Jobs gap rate in Colombia
Colombia: Jobs gap rate was 13.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Jobs gap rate in Colombia, 2002–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for jobs gap rate in Colombia is 13.9, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, jobs gap rate in Colombia peaked at 27.3 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.9, in 2025.
Colombia ranks 20th of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Jobs gap rate in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 24.6 | — |
| 2003 | 23 | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 22.8 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 20.5 | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 21.5 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 20.1 | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 20.7 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 21.3 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 20.5 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 20.6 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 20 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 18.8 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 19.1 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 19.2 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 18.5 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 19.6 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 27.3 | +39.3% |
| 2021 | 22.4 | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 16.8 | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 15.9 | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 15.3 | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 13.9 | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.89 | 20.1 | 24.6 | 7 |
| 2010s | 19.66 | 18.5 | 21.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6 | 13.9 | 27.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 17 Sweden 14.7 compare
- 18 Finland 14.5 compare
- 19 Luxembourg 14 compare
- 20 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.9 compare
- 22 Estonia 13.6 compare
- 23 Switzerland 13.3 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 jobs gap rate in Colombia?
- Jobs gap rate in Colombia was 13.9 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest jobs gap rate recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3 in 2020.
- What is the lowest jobs gap rate recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9 in 2025.
- How does Colombia rank for jobs gap rate?
- Colombia ranks 20th out of 70 countries with data for 2025.
- Is jobs gap rate rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Jobs gap rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The jobs gap rate is defined as the sum of the unemployed, the potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers divided by the sum of the extended labour force and willing non-jobseekers. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.