Colombia vs Italy: Labor force, total

Colombia
27.10 million
in 2025
Italy
25.66 million
in 2025
Colombia rank
25th
Italy rank
27th

Labor force, total over time

  • Colombia
  • Italy
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 27.10 million against 25.66 million in Italy, a difference of 1.44 million.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.

Globally, Colombia ranks 25th and Italy ranks 27th of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Labor force, total
Source
International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 8,410 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.