Colombia Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

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 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.
  • Colombia labor force participation rate for 2019 was 46.74%, a 1.38% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 59.26%
Brazil 56.39%
Peru 55.95%
Paraguay 55.91%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.22%
Guatemala 51.60%
Belize 49.54%
China 48.42%
Maldives 47.24%
Azerbaijan 46.59%
Ecuador 45.87%
Dominican Republic 45.81%
Colombia 44.45%
Malaysia 44.44%
Mexico 44.37%
Guyana 44.06%
Turkey 43.85%
Samoa 43.43%
Costa Rica 42.97%
Kazakhstan 42.24%
Belarus 41.96%
Cuba 41.17%
Fiji 39.26%
Thailand 39.14%
Botswana 38.81%
Armenia 38.25%
Lebanon 35.53%
Suriname 34.40%
Albania 34.16%
Serbia 32.72%
Jamaica 32.72%
Mauritius 32.30%
Montenegro 30.26%
South Africa 29.82%
Turkmenistan 29.44%
Russia 29.16%
Bosnia 28.50%
North Macedonia 28.41%
Equatorial Guinea 28.13%
Tonga 28.06%
Namibia 27.71%
Iraq 26.32%
Venezuela 26.13%
Jordan 25.80%
Romania 25.50%
Algeria 22.78%
Bulgaria 22.20%
Iran 21.97%
Gabon 18.04%
Libya 16.78%
Nauru 0.00%
Dominica 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Tuvalu 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Colombia Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
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% 57.34%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%