Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Colombia
Colombia: Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 was -4.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Colombia, 2002–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Colombia stood at -4.5%.
The figure is down 53.8% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Colombia peaked at -2.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -17.1%, in 2002.
Colombia ranks 55th of 67 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -17.1% | — |
| 2003 | -7.7% | -55.2% |
| 2004 | -8.4% | +9.3% |
| 2005 | -8.5% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | -12.9% | +51.8% |
| 2008 | -7.5% | -42.0% |
| 2009 | -6.7% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | -6.3% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | -7.0% | +10.7% |
| 2012 | -6.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | -6.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | -5.0% | -27.5% |
| 2015 | -6.5% | +29.0% |
| 2016 | -5.0% | -22.5% |
| 2017 | -6.9% | +37.6% |
| 2018 | -6.6% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | -7.2% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | -9.5% | +31.2% |
| 2022 | -2.5% | -74.1% |
| 2023 | -2.9% | +19.1% |
| 2024 | -4.5% | +53.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's -4.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.9%. (25 countries reporting)
- Colombia's -4.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -9.8% | -17.1% | -6.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | -6.4% | -7.2% | -5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.8% | -9.5% | -2.5% | 4 |
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 gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Colombia?
- Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in Colombia was -4.5% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was -2.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.1% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025?
- Colombia ranks 55th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.