Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Colombia

Colombia: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force was 14,521 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
14,521 Persons
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
11th
of 33 countries
All-time high
14,778 Persons
in 2021
All-time low
9,853 Persons
in 2012
Years of data
19
2007–2025

Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Colombia, 2007–2025

05.0k10.0k15.0k2007201620252007: 10.7k Persons2008: 10.9k Persons2009: 10.2k Persons2010: 10.0k Persons2011: 9.9k Persons2012: 9.9k Persons2013: 10.2k Persons2014: 10.3k Persons2015: 10.4k Persons2016: 10.6k Persons2017: 10.9k Persons2018: 11.3k Persons2019: 11.8k Persons2020: 13.7k Persons2021: 14.8k Persons2022: 14.2k Persons2023: 14.2k Persons2024: 14.5k Persons2025: 14.5k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Colombia is 14,521 Persons, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Colombia peaked at 14,778 Persons in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9,853 Persons, in 2012.

That places Colombia 11th 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 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10,596 Persons 10,208 Persons 10,865 Persons 3
2010s 10,520 Persons 9,853 Persons 11,802 Persons 10
2020s 14,310 Persons 13,714 Persons 14,778 Persons 6

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 8 United Kingdom 20,378 Persons compare
  2. 9 Spain 17,839 Persons compare
  3. 10 Brazil 15,986 Persons compare
  4. 12 Canada 12,002 Persons compare
  5. 13 Romania 7,750 Persons compare
  6. 14 Australia 7,532 Persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Colombia?
Population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Colombia was 14,521 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 14,778 Persons in 2021.
What is the lowest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 9,853 Persons in 2012.
How does Colombia rank for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
Colombia ranks 11th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
Is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. 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 Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,266 data points, 1955–2025
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The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.