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 2022 was 10.73%, a 3.17% decline from 2021.
  • Colombia unemployment rate for 2021 was 13.90%, a 1.14% decline from 2020.
  • Colombia unemployment rate for 2020 was 15.04%, a 5.08% increase from 2019.
  • Colombia unemployment rate for 2019 was 9.96%, a 0.85% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa 29.81%
Gabon 21.47%
Namibia 20.85%
Botswana 20.68%
Libya 20.68%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18.98%
Jordan 17.87%
St. Lucia 17.36%
Iraq 15.55%
Montenegro 15.40%
North Macedonia 15.08%
Bosnia 14.05%
Lebanon 12.64%
Armenia 12.56%
Guyana 12.36%
Albania 11.81%
Algeria 11.55%
Costa Rica 11.45%
Iran 10.96%
Colombia 10.73%
Samoa 10.31%
Turkey 10.03%
Belize 9.69%
Serbia 9.47%
Brazil 9.46%
Equatorial Guinea 8.69%
Suriname 8.64%
Mauritius 7.23%
Dominican Republic 7.12%
Paraguay 6.89%
Jamaica 6.05%
Azerbaijan 5.46%
Romania 5.44%
Venezuela 5.33%
Turkmenistan 5.02%
Kazakhstan 5.01%
China 4.89%
Maldives 4.88%
Bulgaria 4.40%
Fiji 4.33%
Belarus 4.17%
Ecuador 3.96%
Malaysia 3.73%
Peru 3.66%
Mexico 3.31%
Tonga 3.01%
Guatemala 2.57%
Cuba 1.39%
Thailand 0.86%
Colombia Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 10.73% -3.17%
2021 13.90% -1.14%
2020 15.04% 5.08%
2019 9.96% 0.85%
2018 9.11% 0.24%
2017 8.87% 0.18%
2016 8.69% 0.39%
2015 8.30% -0.27%
2014 8.57% -0.48%
2013 9.05% -0.69%
2012 9.74% -0.37%
2011 10.11% -0.87%
2010 10.98% -0.34%
2009 11.32% 0.80%
2008 10.52% 0.27%
2007 10.25% -0.71%
2006 10.96% -0.91%
2005 11.87% -1.85%
2004 13.72% -0.47%
2003 14.19% -1.44%
2002 15.63% 0.59%
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%