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

Colombia: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
62nd
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2016
All-time low
0.7%
in 1999
Years of data
22
1996–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81996200820211996: 0.682 % of total employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.657 % of total employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.671 % of total employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.675 % of total employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.691 % of total employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.675 % of total employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.69 % of total employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.685 % of total employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.713 % of total employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.695 % of total employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.69 % of total employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.704 % of total employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.722 % of total employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.733 % of total employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.756 % of total employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.754 % of total employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.758 % of total employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.744 % of total employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.731 % of total employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.74 % of total employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.695 % of total employed youth aged 15-242021: 0.711 % of total employed youth aged 15-24

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total in Colombia is 0.7%, measured in 2021.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total in Colombia peaked at 0.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1999.

Colombia ranks 62nd of 92 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, total in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total (% of total employed youth aged 15-24) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of total employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1996 0.7%
1999 0.7% -3.7%
2000 0.7% +2.1%
2001 0.7% +0.7%
2002 0.7% +2.4%
2003 0.7% -2.3%
2004 0.7% +2.2%
2005 0.7% -0.8%
2008 0.7% +4.1%
2009 0.7% -2.4%
2010 0.7% -0.8%
2011 0.7% +2.0%
2012 0.7% +2.6%
2013 0.7% +1.5%
2014 0.8% +3.1%
2015 0.8% -0.3%
2016 0.8% +0.6%
2017 0.7% -1.9%
2018 0.7% -1.7%
2019 0.7% +1.1%
2020 0.7% -6.0%
2021 0.7% +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 8
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 59 Indonesia 0.8% compare
  2. 60 Gambia 0.8% compare
  3. 61 Armenia 0.7% compare
  4. 63 Egypt 0.7% compare
  5. 64 Bangladesh 0.7% compare
  6. 65 El Salvador 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total in Colombia?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total in Colombia was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1999.
How does Colombia rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total?
Colombia ranks 62nd out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of total employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,346 data points, 1970–2021
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