Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Colombia
Colombia: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) was 9.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Colombia is 9.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Colombia peaked at 20.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2015.
Colombia ranks 34th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.5% | — |
| 2001 | 15.0% | -26.7% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | +51.5% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -24.2% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 9.6% | +0.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 9.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.5%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 9.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.0%, 1.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +51.5% | 10.3% | 15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 10.2% | 20.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.6% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 9.6% | 15.6% | 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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Colombia?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Colombia was 9.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Colombia ranks 34th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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