Employment by economic sector in Colombia 2022

Published by
Aaron O'Neill,
Jan 16, 2025

The statistic shows the distribution of employment in Colombia by economic sector from 2012 to 2022. In 2022, 14.64 percent of the employees in Colombia were active in the agricultural sector, 20.33 percent in industry and 65.03 percent in the service sector.

Colombia: Distribution of employment by economic sector from 2012 to 2022

CharacteristicAgricultureIndustryServices
2022 14.64% 20.33% 65.03%
2021 15.93% 20.15% 63.92%
2020 16.66% 19.92% 63.42%
2019 16.11% 20.04% 63.85%
2018 17% 19.66% 63.35%
2017 16.93% 19.24% 63.83%
2016 16.3% 19.05% 64.65%
2015 16.32% 19.46% 64.22%
2014 16.44% 19.63% 63.93%
2013 17.02% 19.41% 63.56%
2012 17.6% 20.47% 61.93%
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December 2024

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