Unemployed population — Unemployment in Colombia
Colombia: Unemployed population — Unemployment was 2,326 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployed population — Unemployment in Colombia, 2007–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployed population — unemployment in Colombia stood at 2,326 Persons.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed population — unemployment in Colombia peaked at 3,731 Persons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,093 Persons, in 2015.
Colombia ranks 7th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,262 Persons | 2,118 Persons | 2,486 Persons | 3 |
| 2010s | 2,297 Persons | 2,093 Persons | 2,571 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,880 Persons | 2,326 Persons | 3,731 Persons | 6 |
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 unemployed population — unemployment in Colombia?
- Unemployed population — unemployment in Colombia was 2,326 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,731 Persons in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,093 Persons in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for unemployed population — unemployment?
- Colombia ranks 7th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployed population — unemployment rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the unemployed population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.