ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Colombia
Colombia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 34.37 % 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
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Colombia is 34.37 %, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Colombia peaked at 42.52 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 32.09 %, in 2020.
Colombia ranks 20th 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 | 37.38 % | — |
| 2008 | 34.27 % | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 42.52 % | +24.1% |
| 2010 | 40.78 % | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 41.53 % | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 42.51 % | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 40.95 % | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 40.58 % | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 40.17 % | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 39.66 % | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 41.2 % | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 39.47 % | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 37.58 % | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 32.09 % | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 34.38 % | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 34.14 % | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 35.23 % | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 33.82 % | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 34.37 % | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.06 % | 34.27 % | 42.52 % | 3 |
| 2010s | 40.44 % | 37.58 % | 42.51 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.01 % | 32.09 % | 35.23 % | 6 |
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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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,526 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 10.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 9,024 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4,272 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 36.58 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.89 % 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 34.37 % 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 42.52 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.09 % in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Colombia ranks 20th 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 14.4%. 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 — 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.