Colombia vs Mexico: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by

Colombia
33.79 %
in 2025
Mexico
34.79 %
in 2024
Colombia rank
21st
Mexico rank
19th

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by over time

  • Colombia
  • Mexico
010203040200220132025

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 34.79 % against 33.79 % in Colombia, a difference of 1 %.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Mexico ahead.

Colombia ranks 21st and Mexico ranks 19th of 78 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s 37.4 % 36.68 % 0.72 % Colombia
2010s 39.79 % 34.55 % 5.24 % Colombia
2020s 33.62 % 34.23 % 0.605 % Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by, Colombia or Mexico?
Mexico, at 34.79 % against 33.79 % in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by between Colombia and Mexico?
1 %, 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-to-population ratio by?
Colombia ranks 21st and Mexico ranks 19th of 78 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 65+, rural areas — 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-to-population ratio by age, 65+, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
85 places, 1,510 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.