In 2023, the percentage of informal employment in Colombia stood at 55.9 percent of the total employed population. The share of employment informality has decreased in comparison to 2010, when 67.9 percent of workers were considered informally employed. Colombia is one of the Latin American countries with the highest level of informal employment.
Informal employment as percentage of total employment in Colombia from 2010 to 2023
According to the source's definition: "Employment in the informal sector refers all persons who, during a given reference period, were employed in at least one informal sector enterprise, irrespective of their status in employment and whether it was their main or a secondary job. An informal sector enterprise is (1) an unincorporated enterprise and (2) a market enterprise (i.e., it sells at least some of the goods or services it produces), and (3) meets at least one of the following criteria: (i) the enterprise is not registered, (ii) the employees of the enterprise are not registered, or (iii) the number of persons engaged on a continuous basis is below a threshold determined by the country."
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ILO. (June 7, 2024). Informal employment as percentage of total employment in Colombia from 2010 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039930/informal-employment-share-colombia/
ILO. "Informal employment as percentage of total employment in Colombia from 2010 to 2023." Chart. June 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039930/informal-employment-share-colombia/
ILO. (2024). Informal employment as percentage of total employment in Colombia from 2010 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039930/informal-employment-share-colombia/
ILO. "Informal Employment as Percentage of Total Employment in Colombia from 2010 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039930/informal-employment-share-colombia/
ILO, Informal employment as percentage of total employment in Colombia from 2010 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039930/informal-employment-share-colombia/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Informal employment as percentage of total employment in Colombia from 2010 to 2023 [Graph], ILO, June 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039930/informal-employment-share-colombia/
