Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Colombia
Colombia: Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment was 23.03 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Colombia, 2001–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 23.03 Percentage of population in the same subgroup for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Colombia peaked at 30.33 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2011 and was at its lowest, 23.03 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, in 2025.
That places Colombia 3rd out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population in the same subgroup | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 26.17 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | — |
| 2002 | 29.98 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 29.7 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 30.23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 30.32 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 29.72 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 28.33 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 29.03 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 29.56 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 30.33 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 30.13 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 30.24 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 29 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 29.13 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 28.09 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 27.98 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 28.59 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 28.58 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 26.15 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 26.44 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 25.43 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 24.32 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 23.03 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.19 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 26.17 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 30.32 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 8 |
| 2010s | 29.16 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 27.98 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 30.33 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.41 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 23.03 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 27.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 1 Netherlands 25.81 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 1 Peru 78.83 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 2 Poland 15.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 2 Croatia 8.72 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 2 Chile 24.94 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 4 Mexico 20.34 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
- 5 Türkiye 12.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 5 North Macedonia 19.14 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 6 France 15.36 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
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 employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Colombia?
- Employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Colombia was 23.03 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.33 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2011.
- What is the lowest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.03 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025.
- How does Colombia rank for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment?
- Colombia ranks 3rd out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains incidences and gender composition of temporary employment with standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total). Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment. Data are reported for employees. Temporary employees are wage and salary workers whose job has a pre-determined termination date as opposed to permanent employees whose job is of unlimited duration. They include: i) persons with a seasonal job; ii) persons engaged by an employment agency or business and hired out to a third party for carrying out a “work mission”; iii) persons with specific training contracts (including apprentices, trainees, research assistants, probationary period of a contract, etc.). Country-specific exceptions to this generic definition may be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates