Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Colombia
Colombia: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment was 12,964 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Colombia, 2001–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2025, number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Colombia stood at 12,964 Persons. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Colombia peaked at 12,964 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,599 Persons, in 2001.
That places Colombia 13th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7,599 Persons | — |
| 2002 | 7,923 Persons | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 8,265 Persons | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 8,169 Persons | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 8,628 Persons | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 8,890 Persons | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 8,964 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 8,368 Persons | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 8,436 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 8,581 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 8,827 Persons | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 9,187 Persons | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 9,483 Persons | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 9,881 Persons | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 10,128 Persons | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 10,174 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 10,221 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 10,224 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10,657 Persons | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 9,295 Persons | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 10,423 Persons | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 11,648 Persons | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 12,165 Persons | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 12,492 Persons | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 12,964 Persons | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,360 Persons | 7,599 Persons | 8,964 Persons | 9 |
| 2010s | 9,736 Persons | 8,581 Persons | 10,657 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,498 Persons | 9,295 Persons | 12,964 Persons | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Colombia?
- Number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Colombia was 12,964 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 12,964 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,599 Persons in 2001.
- How does Colombia rank for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
- Colombia ranks 13th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3