Part time employment, male in Colombia
Colombia: Part time employment, male was 53.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, male in Colombia, 2002–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, male in Colombia is 53.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Colombia peaked at 60.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 2022.
That places Colombia 3rd out of 111 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Part time employment, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 57.9% | — |
| 2003 | 59.5% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 58.6% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 60.2% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 34.5% | -42.7% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 35.6% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 35.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 35.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 34.5% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 33.7% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 33.1% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 36.2% | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 47.8% | +31.9% |
| 2025 | 53.7% | +12.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 53.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.0%, 3.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 53.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.9%, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, male in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -42.7% | 60.2% | 34.5% |
| 2024 | +31.9% | 36.2% | 47.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.1% | 57.9% | 60.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 34.5% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 33.1% | 53.7% | 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 part time employment, male in Colombia?
- Part time employment, male in Colombia was 53.7% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 2022.
- How does Colombia rank for part time employment, male?
- Colombia ranks 3rd out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.