ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Colombia
Colombia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 1,451 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Colombia, 2007–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 1,451 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Colombia peaked at 1,494 1000 No in 2017 and was at its lowest, 914.48 1000 No, in 2007.
Colombia ranks 24th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Colombia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 914.48 1000 No | — |
| 2008 | 923.03 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1,081 1000 No | +17.1% |
| 2010 | 1,227 1000 No | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 1,255 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 1,379 1000 No | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 1,363 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1,368 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,424 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 1,470 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1,494 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1,454 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1,393 1000 No | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 1,174 1000 No | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 1,213 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 1,357 1000 No | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 1,437 1000 No | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 1,446 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 1,451 1000 No | +0.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1,451 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 891.5 1000 No, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1,451 1000 No is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 269.2 1000 No, 5.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 972.88 1000 No | 914.48 1000 No | 1,081 1000 No | 3 |
| 2010s | 1,383 1000 No | 1,227 1000 No | 1,494 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,346 1000 No | 1,174 1000 No | 1,451 1000 No | 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 4.82 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 90.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 11.57 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -15.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 216.58 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 6.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Colombia?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Colombia was 1,451 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,494 1000 No in 2017.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 914.48 1000 No in 2007.
- How does Colombia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
- Colombia ranks 24th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.