Colombia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers over time
- Colombia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 57,792 against 1,668 in Colombia, a difference of 56,124.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 34.7 times Colombia's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 70 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,426 | 32,739 | 30,313 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 2,824 | 40,988 | 38,163 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 2,237 | 52,260 | 50,023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers, Colombia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 57,792 against 1,668 in Colombia as of 2027.
- What is the difference in potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers between Colombia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 56,124, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers?
- Colombia ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 70 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers includes those who have been recently searching for a job but are not available to work within a short reference period, those who have not searched recently for a job, but they are available to work within a short reference period, and finally those who do not fall in neither of the previous categories but that wanted employment. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.