Unemployment rate,Percent in Colombia
Colombia: Unemployment rate,Percent was 8.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
8.9%
Change on year
down 12.6%
World rank
10th
of 71 countries
All-time high
16.7%
in 2020
All-time low
8.9%
in 2025
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Unemployment rate,Percent in Colombia, 2001–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 8.9% for unemployment rate,percent in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Colombia peaked at 16.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2025.
That places Colombia 10th out of 71 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 11.3% | 15.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 9.2% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 8.9% | 16.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate,percent in Colombia?
- Unemployment rate,percent in Colombia was 8.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2025.
- How does Colombia rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- Colombia ranks 10th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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