Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Colombia
Colombia: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 3.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Colombia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Colombia recorded 3.0% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Colombia peaked at 7.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2025.
That places Colombia 102nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.6% | — |
| 1992 | 7.6% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 7.5% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 7.4% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 7.3% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 7.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 7.3% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 7.1% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | -4.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 3.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 64% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 3.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 7.3% | 7.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.1% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.6% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More work & labour data for Colombia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7218 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6981 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.81 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1417 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 48,629 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 6,104 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 23,624 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 23,456 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 47,081 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Colombia?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Colombia was 3.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2025.
- How does Colombia rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Colombia ranks 102nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.