ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Colombia

Colombia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 4,853 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
4,853 1000 No
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
20th
of 82 countries
All-time high
4,853 1000 No
in 2025
All-time low
3,782 1000 No
in 2007
Years of data
19
2007–2025

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Colombia, 2007–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k2007201620252007: 3.8k 1000 No2008: 3.8k 1000 No2009: 4.1k 1000 No2010: 4.3k 1000 No2011: 4.4k 1000 No2012: 4.6k 1000 No2013: 4.6k 1000 No2014: 4.6k 1000 No2015: 4.7k 1000 No2016: 4.7k 1000 No2017: 4.8k 1000 No2018: 4.8k 1000 No2019: 4.7k 1000 No2020: 4.3k 1000 No2021: 4.4k 1000 No2022: 4.6k 1000 No2023: 4.8k 1000 No2024: 4.8k 1000 No2025: 4.9k 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Colombia is 4,853 1000 No, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Colombia peaked at 4,853 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,782 1000 No, in 2007.

Colombia ranks 20th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Colombia, 2007 to 2025.
Year 1000 No Change
2007 3,782 1000 No
2008 3,785 1000 No +0.1%
2009 4,092 1000 No +8.1%
2010 4,331 1000 No +5.8%
2011 4,403 1000 No +1.7%
2012 4,568 1000 No +3.7%
2013 4,568 1000 No +0.0%
2014 4,565 1000 No -0.1%
2015 4,682 1000 No +2.6%
2016 4,743 1000 No +1.3%
2017 4,846 1000 No +2.2%
2018 4,836 1000 No -0.2%
2019 4,706 1000 No -2.7%
2020 4,321 1000 No -8.2%
2021 4,433 1000 No +2.6%
2022 4,637 1000 No +4.6%
2023 4,766 1000 No +2.8%
2024 4,754 1000 No -0.3%
2025 4,853 1000 No +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3,887 1000 No 3,782 1000 No 4,092 1000 No 3
2010s 4,625 1000 No 4,331 1000 No 4,846 1000 No 10
2020s 4,627 1000 No 4,321 1000 No 4,853 1000 No 6

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 17 Mali 5,211 1000 No compare
  2. 18 Angola 4,987 1000 No compare
  3. 19 Ukraine 4,877 1000 No compare
  4. 21 Zambia 4,551 1000 No compare
  5. 22 Australia 4,452 1000 No compare
  6. 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,165 1000 No compare

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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 4,853 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 4,853 1000 No in 2025.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 3,782 1000 No in 2007.
How does Colombia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
Colombia ranks 20th out of 82 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 3.6%. 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 — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
90 places, 1,601 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.