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

Colombia: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
68th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2015
All-time low
0.2%
in 2010
Years of data
22
1996–2021

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

00.10.20.31996200820211996: 0.216 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.206 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.208 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.208 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.259 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.244 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.241 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.225 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.216 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.204 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.186 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.196 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.22 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.228 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.248 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.262 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.256 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.245 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.236 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.241 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.24 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242021: 0.25 % of rural employed youth aged 15-24

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

Analysis

In 2021, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Colombia stood at 0.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Colombia peaked at 0.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2010.

That places Colombia 68th out of 84 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1996 0.2%
1999 0.2% -4.9%
2000 0.2% +1.3%
2001 0.2% -0.0%
2002 0.3% +24.5%
2003 0.2% -6.0%
2004 0.2% -1.0%
2005 0.2% -6.8%
2008 0.2% -4.2%
2009 0.2% -5.1%
2010 0.2% -8.9%
2011 0.2% +5.2%
2012 0.2% +12.2%
2013 0.2% +3.9%
2014 0.2% +8.4%
2015 0.3% +5.8%
2016 0.3% -2.4%
2017 0.2% -4.0%
2018 0.2% -3.7%
2019 0.2% +2.0%
2020 0.2% -0.3%
2021 0.3% +4.2%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 47% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4%, 65% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 8
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 65 Guatemala 0.3% compare
  2. 66 Uruguay 0.3% compare
  3. 67 Panama 0.3% compare
  4. 69 Mongolia 0.2% compare
  5. 70 Georgia 0.2% compare
  6. 71 Nicaragua 0.2% compare

See the full ranking of 84 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Colombia?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Colombia was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
How does Colombia rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural?
Colombia ranks 68th out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. 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, rural (% of rural 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, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of rural employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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