Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Colombia
Colombia: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 1.08 million in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Colombia, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 1.08 million for total weekly hours worked of employed persons in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Colombia peaked at 1.08 million in 2027 and was at its lowest, 744,333, in 2005.
Colombia ranks 22nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 744,333 | — |
| 2006 | 770,311 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 794,330 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 808,609 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 832,391 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 854,738 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 878,791 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 892,156 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 897,516 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 908,912 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 922,111 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 925,361 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 930,423 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 945,852 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 941,424 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 802,095 | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 929,556 | +15.9% |
| 2022 | 1.00 million | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 1.02 million | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 1.02 million | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.05 million | +3.1% |
| 2026 | 1.07 million | +1.6% |
| 2027 | 1.08 million | +1.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1.08 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 136,768, 7.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1.08 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 127,131, 8.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 789,995 | 744,333 | 832,391 | 5 |
| 2010s | 909,728 | 854,738 | 945,852 | 10 |
| 2020s | 997,751 | 802,095 | 1.08 million | 8 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 19 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.43 million compare
- 20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.26 million compare
- 21 Germany 1.23 million compare
- 23 Korea 1.08 million compare
- 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.06 million compare
- 25 Uganda 1.02 million compare
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Colombia?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Colombia was 1.08 million in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 million in 2027.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 744,333 in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Colombia ranks 22nd out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings.This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked of employed persons in their main job. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.