LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Colombia
Colombia: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment was 12.61 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Colombia, 2002–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 12.61 for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Colombia peaked at 24.85 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 12.61, in 2025.
That places Colombia 19th out of 90 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 24.85 | — |
| 2003 | 22.38 | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 21.89 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 19.2 | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 17.11 | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 16.25 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 17.66 | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 18.42 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 17.29 | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 17.56 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 16.73 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 15.15 | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 14.85 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 15.19 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 15.15 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 15.04 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 16.59 | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 20.38 | +22.9% |
| 2022 | 15.47 | -24.1% |
| 2023 | 14.26 | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 14.05 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 12.61 | -10.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 12.61 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.3, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 12.61 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.06, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9 | 16.25 | 24.85 | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.2 | 14.85 | 18.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.36 | 12.61 | 20.38 | 5 |
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 lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Colombia?
- Lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Colombia was 12.61 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.85 in 2002.
- What is the lowest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.61 in 2025.
- How does Colombia rank for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- Colombia ranks 19th out of 90 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. 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 LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+). 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. LU2 represents the share of the labour force that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. Data disaggregated by level of education are provided on the highest level of education completed, classified according to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED). Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCED. For more information, refer to the Education and Mismatch Indicators (EMI) database description.