Women's labour force participation in Colombia
The ILO estimates that 51.6% of women aged 15 and over in Colombia were in the labour force in 2025.
Colombia, 2025
51.6%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
48.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
55.6%
Position in 2025
105th of 181
Women's labour force participation in Colombia over time
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% of women aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Colombia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51.6% | 48.7% |
| 2024 | 51.7% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 51.8% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 50.9% | 48.3% |
| 2021 | 51.7% | 47.9% |
| 2020 | 51.1% | 47.0% |
| 2019 | 52.4% | 48.3% |
| 2018 | 53.2% | 48.3% |
| 2017 | 54.3% | 48.4% |
| 2016 | 54.7% | 48.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 51.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 55.3%, the figure has changed by −3.6 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Colombia has the 105th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 48.7%.
More for Colombia
All statistics for Colombia
Labour force participation
63.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
8.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
17.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
58.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
OECD monthly unemployment rate
8.5%
September 2026 · OECD
Employment in agriculture
14.2%
2025 · World Bank