ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Colombia
Colombia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 50.45 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Colombia, 2007–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 50.45 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Colombia peaked at 62.54 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 47.69 %, in 2020.
Colombia ranks 19th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 55.1 % | — |
| 2008 | 52.89 % | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 62.54 % | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 60.55 % | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 61.26 % | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 61.07 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 58.84 % | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 58.57 % | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 58.75 % | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 56.75 % | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 58.85 % | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 57.12 % | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 53.96 % | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 47.69 % | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 50.67 % | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 50.12 % | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 50.98 % | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 48.95 % | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 50.45 % | +3.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 50.45 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.14 %, 99% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 50.45 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 51.32 %, 98% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.84 % | 52.89 % | 62.54 % | 3 |
| 2010s | 58.57 % | 53.96 % | 61.26 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.81 % | 47.69 % | 50.98 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 16 Bangladesh 52.04 % compare
- 17 Jamaica 51.32 % compare
- 18 Dominican Republic 51.14 % compare
- 20 Bhutan 48.81 % compare
- 21 Mali 47.76 % compare
- 22 New Zealand 46.83 % compare
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 — labour force participation rate by in Colombia?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Colombia was 50.45 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.54 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.69 % in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Colombia ranks 19th out of 78 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.