Share of care employment outside the formal sector in Colombia
Colombia: Share of care employment outside the formal sector was 27.98 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of care employment outside the formal sector in Colombia, 2007–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 27.98 for share of care employment outside the formal sector in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of care employment outside the formal sector in Colombia peaked at 50.9 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 27.51, in 2023.
That places Colombia 22nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Share of care employment outside the formal sector in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 45.84 | — |
| 2008 | 44.17 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 50.9 | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 44.84 | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 44.8 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 44.28 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 41.73 | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 39.1 | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 38.38 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 36.9 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 36.29 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 35.93 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 36.02 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 36.37 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 29.76 | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 27.51 | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 28.93 | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 27.98 | -3.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 27.98 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.57, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 27.98 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.35, 89% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.97 | 44.17 | 50.9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 39.83 | 35.93 | 44.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.11 | 27.51 | 36.37 | 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 share of care employment outside the formal sector in Colombia?
- Share of care employment outside the formal sector in Colombia was 27.98 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest share of care employment outside the formal sector recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9 in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of care employment outside the formal sector recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.51 in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for share of care employment outside the formal sector?
- Colombia ranks 22nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of care employment outside the formal sector rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Share of care employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This harmonized series for employment outside the formal sector is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.