Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Colombia
Colombia: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 47.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Colombia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Colombia stood at 47.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Colombia peaked at 51.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 1998.
Colombia ranks 62nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 44.4% | — |
| 1992 | 44.3% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 44.0% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 44.4% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 43.8% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 43.8% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 43.7% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 43.1% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 43.4% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 43.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 43.9% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 44.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 43.9% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 45.1% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 43.6% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 45.3% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 45.0% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 50.3% | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 51.9% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 51.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 51.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 50.7% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 50.1% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 49.7% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 49.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 49.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 50.7% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 48.0% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 49.4% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 49.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 49.4% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 47.8% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 47.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.9% | 43.1% | 44.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 43.5% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 48.0% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 47.7% | 49.7% | 6 |
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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 self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Colombia?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Colombia was 47.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 1998.
- How does Colombia rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Colombia ranks 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.