Labor force, total, per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5072 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Colombia, 1990–2025
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 186 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.
Labor force, total, per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.428 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.43 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4334 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4377 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4422 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4467 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4493 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4531 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.455 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4531 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4566 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4592 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4548 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4633 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4611 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4549 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4533 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4518 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4576 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4816 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4866 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4938 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5019 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5001 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.502 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5061 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5053 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5063 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5044 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5009 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4968 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5063 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4992 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5061 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5065 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5072 units per person | +0.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.5072 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4696 units per person, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.5072 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4785 units per person, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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
More education data for Colombia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 190,940 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 234,939 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 963,182 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 937,684 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.14 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.08 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 186 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 ÷ 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)
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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.