Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in Colombia

Colombia: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence was 12.87 Percentage of full-time employment in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
12.87 Percentage of full-time employment
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
19th
of 37 countries
All-time high
18.58 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2007
All-time low
9.72 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2018
Years of data
19
2007–2025

Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in Colombia, 2007–2025

051015202007201620252007: 18.6 Percentage of full-time employment2008: 16.3 Percentage of full-time employment2009: 15.5 Percentage of full-time employment2010: 14.7 Percentage of full-time employment2011: 15.9 Percentage of full-time employment2012: 15 Percentage of full-time employment2013: 14 Percentage of full-time employment2014: 12.6 Percentage of full-time employment2015: 12.7 Percentage of full-time employment2016: 11.1 Percentage of full-time employment2017: 10.3 Percentage of full-time employment2018: 9.7 Percentage of full-time employment2019: 11.7 Percentage of full-time employment2020: 12.8 Percentage of full-time employment2021: 11.4 Percentage of full-time employment2022: 12.2 Percentage of full-time employment2023: 12.6 Percentage of full-time employment2024: 12.2 Percentage of full-time employment2025: 12.9 Percentage of full-time employment

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of full-time employment.

Analysis

In 2025, incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Colombia stood at 12.87 Percentage of full-time employment.

That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Colombia peaked at 18.58 Percentage of full-time employment in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9.72 Percentage of full-time employment, in 2018.

That places Colombia 19th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.79 Percentage of full-time employment 15.52 Percentage of full-time employment 18.58 Percentage of full-time employment 3
2010s 12.78 Percentage of full-time employment 9.72 Percentage of full-time employment 15.94 Percentage of full-time employment 10
2020s 12.35 Percentage of full-time employment 11.42 Percentage of full-time employment 12.87 Percentage of full-time employment 6

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 16 Austria 14.43 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  2. 17 OECD 13.92 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  3. 18 Ireland 13.1 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  4. 20 Romania 12.62 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  5. 21 Switzerland 12.4 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  6. 22 Chile 12.34 Percentage of full-time employment compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Colombia?
Incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Colombia was 12.87 Percentage of full-time employment in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 18.58 Percentage of full-time employment in 2007.
What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 9.72 Percentage of full-time employment in 2018.
How does Colombia rank for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
Colombia ranks 19th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
Is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Unit
Percentage of full-time employment
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
48 places, 904 data points, 1973–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains series on the incidence of low-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning less than two-thirds of gross median earnings of all full-time workers; the incidence of high-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning more than one-and-half time gross median earnings of all full-time workers.