Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry] in Colombia
Colombia: Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry] was -14.79 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry] in Colombia, 2002–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] in Colombia is -14.79 %, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] in Colombia peaked at -14.79 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, -37.23 %, in 2019.
That places Colombia 34th out of 61 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry] in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -34.15 % | — |
| 2003 | -36.45 % | +6.7% |
| 2004 | -35.17 % | -3.5% |
| 2005 | -35.94 % | +2.2% |
| 2007 | -32.18 % | -10.5% |
| 2008 | -35.17 % | +9.3% |
| 2009 | -34.11 % | -3.0% |
| 2010 | -32.65 % | -4.3% |
| 2011 | -35.1 % | +7.5% |
| 2012 | -35.95 % | +2.4% |
| 2013 | -33.89 % | -5.7% |
| 2014 | -33.39 % | -1.5% |
| 2015 | -32.52 % | -2.6% |
| 2017 | -27.34 % | -15.9% |
| 2018 | -35.74 % | +30.7% |
| 2019 | -37.23 % | +4.2% |
| 2020 | -22.4 % | -39.8% |
| 2021 | -19.42 % | -13.3% |
| 2022 | -17.16 % | -11.6% |
| 2023 | -17.79 % | +3.7% |
| 2024 | -15.2 % | -14.6% |
| 2025 | -14.79 % | -2.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's -14.79 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -12.36 %, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Colombia's -14.79 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -18.24 %, 81% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -34.74 % | -36.45 % | -32.18 % | 7 |
| 2010s | -33.76 % | -37.23 % | -27.34 % | 9 |
| 2020s | -17.79 % | -22.4 % | -14.79 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 31 Guatemala -12.36 % compare
- 32 South Africa -12.97 % compare
- 33 Costa Rica -12.98 % compare
- 35 Philippines -15.36 % compare
- 36 Palestine, State of -15.45 % compare
- 37 Brunei Darussalam -16 % compare
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 gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] in Colombia?
- Gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] in Colombia was -14.79 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was -14.79 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -37.23 % in 2019.
- How does Colombia rank for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]?
- Colombia ranks 34th out of 61 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Non-agricultural AFS employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.