Work & Labour in Colombia 108 indicators covering work & labour for Colombia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 36.6% 2025 down 13.8% 76th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.7% 2025 down 17.4% 72nd Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 43.2% 2025 down 15.9% 77th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.7% 2025 down 3.4% 105th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.7% 2025 down 2.7% 60th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 69.1% 2025 down 2.9% 95th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 51.6% 2025 down 6.6% 106th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 68.2% 2025 down 2.1% 131st Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.7% 2025 down 4.6% 48th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.4% 2025 down 5.4% 81st Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.9% 2025 down 19.8% 98th Employers, male (% of male employment) 3.2% 2025 down 33.1% 125th Employers, total (% of total employment) 2.7% 2025 down 29.6% 124th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 42.7% 2025 down 4.0% 71st Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 47.7% 2025 down 4.0% 62nd Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 45.6% 2025 down 3.9% 64th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 57.3% 2025 up 3.2% 116th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 52.3% 2025 up 3.9% 125th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 54.4% 2025 up 3.6% 123rd Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 3.0% 2025 down 36.9% 102nd Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 1.2% 2025 down 39.7% 111th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 1.9% 2025 down 38.1% 105th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 13.2% 2025 down 9.8% 62nd Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 24.6% 2025 up 5.1% 107th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 20.0% 2025 up 0.8% 79th Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 80.8% 2025 up 2.1% 75th Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 55.6% 2025 up 1.5% 76th Employment in services (% of total employment) 65.8% 2025 up 1.7% 74th Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 22.3% 2025 down 3.8% 51st Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 14.3% 2025 up 8.0% 82nd Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 17.7% 2025 up 1.9% 65th GDP per person employed 40,369 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 11.0% 97th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 8.4% 2025 down 1.7% 46th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 6.8% 2025 up 1.3% 56th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 10.7% 2025 down 3.8% 38th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 52.3% 2025 down 5.6% 114th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.6% 2025 down 3.7% 47th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.0% 2025 down 4.5% 87th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 37.0% 2025 down 12.9% 70th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.6% 2025 down 15.9% 66th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 68.3% 2025 down 2.0% 139th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 43.9% 2025 down 14.6% 66th Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 17.5% 2025 up 1.0% 55th Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 14.0% 2025 up 6.2% 66th Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 22.4% 2025 down 3.9% 42nd Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 30.0% 2025 up 0.9% 57th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 16.7% 2025 up 30.3% 71st Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 23.2% 2025 up 9.8% 67th Productivity: output per hour worked 16.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 11.6% 90th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 28.4% 2025 down 12.8% 91st Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 42.6% 2025 down 18.4% 72nd Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 35.6% 2025 down 16.2% 81st Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 46.2% 2025 down 5.9% 115th Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 70.6% 2025 down 4.5% 55th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 58.1% 2025 down 5.1% 90th Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 40.8% 2025 down 3.1% 68th Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 44.5% 2025 down 0.9% 57th Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 43.0% 2025 down 1.7% 61st Unemployment with basic education 7.2% 2025 up 9.4% 56th Unemployment with basic education, male 6.1% 2025 up 14.8% 62nd Page 1 of 2 Next →