Unemployment rate women in Colombia
Colombia: Unemployment rate women was 10.51 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate women in Colombia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 10.51 for unemployment rate women in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate women in Colombia peaked at 25.15 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.51, in 2025.
That places Colombia 49th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate women in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.73 | — |
| 1992 | 13.31 | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 11.3 | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 12.53 | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 11.49 | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 15.14 | +31.8% |
| 1997 | 15.34 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 18.35 | +19.6% |
| 1999 | 23.77 | +29.6% |
| 2000 | 25.15 | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 19.47 | -22.6% |
| 2002 | 18.18 | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 17.13 | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 18.08 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 14.51 | -19.8% |
| 2006 | 14.63 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 14.86 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 14.82 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 15.89 | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 14.4 | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 13.34 | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 12.92 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 11.94 | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 11.3 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 11.12 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 11.47 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 11.75 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 12.03 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 13.13 | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 20.53 | +56.3% |
| 2021 | 18.17 | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 13.24 | -27.1% |
| 2023 | 11.87 | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 11.91 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 10.51 | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15 | 11.3 | 23.77 | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.27 | 14.51 | 25.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.34 | 11.12 | 14.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.37 | 10.51 | 20.53 | 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 unemployment rate women in Colombia?
- Unemployment rate women in Colombia was 10.51 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate women recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.15 in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate women recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.51 in 2025.
- How does Colombia rank for unemployment rate women?
- Colombia ranks 49th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate women rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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