SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized in Colombia
Colombia: SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
42nd
of 75 countries
All-time high
3
in 2019
All-time low
2
in 2023
Years of data
7
2019–2025
SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized in Colombia, 2019–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 2 for sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.
Colombia ranks 42nd of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | — |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3, 67% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 2 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020s | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 42 Argentina 2 compare
- 42 Australia 2 compare
- 42 Bolivia 2 compare
- 42 Brazil 2 compare
- 42 Chile 2 compare
- 42 Congo 2 compare
- 42 Comoros 2 compare
- 42 Costa Rica 2 compare
- 42 Indonesia 2 compare
- 42 Japan 2 compare
- 42 Cambodia 2 compare
- 42 South Korea 2 compare
- 42 Laos 2 compare
- 42 Madagascar 2 compare
- 42 Mauritius 2 compare
- 42 Namibia 2 compare
- 42 Peru 2 compare
- 42 Paraguay 2 compare
- 42 Somalia 2 compare
- 42 Sao Tome and Principe 2 compare
- 42 Thailand 2 compare
- 42 Tajikistan 2 compare
- 42 Turkmenistan 2 compare
- 42 East Timor 2 compare
- 42 Vietnam 2 compare
- 42 Zambia 2 compare
- 42 Zimbabwe 2 compare
More work & labour data for Colombia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7218 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6981 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.81 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1417 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 48,629 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 6,104 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 23,624 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 23,456 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 47,081 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized in Colombia?
- Sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized in Colombia was 2 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2019.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized?
- Colombia ranks 42nd out of 75 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
SDG 8.b.1 tracks whether a country has a national youth employment strategy, as a distinct strategy or as part of a national employment strategy, and how far it has been implemented. Scores run from 0, meaning no strategy or steps taken, through 1 (under development) and 2 (formally adopted), to 3 (fully operational).