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.
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 |
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More work & labour data for Colombia
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 68.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 69.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.7% (2025)
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.