ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Colombia
Colombia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 1,321 1000 No in 2025. ▬ Flat
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Colombia, 2007–2025
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 status of employment in Colombia is 1,321 1000 No, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Colombia peaked at 1,492 1000 No in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,159 1000 No, in 2010.
That places Colombia 18th out of 72 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Colombia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1,492 1000 No | — |
| 2008 | 1,286 1000 No | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 1,212 1000 No | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 1,159 1000 No | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 1,203 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 1,200 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,247 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 1,201 1000 No | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 1,177 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 1,181 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,214 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1,191 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 1,293 1000 No | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 1,221 1000 No | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 1,261 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 1,257 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,248 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1,283 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 1,321 1000 No | +3.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1,321 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 494.39 1000 No, 2.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1,321 1000 No is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 250.16 1000 No, 5.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,330 1000 No | 1,212 1000 No | 1,492 1000 No | 3 |
| 2010s | 1,206 1000 No | 1,159 1000 No | 1,293 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,265 1000 No | 1,221 1000 No | 1,321 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 status of employment in Colombia?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Colombia was 1,321 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,492 1000 No in 2007.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,159 1000 No in 2010.
- How does Colombia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Colombia ranks 18th out of 72 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 status of employment, employees, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.