Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Colombia
Colombia: Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment was 23.51 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Colombia, 2001–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
In 2025, economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Colombia stood at 23.51 million. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Colombia peaked at 23.51 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.24 million, in 2001.
That places Colombia 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15.24 million | — |
| 2002 | 15.35 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 16.06 million | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 16.11 million | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 16.53 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 16.43 million | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 16.65 million | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 16.98 million | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 17.89 million | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 18.57 million | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 19.21 million | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 19.77 million | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 20.01 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 20.48 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 20.86 million | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 20.93 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 21.13 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 21.27 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 21.31 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 19.05 million | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 20.39 million | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 22.03 million | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 22.92 million | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 23.22 million | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 23.51 million | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.36 million | 15.24 million | 17.89 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.35 million | 18.57 million | 21.31 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.85 million | 19.05 million | 23.51 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More economy & growth data for Colombia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.41 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,526 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 10.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 9,024 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4,272 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 36.58 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Colombia?
- Economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Colombia was 23.51 million in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.51 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.24 million in 2001.
- How does Colombia rank for economic outlook no 114 — total employment?
- Colombia ranks 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is economic outlook no 114 — total employment rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment (labour force survey basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. EO114 Database inventory EO114 Last historical points OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org