Colombia vs Mexico: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment

Colombia
2,080 1000 No
in 2025
Mexico
3,321 1000 No
in 2024
Colombia rank
10th
Mexico rank
8th

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment over time

  • Colombia
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 3,321 1000 No against 2,080 1000 No in Colombia, a difference of 1,241 1000 No.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.6 times Colombia's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 10th and Mexico ranks 8th of 72 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s 1,581 1000 No 3,198 1000 No 1,616 1000 No Mexico
2010s 2,035 1000 No 3,312 1000 No 1,278 1000 No Mexico
2020s 2,021 1000 No 3,406 1000 No 1,385 1000 No Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment, Colombia or Mexico?
Mexico, at 3,321 1000 No against 2,080 1000 No in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment between Colombia and Mexico?
1,241 1000 No, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
17 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Colombia ranks 10th and Mexico ranks 8th of 72 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,457 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.