Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Colombia

Labor force participation rate in Colombia in 2025 — 63.4%. Ranked 80 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 3.34 pp.

2025 63.4% −0.13 pp vs 2024
World rank 80of 182
Period maximum 68.3%1997
Period minimum 63.16%2022

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Colombia, 1990–2025626466687019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 66.74%1991: 66.74%1992: 66.96%1993: 67.33%1994: 67.74%1995: 68.1%1996: 68.12%1997: 68.3%1998: 68.16%1999: 67.49%2000: 67.63%2001: 67.64%2002: 66.6%2003: 67.44%2004: 66.69%2005: 65.34%2006: 64.62%2007: 63.89%2008: 64.16%2009: 66.95%2010: 67.08%2011: 67.51%2012: 68.07%2013: 67.27%2014: 66.99%2015: 67.02%2016: 66.42%2017: 66.01%2018: 65.24%2019: 64.32%2020: 63.42%2021: 64.33%2022: 63.16%2023: 63.74%2024: 63.53%2025: 63.4%
Change over the period: −3.34 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Colombia 63.4%
World 60.98%
South America computed 63.64%
Labor force participation rate — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 63.4 −0.13 pp
2024 63.53 −0.21 pp
2023 63.74 +0.58 pp
2022 63.16 −1.18 pp
2021 64.33 +0.91 pp
2020 63.42 −0.91 pp
2019 64.32 −0.91 pp
2018 65.24 −0.78 pp
2017 66.01 −0.41 pp
2016 66.42 −0.6 pp
2015 67.02 +0.03 pp
2014 66.99 −0.28 pp
2013 67.27 −0.8 pp
2012 68.07 +0.56 pp
2011 67.51 +0.44 pp
2010 67.08 +0.13 pp
2009 66.95 +2.8 pp
2008 64.16 +0.27 pp
2007 63.89 −0.73 pp
2006 64.62 −0.72 pp
2005 65.34 −1.35 pp
2004 66.69 −0.75 pp
2003 67.44 +0.84 pp
2002 66.6 −1.04 pp
2001 67.64 +0.01 pp
2000 67.63 +0.14 pp
1999 67.49 −0.67 pp
1998 68.16 −0.14 pp
1997 68.3 +0.18 pp
1996 68.12 +0.02 pp
1995 68.1 +0.35 pp
1994 67.74 +0.41 pp
1993 67.33 +0.37 pp
1992 66.96 +0.22 pp
1991 66.74 −0 pp
1990 66.74

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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