Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Colombia

Colombia: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
63rd
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2016
All-time low
0.5%
in 1999
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.20.40.61996200820211996: 0.563 % of male employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.519 % of male employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.542 % of male employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.542 % of male employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.568 % of male employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.55 % of male employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.576 % of male employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.574 % of male employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.609 % of male employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.589 % of male employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.582 % of male employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.606 % of male employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.635 % of male employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.649 % of male employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.673 % of male employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.677 % of male employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.678 % of male employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.659 % of male employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.649 % of male employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.652 % of male employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.604 % of male employed youth aged 15-242021: 0.617 % of male employed youth aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male employed youth aged 15-24.

Analysis

In 2021, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Colombia stood at 0.6%.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Colombia peaked at 0.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1999.

Colombia ranks 63rd of 90 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.

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of male employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1996 0.6%
1999 0.5% -7.8%
2000 0.5% +4.3%
2001 0.5% +0.0%
2002 0.6% +4.9%
2003 0.6% -3.2%
2004 0.6% +4.6%
2005 0.6% -0.3%
2008 0.6% +6.1%
2009 0.6% -3.3%
2010 0.6% -1.0%
2011 0.6% +4.1%
2012 0.6% +4.6%
2013 0.6% +2.2%
2014 0.7% +3.8%
2015 0.7% +0.6%
2016 0.7% +0.0%
2017 0.7% -2.7%
2018 0.6% -1.6%
2019 0.7% +0.5%
2020 0.6% -7.4%
2021 0.6% +2.3%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 82% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 83% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 8
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 60 Philippines 0.7% compare
  2. 61 Armenia 0.7% compare
  3. 62 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% compare
  4. 64 Pakistan 0.6% compare
  5. 65 Panama 0.6% compare
  6. 66 El Salvador 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Colombia?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Colombia was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1999.
How does Colombia rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male?
Colombia ranks 63rd out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of male employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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