Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia

Colombia: Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
54th
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2021
All-time low
0.6%
in 1996
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.20.40.61996200820211996: 0.56 % of rural population1999: 0.578 % of rural population2000: 0.563 % of rural population2001: 0.573 % of rural population2002: 0.576 % of rural population2003: 0.574 % of rural population2004: 0.579 % of rural population2005: 0.579 % of rural population2008: 0.583 % of rural population2009: 0.587 % of rural population2010: 0.594 % of rural population2011: 0.598 % of rural population2012: 0.595 % of rural population2013: 0.596 % of rural population2014: 0.597 % of rural population2015: 0.602 % of rural population2016: 0.604 % of rural population2017: 0.603 % of rural population2018: 0.61 % of rural population2019: 0.611 % of rural population2020: 0.619 % of rural population2021: 0.62 % of rural population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural population.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.6% for working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia peaked at 0.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1996.

Colombia ranks 54th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of rural population Change
1996 0.6%
1999 0.6% +3.2%
2000 0.6% -2.7%
2001 0.6% +1.9%
2002 0.6% +0.5%
2003 0.6% -0.4%
2004 0.6% +0.9%
2005 0.6% -0.0%
2008 0.6% +0.7%
2009 0.6% +0.7%
2010 0.6% +1.1%
2011 0.6% +0.8%
2012 0.6% -0.5%
2013 0.6% +0.1%
2014 0.6% +0.2%
2015 0.6% +0.8%
2016 0.6% +0.4%
2017 0.6% -0.2%
2018 0.6% +1.1%
2019 0.6% +0.2%
2020 0.6% +1.3%
2021 0.6% +0.2%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 51 Morocco 0.6% compare
  2. 52 South Africa 0.6% compare
  3. 53 Czechia 0.6% compare
  4. 55 United States 0.6% compare
  5. 56 Ireland 0.6% compare
  6. 57 France 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Colombia was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1996.
How does Colombia rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, rural?
Colombia ranks 54th out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,344 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed