ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Colombia
Colombia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 60.01 % 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 60.01 %, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Colombia peaked at 65.7 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 57.17 %, in 2020.
That places Colombia 45th out of 79 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 59.65 % | — |
| 2008 | 59.72 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 63.82 % | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 64.91 % | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 64.53 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 65.7 % | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 64.49 % | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 63.54 % | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 64.28 % | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 64.05 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 64.32 % | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 63.04 % | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 61.52 % | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 57.17 % | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 61.15 % | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 59.69 % | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 60.42 % | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 59.85 % | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 60.01 % | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.06 % | 59.65 % | 63.82 % | 3 |
| 2010s | 64.04 % | 61.52 % | 65.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.72 % | 57.17 % | 61.15 % | 6 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 5.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1424 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,219 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 13.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1549 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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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 60.01 % 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 65.7 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.17 % in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Colombia ranks 45th out of 79 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 6.6%. 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, total (15+), 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.