Part time employment, total in Colombia
Colombia: Part time employment, total was 60.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, total in Colombia, 2002–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
In 2025, part time employment, total in Colombia stood at 60.5%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Colombia peaked at 60.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 2022.
Colombia ranks 3rd of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Part time employment, total in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 50.3% | — |
| 2003 | 51.8% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 51.3% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 53.2% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 42.8% | -19.5% |
| 2011 | 43.5% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 44.4% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 44.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 44.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 44.7% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 43.5% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 43.0% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 43.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 40.6% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 38.7% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 42.6% | +9.9% |
| 2024 | 54.6% | +28.3% |
| 2025 | 60.5% | +10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.6% | 50.3% | 53.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 42.8% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 38.7% | 60.5% | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 6,104 1000 No (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in Colombia?
- Part time employment, total in Colombia was 60.5% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 2022.
- How does Colombia rank for part time employment, total?
- Colombia ranks 3rd out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. 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, total (% of total 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.