ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Colombia
Colombia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 518.1 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
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
Colombia recorded 518.1 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Colombia peaked at 518.1 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 298.08 1000 No, in 2008.
Colombia ranks 26th of 72 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 status of employment in Colombia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 336.22 1000 No | — |
| 2008 | 298.08 1000 No | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 300.35 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 336.3 1000 No | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 324.18 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 335.31 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 370.89 1000 No | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 395.35 1000 No | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 405.56 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 409.56 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 402.83 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 381.73 1000 No | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 406.3 1000 No | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 313.93 1000 No | -22.7% |
| 2021 | 351.24 1000 No | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 465.32 1000 No | +32.5% |
| 2023 | 485.13 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 501.74 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 518.1 1000 No | +3.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 518.1 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 397.63 1000 No, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 518.1 1000 No is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 180.84 1000 No, 2.9× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 311.55 1000 No | 298.08 1000 No | 336.22 1000 No | 3 |
| 2010s | 376.8 1000 No | 324.18 1000 No | 409.56 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 439.24 1000 No | 313.93 1000 No | 518.1 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 518.1 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 518.1 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 298.08 1000 No in 2008.
- How does Colombia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Colombia ranks 26th 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 27.7%. 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 status of employment, employees, rural areas — Female — 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.