Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Colombia

Colombia: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural was 0.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
49th
of 94 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1996
All-time low
0.8%
in 2002
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.20.40.60.811996200820211996: 1 % of rural youth labor force1999: 1 % of rural youth labor force2000: 0.866 % of rural youth labor force2001: 0.862 % of rural youth labor force2002: 0.825 % of rural youth labor force2003: 0.854 % of rural youth labor force2004: 0.836 % of rural youth labor force2005: 0.869 % of rural youth labor force2008: 0.828 % of rural youth labor force2009: 0.849 % of rural youth labor force2010: 0.839 % of rural youth labor force2011: 0.855 % of rural youth labor force2012: 0.87 % of rural youth labor force2013: 0.88 % of rural youth labor force2014: 0.88 % of rural youth labor force2015: 0.884 % of rural youth labor force2016: 0.881 % of rural youth labor force2017: 0.895 % of rural youth labor force2018: 0.884 % of rural youth labor force2019: 0.865 % of rural youth labor force2020: 0.84 % of rural youth labor force2021: 0.852 % of rural youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural youth labor force.

Analysis

In 2021, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Colombia stood at 0.9%.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Colombia peaked at 1.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2002.

Colombia ranks 49th of 94 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.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of rural youth labor force Change
1996 1.0%
1999 1.0% +0.0%
2000 0.9% -13.4%
2001 0.9% -0.5%
2002 0.8% -4.3%
2003 0.9% +3.6%
2004 0.8% -2.1%
2005 0.9% +3.9%
2008 0.8% -4.7%
2009 0.8% +2.5%
2010 0.8% -1.2%
2011 0.9% +1.9%
2012 0.9% +1.7%
2013 0.9% +1.2%
2014 0.9% -0.1%
2015 0.9% +0.5%
2016 0.9% -0.3%
2017 0.9% +1.5%
2018 0.9% -1.2%
2019 0.9% -2.1%
2020 0.8% -2.9%
2021 0.9% +1.4%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 0.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 98% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 0.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 94% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 2
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 8
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 46 Türkiye 0.9% compare
  2. 47 Belgium 0.9% compare
  3. 48 Egypt 0.9% compare
  4. 50 Zambia 0.8% compare
  5. 51 Palestine, State of 0.8% compare
  6. 52 Czechia 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Colombia?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Colombia was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1996.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
How does Colombia rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural?
Colombia ranks 49th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force)
Unit
% of rural youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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