Labour force participation in Colombia
The ILO estimates that 63.4% of people aged 15 and over in Colombia were in the labour force in 2025.
Colombia, 2025
63.4%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
61.6%
Position in 2025
80th of 181
Labour force participation in Colombia over time
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% of working-age population 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 | 63.4% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 63.5% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 63.7% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 63.2% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 64.3% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 64.3% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 66.4% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 63.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 67.0%, the figure has changed by −3.6 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Colombia has the 80th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Colombia
All statistics for Colombia
Women's labour force participation
51.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
58.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
8.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
17.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
OECD monthly unemployment rate
8.5%
September 2026 · OECD
Employment in agriculture
14.2%
2025 · World Bank