Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Colombia
Colombia: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 53.08 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Colombia, 2002–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Colombia is 53.08 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Colombia peaked at 73.37 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 53.08 %, in 2025.
Colombia ranks 35th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 67.65 % | — |
| 2003 | 68.87 % | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 69.47 % | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 65.91 % | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 60.17 % | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 65.34 % | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 70.25 % | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 71.06 % | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 73.27 % | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 73.37 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 71.18 % | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 69.72 % | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 68.59 % | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 68.16 % | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 69.51 % | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 72.19 % | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 70.04 % | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 67.83 % | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 64.13 % | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 57.55 % | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 57.11 % | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 54.63 % | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 53.08 % | -2.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 53.08 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.54 %, 89% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 53.08 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 47.66 %, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.81 % | 60.17 % | 70.25 % | 7 |
| 2010s | 70.71 % | 68.16 % | 73.37 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.05 % | 53.08 % | 67.83 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 32 Philippines 59.54 % compare
- 33 Kyrgyzstan 56.04 % compare
- 34 El Salvador 53.68 % compare
- 36 Vanuatu 49.29 % compare
- 37 Greece 47.87 % compare
- 38 Dominican Republic 47.66 % 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 share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Colombia?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Colombia was 53.08 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.37 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.08 % in 2025.
- How does Colombia rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Colombia ranks 35th out of 67 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total AFS employment — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.