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Labor force — Colombia

Labor force in Colombia in 2025 — 27,099,025 people. Ranked 25 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 95.2%.

2025 27.1M people +1.17% vs 2024
World rank 25of 182
Period maximum 27.1M people2025
Period minimum 13.89M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Colombia, 1990–202510M15M20M25M30M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 13,885,610 people1991: 14,232,845 people1992: 14,632,018 people1993: 15,073,455 people1994: 15,534,013 people1995: 15,992,545 people1996: 16,381,915 people1997: 16,820,790 people1998: 17,193,959 people1999: 17,423,725 people2000: 17,848,151 people2001: 18,236,154 people2002: 18,340,323 people2003: 18,966,234 people2004: 19,153,768 people2005: 19,163,184 people2006: 19,349,955 people2007: 19,533,984 people2008: 20,022,584 people2009: 21,321,685 people2010: 21,788,403 people2011: 22,348,779 people2012: 22,946,523 people2013: 23,081,167 people2014: 23,376,219 people2015: 23,769,792 people2016: 23,971,867 people2017: 24,367,946 people2018: 24,727,292 people2019: 25,000,012 people2020: 25,151,123 people2021: 25,915,910 people2022: 25,828,593 people2023: 26,478,562 people2024: 26,786,696 people2025: 27,099,025 people
Change over the period: +13.21M (+95.16%) Average annual rate: 1.93 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Colombia 27.1M people
World 3.74B people
Latin America & Caribbean 325M people
South America computed 220M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.38B people
Labor force — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 27.1M +312,329 +1.17%
2024 26.79M +308,134 +1.16%
2023 26.48M +649,969 +2.52%
2022 25.83M −87,317 −0.34%
2021 25.92M +764,787 +3.04%
2020 25.15M +151,111 +0.6%
2019 25M +272,720 +1.1%
2018 24.73M +359,346 +1.47%
2017 24.37M +396,079 +1.65%
2016 23.97M +202,075 +0.85%
2015 23.77M +393,573 +1.68%
2014 23.38M +295,052 +1.28%
2013 23.08M +134,644 +0.59%
2012 22.95M +597,744 +2.67%
2011 22.35M +560,376 +2.57%
2010 21.79M +466,718 +2.19%
2009 21.32M +1.3M +6.49%
2008 20.02M +488,600 +2.5%
2007 19.53M +184,029 +0.95%
2006 19.35M +186,771 +0.97%
2005 19.16M +9,416 +0.05%
2004 19.15M +187,534 +0.99%
2003 18.97M +625,911 +3.41%
2002 18.34M +104,169 +0.57%
2001 18.24M +388,003 +2.17%
2000 17.85M +424,426 +2.44%
1999 17.42M +229,766 +1.34%
1998 17.19M +373,169 +2.22%
1997 16.82M +438,875 +2.68%
1996 16.38M +389,370 +2.43%
1995 15.99M +458,532 +2.95%
1994 15.53M +460,558 +3.06%
1993 15.07M +441,437 +3.02%
1992 14.63M +399,173 +2.8%
1991 14.23M +347,235 +2.5%
1990 13.89M — —

South America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BR Brazil 108M CO Colombia 27.1M AR Argentina 22.42M PE Peru 19.24M VE Venezuela 11.12M CL Chile 10.33M EC Ecuador 8.98M BO Bolivia 6.98M PY Paraguay 3.53M UY Uruguay 1.81M GY Guyana 326,682 SR Suriname 257,128
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About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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

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