Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment in Colombia

Colombia: Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment was 23,036 Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
23,036 Persons
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
8th
of 36 countries
All-time high
23,036 Persons
in 2024
All-time low
15,237 Persons
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment in Colombia, 2001–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k2001201220242001: 15.2k Persons2002: 15.3k Persons2003: 16.1k Persons2004: 16.1k Persons2005: 16.5k Persons2006: 16.4k Persons2007: 16.7k Persons2008: 17.0k Persons2009: 17.9k Persons2010: 18.6k Persons2011: 19.2k Persons2012: 19.8k Persons2013: 20.0k Persons2014: 20.5k Persons2015: 20.9k Persons2016: 20.9k Persons2017: 21.1k Persons2018: 21.3k Persons2019: 21.3k Persons2020: 19.0k Persons2021: 20.4k Persons2022: 22.0k Persons2023: 22.8k Persons2024: 23.0k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 23,036 Persons for annual population and employment, national concept — total employment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual population and employment, national concept — total employment in Colombia peaked at 23,036 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15,237 Persons, in 2001.

Colombia ranks 8th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment in Colombia, 2001 to 2024.
Year Persons Change
2001 15,237 Persons
2002 15,346 Persons +0.7%
2003 16,057 Persons +4.6%
2004 16,107 Persons +0.3%
2005 16,533 Persons +2.6%
2006 16,427 Persons -0.6%
2007 16,655 Persons +1.4%
2008 16,978 Persons +1.9%
2009 17,889 Persons +5.4%
2010 18,575 Persons +3.8%
2011 19,210 Persons +3.4%
2012 19,767 Persons +2.9%
2013 20,006 Persons +1.2%
2014 20,479 Persons +2.4%
2015 20,860 Persons +1.9%
2016 20,931 Persons +0.3%
2017 21,128 Persons +0.9%
2018 21,272 Persons +0.7%
2019 21,310 Persons +0.2%
2020 19,049 Persons -10.6%
2021 20,392 Persons +7.0%
2022 22,032 Persons +8.0%
2023 22,788 Persons +3.4%
2024 23,036 Persons +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16,359 Persons 15,237 Persons 17,889 Persons 9
2010s 20,354 Persons 18,575 Persons 21,310 Persons 10
2020s 21,459 Persons 19,049 Persons 23,036 Persons 5

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 5 Slovenia 1,106 Persons compare
  2. 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 34,160 Persons compare
  3. 6 France 30,638 Persons compare
  4. 6 Latvia 928.83 Persons compare
  5. 7 Estonia 702.49 Persons compare
  6. 7 Italy 26,243 Persons compare
  7. 9 Spain 22,707 Persons compare
  8. 10 Canada 19,884 Persons compare
  9. 11 South Africa 16,937 Persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual population and employment, national concept — total employment in Colombia?
Annual population and employment, national concept — total employment in Colombia was 23,036 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual population and employment, national concept — total employment recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 23,036 Persons in 2024.
What is the lowest annual population and employment, national concept — total employment recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 15,237 Persons in 2001.
How does Colombia rank for annual population and employment, national concept — total employment?
Colombia ranks 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
Is annual population and employment, national concept — total employment rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,714 data points, 1950–2025
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This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org