Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Colombia
Colombia: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 42.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Colombia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Colombia recorded 42.7% for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Colombia peaked at 48.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2005.
That places Colombia 71st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 42.0% | — |
| 1992 | 41.9% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 41.8% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 42.3% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 42.0% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 42.1% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 42.1% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 41.7% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 41.9% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 41.8% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 41.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 41.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 41.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 41.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 41.4% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 44.7% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 47.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 48.1% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 48.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 46.5% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 45.1% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 44.4% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 44.2% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 44.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 43.2% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 43.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 43.6% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 43.1% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 42.8% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 42.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.0% | 41.7% | 42.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 42.3% | 40.0% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 43.2% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 42.7% | 44.0% | 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 self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Colombia?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Colombia was 42.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Colombia ranks 71st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.