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

Colombia: Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
36th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2018
All-time low
0.6%
in 2002
Years of data
22
1996–2021

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

00.20.40.61996200820211996: 0.64 % of urban population1999: 0.649 % of urban population2000: 0.636 % of urban population2001: 0.636 % of urban population2002: 0.636 % of urban population2003: 0.638 % of urban population2004: 0.644 % of urban population2005: 0.645 % of urban population2008: 0.652 % of urban population2009: 0.656 % of urban population2010: 0.661 % of urban population2011: 0.663 % of urban population2012: 0.666 % of urban population2013: 0.667 % of urban population2014: 0.669 % of urban population2015: 0.67 % of urban population2016: 0.67 % of urban population2017: 0.672 % of urban population2018: 0.673 % of urban population2019: 0.671 % of urban population2020: 0.671 % of urban population2021: 0.67 % of urban population

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

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.7% for working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia peaked at 0.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2002.

Colombia ranks 36th of 99 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, urban in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of urban population Change
1996 0.6%
1999 0.6% +1.5%
2000 0.6% -2.0%
2001 0.6% -0.0%
2002 0.6% -0.0%
2003 0.6% +0.3%
2004 0.6% +0.8%
2005 0.6% +0.2%
2008 0.7% +1.1%
2009 0.7% +0.7%
2010 0.7% +0.7%
2011 0.7% +0.3%
2012 0.7% +0.5%
2013 0.7% +0.2%
2014 0.7% +0.2%
2015 0.7% +0.3%
2016 0.7% -0.1%
2017 0.7% +0.3%
2018 0.7% +0.1%
2019 0.7% -0.2%
2020 0.7% -0.0%
2021 0.7% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 8
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 33 Bulgaria 0.7% compare
  2. 34 Malta 0.7% compare
  3. 35 Chile 0.7% compare
  4. 37 Croatia 0.7% compare
  5. 38 Spain 0.7% compare
  6. 39 Greece 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2018.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2002.
How does Colombia rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, urban?
Colombia ranks 36th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,372 data points, 1970–2021
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