Youth employees in Colombia
Colombia: Youth employees was 3,710 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Youth employees in Colombia, 2002–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth employees in Colombia is 3,710, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employees in Colombia peaked at 3,710 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,152, in 2010.
Colombia ranks 17th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Youth employees in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3,165 | — |
| 2003 | 3,265 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 3,347 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 3,152 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 3,246 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 3,371 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 3,431 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 3,548 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 3,597 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 3,533 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 3,544 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 3,437 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 3,460 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 3,286 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 3,462 | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 3,623 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 3,598 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 3,710 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,259 | 3,165 | 3,347 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3,432 | 3,152 | 3,597 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,536 | 3,286 | 3,710 | 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 youth employees in Colombia?
- Youth employees in Colombia was 3,710 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest youth employees recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,710 in 2025.
- What is the lowest youth employees recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,152 in 2010.
- How does Colombia rank for youth employees?
- Colombia ranks 17th out of 95 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth employees rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 Youth employees (15-29). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Type of job contract refers to permanent versus temporary (i.e. short-term or casual) contracts. For more information, refer to the Youth Labour Market Indicators (YouthSTATS) database description.