7%
2021 0.5% -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 8
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

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  3. 77 Ecuador 0.5% compare
  4. 79 Peru 0.5% compare
  5. 80 Djibouti 0.5% compare
  6. 81 Zambia 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1996.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2011.
How does Colombia rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Colombia ranks 78th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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