Colombia Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

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 10.55%, a 3.35% decline from 2021.
Colombia unemployment rate for 2021 was 13.90%, a 2.08% decline from 2020.
Colombia unemployment rate for 2020 was 15.98%, a 5.7% increase from 2019.
Colombia unemployment rate for 2019 was 10.28%, a 0.92% increase from 2018.

Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name	Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa	28.84%
Botswana	23.62%
Gabon	20.61%
Namibia	19.99%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	19.55%
Libya	19.30%
Jordan	19.19%
St. Lucia	15.77%
Iraq	15.32%
Montenegro	15.25%
North Macedonia	14.43%
Bosnia	12.66%
Algeria	12.49%
Guyana	12.30%
Lebanon	11.75%
Albania	11.63%
Costa Rica	11.32%
Colombia	10.55%
Turkey	10.43%
Samoa	10.04%
Brazil	9.23%
Iran	8.82%
Serbia	8.68%
Belize	8.67%
Armenia	8.59%
Equatorial Guinea	8.58%
Suriname	8.23%
Paraguay	6.75%
Mauritius	6.32%
Azerbaijan	5.65%
Venezuela	5.62%
Romania	5.61%
Dominican Republic	5.50%
Jamaica	5.50%
China	4.98%
Kazakhstan	4.86%
Fiji	4.56%
Maldives	4.39%
Bulgaria	4.27%
Turkmenistan	4.13%
Russia	3.87%
Peru	3.85%
Ecuador	3.76%
Malaysia	3.63%
Belarus	3.57%
Mexico	3.26%
Guatemala	3.05%
Tonga	2.43%
Cuba	1.25%
Thailand	0.94%
American Samoa	0.00%
Marshall Islands	0.00%
Nauru	0.00%
Dominica	0.00%
Grenada	0.00%
Tuvalu	0.00%

Colombia Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year	Unemployment Rate (%)	Annual Change
2022	10.55%	-3.35%
2021	13.90%	-2.08%
2020	15.98%	5.70%
2019	10.28%	0.92%
2018	9.36%	0.27%
2017	9.09%	0.17%
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%	-0.86%
2010	11.15%	-0.92%
2009	12.07%	0.80%
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%	10.12%
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%