Female share of the labor force — all countries

Female share of the labor force — Colombia

Female share of the labor force in Colombia in 2025 — 41.6%. Ranked 129 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 1.15 pp.

2025 41.6% +0.01 pp vs 2024
World rank 129of 182
Period maximum 42.12%2015
Period minimum 39.95%2007

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of labor force

Female share of the labor force — Colombia, 1990–2025394041424319901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 40.44%1991: 40.26%1992: 40.18%1993: 40.17%1994: 40.2%1995: 40.25%1996: 40.23%1997: 40.32%1998: 40.32%1999: 40.14%2000: 40.21%2001: 40.23%2002: 40.09%2003: 40.63%2004: 40.52%2005: 39.96%2006: 39.95%2007: 39.95%2008: 40.09%2009: 41.13%2010: 41.44%2011: 41.57%2012: 42.03%2013: 42%2014: 41.95%2015: 42.12%2016: 42.09%2017: 42.05%2018: 41.67%2019: 41.58%2020: 41.14%2021: 41.03%2022: 41.2%2023: 41.55%2024: 41.59%2025: 41.6%
Change over the period: +1.15 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Colombia

Colombia 41.6%
World 40.18%
South America computed 42.92%
Female share of the labor force — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 41.6 +0.01 pp
2024 41.59 +0.04 pp
2023 41.55 +0.35 pp
2022 41.2 +0.16 pp
2021 41.03 −0.11 pp
2020 41.14 −0.44 pp
2019 41.58 −0.09 pp
2018 41.67 −0.37 pp
2017 42.05 −0.04 pp
2016 42.09 −0.03 pp
2015 42.12 +0.18 pp
2014 41.95 −0.05 pp
2013 42 −0.04 pp
2012 42.03 +0.46 pp
2011 41.57 +0.14 pp
2010 41.44 +0.3 pp
2009 41.13 +1.04 pp
2008 40.09 +0.15 pp
2007 39.95 −0 pp
2006 39.95 −0.01 pp
2005 39.96 −0.57 pp
2004 40.52 −0.11 pp
2003 40.63 +0.54 pp
2002 40.09 −0.14 pp
2001 40.23 +0.02 pp
2000 40.21 +0.08 pp
1999 40.14 −0.18 pp
1998 40.32 +0 pp
1997 40.32 +0.08 pp
1996 40.23 −0.02 pp
1995 40.25 +0.05 pp
1994 40.2 +0.03 pp
1993 40.17 −0.01 pp
1992 40.18 −0.08 pp
1991 40.26 −0.19 pp
1990 40.44

About the indicator

The share of women in the total labor force. It differs from female labor force participation in measuring composition rather than reach: the first answers what part of those working are women, the second what part of women work. Fifty percent would mean complete equality of composition; in most countries it comes to between forty and forty-eight, and in the Gulf states and South Asia to less than twenty.

Important: A measure of composition, not of access: the share can rise because men are leaving the labor market. It is worth reading together with female labor force participation.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.