ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Colombia
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Colombia at 8.3% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 1994.
Colombia, 2025
8.3%
Change from 2024
−1.3percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
5.4%
Position in 2025
51st of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Colombia over time
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% of the labour force 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 | 8.3% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 9.6% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −1.3 percentage points from 9.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 8.6%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Colombia has the 51st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Colombia
All statistics for Colombia
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
17.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
63.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
51.6%
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