Gender wage gap in Colombia
Colombia: Gender wage gap was 16 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2025. βΌ Falling
Gender wage gap in Colombia, 2007β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 16 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile for gender wage gap in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.0% on the previous year and down 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap in Colombia peaked at 50 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.11 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, in 2024.
That places Colombia 5th out of 38 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.36 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 42.86 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 47.37 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 3 |
| 2010s | 41.13 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 33.33 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 50 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.73 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 11.11 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 30.56 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 2 Peru 22.26 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 3 Cyprus 21.96 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 4 Costa Rica 18 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 6 Mexico 14.29 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 7 Austria 13.8 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 8 Japan 13.68 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
More work & labour data for Colombia
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7218 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6981 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.81 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1417 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 48,629 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 6,104 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 23,624 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 23,456 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 47,081 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage gap in Colombia?
- Gender wage gap in Colombia was 16 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest gender wage gap recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 50 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2010.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.11 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for gender wage gap?
- Colombia ranks 5th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender wage gap rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.6%. 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 Gender wage gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains gender wage gaps defined as: 1) the unadjusted difference between median wages of men and women relative to the median wages of men, 2) the unadjusted difference between mean wages of men and women relative to the mean wages of men, 3) at the 1st decile and 4) at the 9th decile.