Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Colombia
Colombia: Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture was 85.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Colombia, 2007–2025
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Colombia is 85.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Colombia peaked at 90.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 85.6%, in 2025.
That places Colombia 36th out of 81 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 89.8% | — |
| 2008 | 90.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 90.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 89.7% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 89.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 89.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 88.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 88.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 88.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 87.7% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 87.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 86.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 85.6% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.1% | 89.8% | 90.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 87.7% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.9% | 85.6% | 88.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More agriculture & rural data for Colombia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0995 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 851.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2122 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Colombia?
- Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Colombia was 85.6% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.6% in 2025.
- How does Colombia rank for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture?
- Colombia ranks 36th out of 81 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%).