Colombia Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Colombia unemployment rate for 2023 was 9.57%, a 0.98% decline from 2022.
  • Colombia unemployment rate for 2022 was 10.55%, a 3.35% decline from 2021.
  • Colombia unemployment rate for 2021 was 13.90%, a 2.09% decline from 2020.
  • Colombia unemployment rate for 2020 was 15.98%, a 5.7% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa 27.99%
Botswana 23.38%
Gabon 20.36%
Namibia 19.42%
Libya 18.74%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18.67%
Jordan 17.94%
Iraq 15.53%
Montenegro 15.25%
North Macedonia 13.08%
Guyana 12.43%
Algeria 11.81%
Albania 11.58%
Lebanon 11.57%
St. Lucia 11.09%
Bosnia 10.42%
Samoa 9.75%
Colombia 9.57%
Turkey 9.41%
Iran 9.10%
Serbia 8.68%
Equatorial Guinea 8.67%
Armenia 8.59%
Costa Rica 8.30%
Belize 8.26%
Brazil 7.95%
Suriname 7.70%
Mauritius 6.06%
Paraguay 5.78%
Azerbaijan 5.64%
Romania 5.60%
Dominican Republic 5.56%
Venezuela 5.53%
Kazakhstan 4.85%
Peru 4.82%
China 4.67%
Jamaica 4.42%
Fiji 4.33%
Bulgaria 4.30%
Maldives 4.13%
Turkmenistan 4.12%
Malaysia 3.86%
Belarus 3.57%
Ecuador 3.37%
Russia 3.33%
Mexico 2.81%
Guatemala 2.71%
Tonga 2.30%
Cuba 1.16%
Thailand 0.91%
Colombia Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 9.57% -0.98%
2022 10.55% -3.35%
2021 13.90% -2.09%
2020 15.98% 5.70%
2019 10.28% 0.92%
2018 9.36% 0.27%
2017 9.09% 0.16%
2016 8.92% 0.35%
2015 8.57% -0.23%
2014 8.80% -0.45%
2013 9.25% -0.71%
2012 9.96% -0.33%
2011 10.29% -0.87%
2010 11.15% -0.91%
2009 12.07% 0.79%
2008 11.27% 0.07%
2007 11.20% 0.11%
2006 11.09% 0.03%
2005 11.06% -2.66%
2004 13.72% 0.50%
2003 13.22% -1.26%
2002 14.48% -0.56%
2001 15.04% -5.48%
2000 20.52% 0.46%
1999 20.06% 5.06%
1998 15.00% 2.86%
1997 12.14% 0.33%
1996 11.81% 3.09%
1995 8.72% 0.47%
1994 8.25% 0.45%
1993 7.80% -1.64%
1992 9.44% -0.68%
1991 10.12% -0.68%