Childbearing rates
This entry gives a figure for the average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their childbearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age. The total fertility rate (TFR) is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since it refers to births per woman. This indicator shows the potential for population change in the country.
A rate of two children per woman is considered the replacement rate for a population, resulting in relative stability in terms of total numbers. Rates above two children indicate populations growing in size and whose median age is declining. Higher rates may also indicate difficulties for families, in some situations, to feed and educate their children and for women to enter the labor force. Rates below two children indicate populations decreasing in size and growing older. Global fertility rates are in general decline and this trend is most pronounced in industrialized countries, especially Western Europe, where populations are projected to decline dramatically over the next 50 years.
Number of marriages
In the last 30 years, the force in which more marriages were registered was a 1995, with 156.424 records. Between January and November, 2011 only 57.367 were registered, that is to say near 100.000 less than 15 years ago.
The people marry less and less " it is a phrase that is listened by certain regularity, and the numbers of civil records of marriage in Colombia like that confirm it. And it is that though the quantity of marriages that are registered in average every year has increased in the last three decades, on having crossed this growth with that of the projection of the population census there is had that it increases more rapid the number of Colombians than that of civil records of marriage.
Number of divorces
Though the behavior of the divorces has tended to the fall in comparison with the year 2012, the third quarter of 2013 has registered an increase of 4,6 % opposite to the same period of the previous year, when they presented 4.544 divorces opposite to the 4.754 of 2013.
In his quarterly report, the Superintendent informed that Bogota presented an increase of 10.3 % happening from 1.211 divorces in the third quarter from 2012 to 1.336 divorces in the third quarter of 2013. Likewise the Valle del Cauca had an increase of 39.8 % and Atlantico of 26.1 %. Antioquia, for your part, had a decline of 17.3 % and Cundinamarca of 2.3 %.
The rate of mortality in 2013 in Colombia has increased regard to 2012, placed in 5,82 %, which means, 5,82 deaths for every thousand. In addition, Colombia has worsened his situation in the ranking rate of mortality. Has moved of the position 43 that it was occupying in 2012, up to placing in the position 47 of the above mentioned ranking.
Number of births
Colombia has a very low birth rate, in 2013 it was the country number 119 in Rate of Birthrate and 125 in Index of Fecundity of 192 countries published by DatosMacro.com.
If we look at the evolution of the Rate of Birthrate in Colombia we see that it has decreased regard to 2012, in which it was 16,39 %, as it happens when we compared with 2003, in which the birth rate was 19,87 %.
Number of deaths
Immigration and emigration rates
Net migration in Colombia was last measured at -120000 in 2012, according to the World Bank. Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates.
To derive estimates of net migration, the United Nations Population Division takes into account the past migration history of a country or area, the migration policy of a country, and the influx of refugees in recent periods. The data to calculate these official estimates come from a variety of sources, including border statistics, administrative records, surveys, and censuses. When no official estimates can be made because of insufficient data, net migration is derived through the balance equation, which is the difference between overall population growth and the natural increase during the 1990-2000 intercensal period. This page has the latest recorded value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Net migration in Colombia.
Social security programs
Social security in Colombia, as in most of Latin America, developed in response to various pressure groups. Like most economic benefits in Colombia, social security came first to those groups that had political and economic strength. The military formed the first health security program in 1843, followed by other privileged public sector employee groups, notably members of Congress and the judiciary. Industrial laborers and other private sector workers attained basic coverage in 1946, but many others were still without any type of health or income security benefit in the late 1980s.
Life expectancy rates
Colombia has ascended in the list of 191 countries of which we publish the Life expectancy and has happened of the position occupied 90 in 2012 to 88 in 2013.If we look at the evolution of the Life expectancy in Colombia in the last years, we see that it has risen with regard to 2012 in the one that was 73,63 years, to the equal one of what happens with regard to 2003, in which it was in 71,78 years.
Attitudes toward work
A study by Trabajando.com and Universia, where he consulted over 2,000 people in the country, revealed that currently 66% of respondents do not work on their education-related areas relevant figure within the total percentage
Ethical concerns
Colombia can evaluate ethical concerns between Transparency International with corruption index. As The chart shows Colombia scored 37 points out of 100 on the last year corruption perception, on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean) and is the 94 least corrupt nation out of 175 countries. We have an alarming rate of corruption, reflecting lack of ethics and values within the population, for the company is very important to evaluate these factors when is time to choose employees and organizations.
Buying habits
In Colombia just the 20% of population has a high purchasing power, and the Price is the most important factor that influence Colombian consumers, also the consumptions habits are based on purchasing power. According to the chart in 2013 are spending 10.8 US dollars in billions, and is projected to increase by 34% in 2020. All of this will be reflected in the level of employed population and the improve of the productivity in Colombia, which is a vital part of Sabana consulting to help to this happen.
Attitudes toward saving
According asofiduciarias, colombian people actually hold far more cash than they think they should. Being realistic about economic risks, is very important, because one of those is represented by the expectation of a worst job market. This contemplation adds to the fact that they also expected that they can save more money in next years, as is shown in graphics below, allow our company to offer good new opportunities for people looking for salary increases and better lifestyle.
Sex roles
Nowadays the inequality of sexes in Colombia has diminished considerably, according to the article of the magazine Portfolio indicates that due to the demographic changes, nowadays a woman's shortage of agreement exists with the update of information done by the office of the census of the close conditions. According to his judging ones, in 2010 there are almost 50 million men more than women. According to his judging ones, in 2010 there are almost 50 million men more than women. The total world population was estimated in 6.852 million persons, in round numbers. Of this number, a total of 3.450 million corresponds to persons of the masculine sex and 3.402 million to persons of the feminine sex. The men in Colombia are now a majority up to 29 years, assessing a total of 21 ' 838.000 persons.
This is so important to our enterprise, because nowadays there are less women that stay at home doing the homeworks, and because of it we can say that there are more houses each day that will need services like the ones that we are offering
Attitudes toward investing
Colombia is a country with a lot of qualified people able to work and help companies around the world, for that reason foreign people are looking for new opportunities and investments and according to the graph Colombians lead interest in stock investing with 50%.
Racial equality
Colombia counts with approximately 4 to 5 different ethnic groups within its territory, counting with Mestizos, Whites, Afro-Colombian, Amerindian, Roma and unspecified races. Nowadays, Colombia and mostly Bogota is trying to reduce racial discriminations with its “Bogota Humana” program, pushing forward equity, equality, tolerance and diversity of ethnic groups and recognizing all its rights as Colombian citizens by the light of the constitution and the state. Our company is not affected with racial equality, every single employee takes care of other no matter its racial or ethnic orientation, taking care and helping our customers and employees as a family.
Use of birth control
Colombia is trying not to to implement a birth control policy. The government seeks to do this through advertising and the availability of programs pregnancy. In 2005, the national total of mothers was averaged 2.48, the average has been declining over time. At this time Choco and Amazonas are the areas that have the highest average of born children.
Attitudes toward retirement
Nowadays men retire at 62 years, and the women at 57 years, people pay monthly a part of their salary to have a pension when they retire, but the retirement age is continuously increasing yearly because there are less people.
Government and society are probably what most affects the industries because the society are the company´s clients, so what they think and what they want affects directly all industries, and the government affects industry because of the laws or statutes they make, it affects all decisions that companies have to take.
Attitudes foreign people
Attitudes toward leisure time
The survey made up by DANE of free time of Colombian people, is divided into men and women, it says that women like to spend more time home caring, they spend approximately 4 hours each day doing it, and men are actually the ones that have more participation in activities for winning money.
Attitudes toward product quiality and costumer service
The quality of a product or a service is different for each person, because every person has different ways of think or analyze things, that way the marketing of making products is very difficult, but if we analyze its like an average prototype for the people, we know the products should be in a certain way, that id what every people likes, but when we enter to see specific items, like what each person wants like more specific, like specific needs, then it changes the quality form of view product or services, but in a general way, people always like to buy the better product or if is a service always wants to be good served and treated.
Pollution control
Companies have to take into account the pollution control when working with natural raw materials or raw materials that could contaminate. Must follow laws and dispose of waste in the appropriate places.
Energy conservation
It is a very common problem in Colombia, Colombians are unaware of the importance of properly using this resource and leave the light on or burning appliances. Our organization, being of artisanal products will not have a higher energy consumption in the production process.
Nowadays in Colombia there are about 5000 churches and each week there are about 20 requests to open new churches.
Number of churches and church members
Colombia is one of the countries with the most amount of church members in latin America, in Colombia are 38´100.000 million people, that means approximately 82,3% of the total of population in Colombia. On the other hand Bogota is the largest number of people attending church at the time in the country and in the latest years the number of new religions and churches has been increasing in the city. This is a factor that do not have a impact inside the company, however we have to take care with our products to do not offend any of the differents religions.
Social responsibility
The social responsibility in Colombia is focus on helps people through different organizations. The goverment and companies have been working on social responsibility to reduce the unemployment, help the environment and the society.
An example of a company that works on social responsibility in Colombia is Alpina, this company is based on created social value, it means that they are involved to work for a society fairer, more productive and in steady development.
There are many people in Colombia who decides not to go to the university after they finish high school, about 70% of Colombian people do not go to university. However, people who get into university has different preferences at the moment of choosing a career.
Attitudes toward careers
Populations changes by race, age, sex and level of affluence
At the moment Colombia has 48´782.000 population. It puts Colombia in the 3th place of the countries with more population in latin America, just behind Brazil and Mexico. Bogota is the largest city in the country and also it has the biggest population in the country with 7´878.783 people, then goes Antioquia with 6´456.299 people.
People goes to these cities looking for a better life, due to there they could find more opportunities to have a good job and a better life quality.
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Colombia is a country where there are many races. For example in Colombia there are more than 1’400.000 indigenous living at the country and the goverment has created laws to protect them and protect their territory, however in the lastest decades they have been losing part of their land due to the political problems that Colombia has been having.
Also, there are other races such as afro colombian people who are more than 10,62% of the total population, or the asian people who are 0,35% over the total population in Colombia
The different of population between men and women is really short. The next table shows this population in the different states and regions.
Sometimes have a job could be very stressful and usually people who spend long time in their jobs have problems in their social life, due to they do not have the enought time to do activities with their friends or their family and it makes them unhappy.
This situation describes something that could happen to any person in any organization, and it is a great problem due to if a employee is unhappy in his daily life, this person is not going to have the best performance inside the company.
An organization always has to look for give their employees enough time to have a active social life.
Value placed on leisure time
Regional changes in tastes and preferences
The organizations has to adapt to changes and improve to be successful inside an industry, because if an organization has the ability to adapt to changes and gives the customers what they need in different situation, this organization will have a competitive advantage in the industry.
In Colombia that is very important due to it is a country with a great variety and everything can change depends on the región you are. For example Colombia has many different climates and the organization has to be prepared to provide customers in every región even if it is in a hot city or in a cold one, another example is the kind of food that people eats depending of the región, culture, religions or social beliefs.
Lifestyles
Using cultural observation, trend spotting, scenarios, design thinking, and other futures tools, the consulting firm –BAUTISTA– has identified 10 key trends that will affect companies doing business in Latin America in 2015:
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Bubble Life: consumption habits focusing on the hyperlocal, or nearest surroundings.
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Less Is More: a growing preference for smaller spaces, fewer objects, and more connectivity.
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Freedom as Aspiration: rejection of restrictive schedules and spaces, demand for more decision-making power.
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Low-Profit Company: entrepreneurship based on wage justice; quality over utility.
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Millennials ≠ Teens: with maturity come work and family responsibilities—and socioeconomic influence.
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Next-Tech Massification: life-altering technologies from smart cars to smart glasses will approach mainstream.
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Polarization: public abandons the middle ground in significant social conversations.
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Pure: The New Natural: intensifying paranoia over the artificial in food choices.
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Saturation Leads to Apathy: information overload leads to avoidance of media.
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Slow Down: rush is anathema; consumers seek stress-reduction remedies.
Water pollution
In the upper basin of the Bogota River's biggest polluters are industries and sewage of the population, this problem does not affect the city in the first instance to the business, but it is a situation that hurts us all
Ozone depletion
It is a highly reactive molecule by, which can cause problems of cancer in humans, which harms the human material our organization.
Endangered species
Waste management is of great importance to our company, as it helps us reduce harmful effects on human health and the aesthetics of the environment.
Recycling
Recycling is very important for our organization, because many materials can be reused to create other products again, plus it will have great benefits to the state, because to help the environment
Number of women and minority workers
Today, we see a lot of women working in the market where our business, we see how they develop outstandingly handicrafts
Lobbying activities
Lobby refer to those activities done by organized groups, associations and people, including people in the corporations, private sector fellow government or legislation, who try to influence in the decisions taken by government charges. According to the studies, Colombia is the king of lobbying, because our country invest almost 116 million of dollars in export promotion, information management and public relations in Washington for the own benefits.
The Colombian education system is made up : early childhood education, preschool education, the (primary and secondary four degrees five degrees ) basic education, secondary education, and higher education (two degrees and ends with a bachelor's degree).
According to the Ministerio de Educacion Nacional, Colombia has a rate of 6,42% of illiteracy . In the year 2014 the number of students enrolled a school was of 10.341.023.It has an impact in the industry because the demand increases when there is a greater socio-economic development and costumers will have high professional profiles that lead them to work outside their homes and need housekeeping service.
We hire women with low educational level in order to give them progress opportunities in alliance with National Social Programs
Level of education
Trust in government
80 percent of people surveyed in 27 markets around the world distrust their governments, businesses or both. Taking a closer look at several of the key countries surveyed, in colombia most of them trust in their own companies than in the government. Most of people look the government as a another competitor than a support and that affect our company negatively, because when a international company comes to Colombia and wants to make deals with our company, our company lost credibility as the goverment.
