Colombia's unemployment fell from 11.8 % in 1996 to 8.3 % in 2025.
Colombia · Employment & wages
Unemployment, participation, employment, youth, wages and hours.
19 indicators · 14 with data
Colombia's youth unemployment fell from 21.9 % in 1996 to 17.7 % in 2025.
Colombia's participation fell from 68.1 % in 1996 to 63.4 % in 2025.
Labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+)
% of female population ages 15+
105th of 182 · 18th in Latin America
Colombia's labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+) fell from 53.9 % in 1996 to 51.6 % in 2025.
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- Employment to population ratio (ages 15+)up +0.7 pts89th of 182
- Labour force, totalup +1.2 %25th of 182
- Self-employed (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts62nd of 182
- Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts123rd of 182
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- Average wageup +1.9 %36th of 37
- Hours workeddown −1.5 %2nd of 43
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- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts93rd of 182
- Employment in industry (% of total employment)down −0.0 pts76th of 182
- Employment in services (% of total employment)up +0.1 pts74th of 182
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- GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)down −0.0 %94th of 168
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