Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Colombia
Colombia: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 68.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Colombia, 1964–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Colombia stood at 68.3%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Colombia peaked at 77.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 1964.
That places Colombia 139th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 23.2% | — |
| 1973 | 30.3% | +30.3% |
| 1980 | 28.6% | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 46.3% | +62.1% |
| 1986 | 61.0% | +31.9% |
| 1987 | 62.3% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 58.7% | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 57.3% | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 61.7% | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 62.7% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 63.2% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 62.1% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 66.0% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 68.9% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 72.3% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 77.2% | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 64.8% | -16.1% |
| 2002 | 64.3% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 65.7% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 65.4% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 63.8% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 62.8% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 63.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 67.8% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 68.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 69.4% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 69.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 69.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 69.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 69.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 69.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 68.5% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 68.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 64.7% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 66.6% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 67.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 68.2% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 68.3% | +0.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 68.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.1%, 97% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 68.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.9%, 92% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +62.1% | 28.6% | 46.3% |
| 1986 | +31.9% | 46.3% | 61.0% |
| 1973 | +30.3% | 23.2% | 30.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.2% | 23.2% | 23.2% | 1 |
| 1970s | 30.3% | 30.3% | 30.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 51.4% | 28.6% | 62.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 64.3% | 57.3% | 72.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 62.8% | 77.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 67.8% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.1% | 64.7% | 68.3% | 6 |
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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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Colombia?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Colombia was 68.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 1964.
- How does Colombia rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Colombia ranks 139th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.