Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition in Colombia

Colombia: Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition was 20,845 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
20,845 Persons
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
10th
of 40 countries
All-time high
20,845 Persons
in 2025
All-time low
12,624 Persons
in 2002
Years of data
24
2001–2025

Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition in Colombia, 2001–2025

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2001201320252001: 12.6k Persons2002: 12.6k Persons2003: 13.5k Persons2004: 13.6k Persons2005: 14.1k Persons2007: 14.2k Persons2008: 14.6k Persons2009: 15.2k Persons2010: 15.5k Persons2011: 15.9k Persons2012: 16.2k Persons2013: 16.4k Persons2014: 17.1k Persons2015: 17.4k Persons2016: 17.7k Persons2017: 17.8k Persons2018: 18.0k Persons2019: 17.9k Persons2020: 16.3k Persons2021: 18.0k Persons2022: 19.2k Persons2023: 19.9k Persons2024: 20.1k Persons2025: 20.8k Persons

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

Analysis

In 2025, full-time and part-time employment based on national definition in Colombia stood at 20,845 Persons. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, full-time and part-time employment based on national definition in Colombia peaked at 20,845 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12,624 Persons, in 2002.

Colombia ranks 10th of 40 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13,806 Persons 12,624 Persons 15,165 Persons 8
2010s 17,011 Persons 15,538 Persons 18,044 Persons 10
2020s 19,057 Persons 16,329 Persons 20,845 Persons 6

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 7 Germany 29,262 Persons compare
  2. 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24,921 Persons compare
  3. 9 France 24,126 Persons compare
  4. 11 Italy 20,126 Persons compare
  5. 12 Spain 19,182 Persons compare
  6. 13 Canada 17,195 Persons compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is full-time and part-time employment based on national definition in Colombia?
Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition in Colombia was 20,845 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest full-time and part-time employment based on national definition recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 20,845 Persons in 2025.
What is the lowest full-time and part-time employment based on national definition recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 12,624 Persons in 2002.
How does Colombia rank for full-time and part-time employment based on national definition?
Colombia ranks 10th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
Is full-time and part-time employment based on national definition rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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 Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
53 places, 1,842 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains data on full-time and part-time employment based on national definition. Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - sex and standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55+, total). National definitions of part-time work vary considerably across OECD countries. Essentially three main approaches can be distinguished: i) a classification based on the worker’s perception of his/her employment situation; ii) a cut-off (generally 30 or 35 hours per week) based on usual working hours, with persons usually working fewer hours being considered part-timers; iii) a comparable cut-off based on actual hours worked during the reference week. A criterion based on actual hours will generally yield a part-time rate higher than one based on usual hours, particularly if there are temporary reductions in working time as a result of holidays, illness, short-timing, etc. On the other hand, it is not entirely clear whether a classification based on the worker’s perception will necessarily yield estimates of part-time work that are higher or lower than one based on a fixed cut-off. In one country (France) which changed from 1981 to 1982 from a definition based on an actual hours cut-off (30 hours) to one based on the respondent’s perception, the latter criterion appeared to produce slightly higher estimates. Other factors as well affect the international comparability of the estimates. In some countries, the hours’ cut-off is based on hours for the main job, in others on total hours for all jobs. Certain countries do not consider unpaid family workers to be employed unless they work more than a minimum number of hours, so that such workers do not enter into counts for part-time workers. 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. For detailed information on labour force surveys for all countries please see LFS_NOTES_SOURCES.