ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Colombia
Colombia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 2.62 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
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 2.62 1000 No, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.7% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Colombia peaked at 7.4 1000 No in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.46 1000 No, in 2021.
That places Colombia 15th out of 20 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Colombia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7.4 1000 No | — |
| 2008 | 2.48 1000 No | -66.5% |
| 2009 | 3.25 1000 No | +31.0% |
| 2010 | 4.55 1000 No | +40.0% |
| 2011 | 4.04 1000 No | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 5.93 1000 No | +46.8% |
| 2013 | 5.01 1000 No | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 5.89 1000 No | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 4.62 1000 No | -21.6% |
| 2016 | 4.75 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 3.44 1000 No | -27.6% |
| 2018 | 3.95 1000 No | +14.8% |
| 2019 | 3.01 1000 No | -23.8% |
| 2021 | 1.46 1000 No | -51.5% |
| 2022 | 4.98 1000 No | +241.1% |
| 2023 | 3.73 1000 No | -25.1% |
| 2024 | 5.01 1000 No | +34.3% |
| 2025 | 2.62 1000 No | -47.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 2.62 1000 No is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.87 1000 No, 22% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.38 1000 No | 2.48 1000 No | 7.4 1000 No | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.52 1000 No | 3.01 1000 No | 5.93 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.56 1000 No | 1.46 1000 No | 5.01 1000 No | 5 |
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 2.62 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 7.4 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 1.46 1000 No in 2021.
- How does Colombia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Colombia ranks 15th out of 20 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 down 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, workers not classified, rural areas — 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.