Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Colombia

Colombia: Wage workers, aged 25-64 was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
78th
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1996
All-time low
0.5%
in 2011
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.20.40.61996200820211996: 0.562 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.525 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.509 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.487 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.491 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.494 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.486 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.501 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.49 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.472 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.466 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.461 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.467 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.478 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.486 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.492 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.491 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.492 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.491 % of employed population aged 25-642019: 0.511 % of employed population aged 25-642020: 0.5 % of employed population aged 25-642021: 0.495 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

In 2021, wage workers, aged 25-64 in Colombia stood at 0.5%.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 25-64 in Colombia peaked at 0.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2011.

Colombia ranks 78th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1996 0.6%
1999 0.5% -6.5%
2000 0.5% -3.1%
2001 0.5% -4.3%
2002 0.5% +0.8%
2003 0.5% +0.6%
2004 0.5% -1.6%
2005 0.5% +3.1%
2008 0.5% -2.1%
2009 0.5% -3.8%
2010 0.5% -1.2%
2011 0.5% -1.2%
2012 0.5% +1.5%
2013 0.5% +2.2%
2014 0.5% +1.8%
2015 0.5% +1.2%
2016 0.5% -0.1%
2017 0.5% +0.0%
2018 0.5% -0.2%
2019 0.5% +4.1%
2020 0.5% -2.2%
2021 0.5% -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 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

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 75 Nicaragua 0.5% compare
  2. 76 Morocco 0.5% compare
  3. 77 Kenya 0.5% compare
  4. 79 Djibouti 0.5% compare
  5. 80 Indonesia 0.5% compare
  6. 81 Honduras 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 25-64 in Colombia?
Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Colombia was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1996.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2011.
How does Colombia rank for wage workers, aged 25-64?
Colombia ranks 78th out of 105 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
105 places, 1,488 data points, 1970–2021
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