Colombia Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Colombia labor force participation rate for 2023 was 44.56%, a 0.11% increase from 2022.
  • Colombia labor force participation rate for 2022 was 44.45%, a 3.9% decline from 2021.
  • Colombia labor force participation rate for 2021 was 48.35%, a 1.41% increase from 2020.
  • Colombia labor force participation rate for 2020 was 46.94%, a 0.2% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 63.80%
Paraguay 56.84%
Brazil 54.49%
Peru 54.21%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.37%
Guatemala 51.88%
Belize 49.71%
China 48.32%
Maldives 47.64%
Azerbaijan 46.74%
Ecuador 45.60%
Dominican Republic 45.41%
Mexico 44.74%
Colombia 44.56%
Guyana 44.54%
Malaysia 44.26%
Turkey 44.06%
Samoa 43.52%
Kazakhstan 42.26%
Belarus 42.04%
Cuba 41.50%
Fiji 39.77%
Thailand 39.52%
Costa Rica 39.10%
Botswana 38.83%
Armenia 38.35%
Lebanon 35.64%
Suriname 34.74%
Jamaica 33.87%
Mauritius 33.84%
Albania 33.82%
Serbia 31.86%
Montenegro 31.35%
South Africa 31.21%
Turkmenistan 29.66%
Bosnia 28.76%
Equatorial Guinea 28.59%
North Macedonia 28.31%
Tonga 28.28%
Namibia 28.13%
Russia 27.99%
Venezuela 27.22%
Iraq 26.66%
Jordan 26.03%
Romania 24.96%
Algeria 23.26%
Bulgaria 22.87%
Iran 22.44%
Gabon 18.30%
Libya 17.12%
Colombia Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 44.56% 0.11%
2022 44.45% -3.90%
2021 48.35% 1.41%
2020 46.94% 0.20%
2019 46.74% -1.38%
2018 48.12% -1.11%
2017 49.23% -0.83%
2016 50.06% -1.34%
2015 51.40% -0.15%
2014 51.55% -0.54%
2013 52.09% -1.51%
2012 53.60% 0.94%
2011 52.66% 1.00%
2010 51.66% -0.48%
2009 52.14% 3.81%
2008 48.33% -0.48%
2007 48.81% -1.80%
2006 50.61% -1.80%
2005 52.41% -2.39%
2004 54.80% -1.95%
2003 56.75% 0.49%
2002 56.26% -0.87%
2001 57.13% 0.00%
2000 57.13% -0.03%
1999 57.16% 0.14%
1998 57.02% 0.02%
1997 56.99% -0.04%
1996 57.03% -0.01%
1995 57.04% -0.08%
1994 57.12% -0.09%
1993 57.21% -0.08%
1992 57.29% -0.05%
1991 57.34% -0.05%