Labor force, female in Colombia
Colombia: Labor force, female was 41.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female in Colombia, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 41.6% for labor force, female in 2025.
The figure is down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Colombia peaked at 42.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 39.9%, in 2007.
Colombia ranks 130th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Labor force, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.4% | — |
| 1991 | 40.3% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 40.2% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 40.2% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 40.2% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 40.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 40.2% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 40.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 40.1% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 40.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 40.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 40.1% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 40.6% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 40.5% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 39.9% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 39.9% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 40.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 41.1% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 41.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 41.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 42.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 41.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 42.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 41.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 41.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 41.1% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 41.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 41.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 41.6% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 41.6% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 41.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.2% | 40.1% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.3% | 39.9% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 41.4% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 41.0% | 41.6% | 6 |
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More education data for Colombia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7336 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,228 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41,553 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.32 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8138 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.15 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6407 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Colombia?
- Labor force, female in Colombia was 41.6% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.9% in 2007.
- How does Colombia rank for labor force, female?
- Colombia ranks 130th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.