Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in Colombia
Colombia: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts was 1.88 0-6 scale in 2025. ▬ Flat
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in Colombia, 2014–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in 0-6 scale.
Analysis
The most recent figure for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in Colombia is 1.88 0-6 scale, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in Colombia peaked at 1.88 0-6 scale in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.88 0-6 scale, in 2014.
Colombia ranks 16th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in Colombia, year by year
| Year | 0-6 scale | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.88 0-6 scale | — |
| 2015 | 1.88 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.88 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.88 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.88 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.88 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.88 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.88 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.88 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.88 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.88 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.88 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.88 0-6 scale | 1.88 0-6 scale | 1.88 0-6 scale | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.88 0-6 scale | 1.88 0-6 scale | 1.88 0-6 scale | 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 strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in Colombia?
- Strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in Colombia was 1.88 0-6 scale in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 0-6 scale in 2014.
- What is the lowest strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 0-6 scale in 2014.
- How does Colombia rank for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
- Colombia ranks 16th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The OECD indicators of employment protection are synthetic indicators of the strictness of regulation on dismissals and the use of temporary contracts. For each year, indicators refer to regulation in force on the 1st of January. For more information and full methodology, see OECD Indicators of Employment Protection webpage Last data update: May 2022 OECD statistics contact: ELS.Contact@oecd.org