Employers, female (% of female employment) in Colombia
Colombia: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 1.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Colombia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, female (% of female employment) in Colombia is 1.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Colombia peaked at 2.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1991.
Colombia ranks 99th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.5% | — |
| 1992 | 1.6% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | +57.4% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | -17.9% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -19.6% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | +20.6% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | +1.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 87% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.4%, 81% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, female (% of female employment) in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +57.4% | 1.5% | 2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Colombia?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Colombia was 1.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1991.
- How does Colombia rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Colombia ranks 99th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).