Labor force, total, per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5072 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Colombia, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in Colombia stood at 0.5072 units per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.5072 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.428 units per person, in 1990.
That places Colombia 61st out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4428 units per person | 0.428 units per person | 0.455 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4594 units per person | 0.4518 units per person | 0.4816 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5007 units per person | 0.4866 units per person | 0.5063 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5037 units per person | 0.4968 units per person | 0.5072 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 58 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.5096 units per person compare
- 59 Brazil 0.509 units per person compare
- 60 Portugal 0.5077 units per person compare
- 62 Serbia 0.5071 units per person compare
- 63 Russian Federation 0.5071 units per person compare
- 64 Hong Kong (China) 0.5054 units per person compare
More education data for Colombia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Colombia?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Colombia was 0.5072 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5072 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.428 units per person in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 61st out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.