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

Latest (2025)
1,321 1000 No
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
18th
of 72 countries
All-time high
1,492 1000 No
in 2007
All-time low
1,159 1000 No
in 2010
Years of data
19
2007–2025

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Colombia, 2007–2025

05001.0k1.5k2007201620252007: 1.5k 1000 No2008: 1.3k 1000 No2009: 1.2k 1000 No2010: 1.2k 1000 No2011: 1.2k 1000 No2012: 1.2k 1000 No2013: 1.2k 1000 No2014: 1.2k 1000 No2015: 1.2k 1000 No2016: 1.2k 1000 No2017: 1.2k 1000 No2018: 1.2k 1000 No2019: 1.3k 1000 No2020: 1.2k 1000 No2021: 1.3k 1000 No2022: 1.3k 1000 No2023: 1.2k 1000 No2024: 1.3k 1000 No2025: 1.3k 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 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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Male — Value in Colombia, 2007 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 15 Republic of Korea 1,752 1000 No compare
  2. 16 Italy 1,600 1000 No compare
  3. 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,583 1000 No compare
  4. 19 Romania 1,307 1000 No compare
  5. 20 Guatemala 1,130 1000 No compare
  6. 21 Spain 1,128 1000 No compare

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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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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 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.