Colombia Employed Persons

2001 - 2025 | Monthly | Person | CEIC Data

Key information about Colombia Employed Persons

  • Colombia Employed Persons was reported at 24,096,488.272 Person in Oct 2025
  • It recorded an increase from the previous number of 23,823,690.886 Person for Sep 2025
  • Colombia Employed Persons data is updated monthly, averaging 20,184,414.010 Person from Jan 2001 to Oct 2025, with 298 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 24,096,488.272 Person in Oct 2025 and a record low of 14,886,060.221 Person in Apr 2001
  • Colombia Employed Persons data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Employed Persons: Monthly: Seasonally Adjusted

National Administrative Department of Statistics provides monthly Employed Persons.

View Colombia's Employed Persons from Jan 2001 to Oct 2025 in the chart:

Colombia Employed Persons

What was Colombia's Employed Persons in Oct 2025?

Colombia Employed Persons was reported at 24,096,488.272 Person in Oct 2025 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
24,096,488.272 Oct 2025 23,823,690.886 Sep 2025 14,886,060.221 Apr 2001 24,096,488.272 Oct 2025 Person monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025

Employed Persons by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (Person) 1,178,603.521 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1996 - Sep 2025
Algeria (Person) 11,001,000.000 2018 yearly 2001 - 2018
Argentina (Person) 13,304,000.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Armenia (Person) 942,000.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2025
Australia (Person) 14,684,083.228 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 1978 - Dec 2025
Austria (Person) 3,936,700.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Dec 2025
Azerbaijan (Person) 5,096,500.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (Person) 770,129.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2023
Bangladesh (Person) 69,090,000.000 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Belarus (Person) 4,334,800.000 Nov 2019 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2019
Belgium (Person) 5,124,300.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1980 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (Person) 7,180,918.747 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person) 854,483.000 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2007 - Nov 2025
Botswana (Person) 504,738.000 Mar 2024 quarterly Sep 2007 - Mar 2024
Brazil (Person) 102,555,000.000 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2012 - Oct 2025
Brunei (Person) 222,700.000 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Bulgaria (Person) 2,956,000.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (Person) 9,297,000.000 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Canada (Person) 21,143,700.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025
Chile (Person) 9,401,582.274 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Nov 2025
China (Person) 734,390,000.000 2024 yearly 1949 - 2024
Colombia (Person) 24,096,488.272 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Croatia (Person) 1,735,230.000 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Nov 2025
Cyprus (Person) 509,211.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2004 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (Person) 5,535,829.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Denmark (Person) 3,260,103.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (Person) 8,449,249.598 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Egypt (Person) 32,498,000.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Estonia (Person) 709,300.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
European Union (Person) 209,527,600.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Finland (Person) 2,590,000.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2003 - Nov 2025
France (Person) 30,754,700.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1978 - Sep 2025
Georgia (Person) 814,694.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Germany (Person) 45,952,000.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2025
Ghana (Person) 9,270,939.000 2015 yearly 2013 - 2015
Greece (Person) 4,406,100.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (Person) 3,667,000.000 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1981 - Dec 2025
Hungary (Person) 4,696,509.740 May 2022 monthly Jan 2015 - May 2022
Iceland (Person) 223,400.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
India (Person) 562,364,490.000 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Indonesia (Person) 120,647,700.000 Feb 2016 monthly Feb 2012 - Feb 2016
Ireland (Person) 2,825,500.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Israel (Person) 4,479,701.927 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2025
Italy (Person) 24,187,884.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Japan (Person) 68,510,000.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1953 - Nov 2025
Jordan (Person) 1,265,254.000 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Kazakhstan (Person) 9,300,300.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Kenya (Person) 20,778,600.000 2024 yearly 2008 - 2024
South Korea (Person) 28,782,000.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Kosovo (Person) 422,192.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (Person) 2,229,434.000 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Kyrgyzstan (Person) 6,444,878.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Laos (Person) 3,474,582.000 2014 yearly 1994 - 2014
Latvia (Person) 897,000.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Lithuania (Person) 1,485,600.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (Person) 526,924.056 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Macau SAR, China (Person) 378,900.000 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1996 - Nov 2025
North Macedonia (Person) 705,165.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Malaysia (Person) 17,092,500.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Nov 2025
Malta (Person) 386,209.000 Aug 2025 monthly Oct 2002 - Aug 2025
Mauritius (Person) 550,100.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Mexico (Person) 59,533,449.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1995 - Sep 2025
Moldova (Person) 856,000.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (Person) 1,393,669.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2006 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (Person) 272,163.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Morocco (Person) 10,833,000.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Myanmar (Person) 222,985.000 2023 yearly 1985 - 2023
Nepal (Person) 7,086,000.000 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Netherlands (Person) 9,842,000.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
New Zealand (Person) 2,873,000.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (Person) 46,488,079.000 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2020
Norway (Person) 2,909,000.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2025
Oman (Person) 2,667,529.000 2024 yearly 1986 - 2024
Pakistan (Person) 63,453,872.000 Jun 2021 quarterly Sep 2012 - Jun 2021
Palestinian Territory (Person) 1,105,000.000 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Panama (Person) 1,063,250.000 Aug 2017 monthly Mar 2008 - Aug 2017
Paraguay (Person) 2,974,314.326 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Peru (Person) 5,880,600.000 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2001 - Dec 2025
Philippines (Person) 48,581,333.333 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1982 - Sep 2025
Poland (Person) 17,361,000.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1992 - Sep 2025
Portugal (Person) 5,306,100.000 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 1998 - Nov 2025
Qatar (Person) 2,179,447.000 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Romania (Person) 8,308,100.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Russia (Person) 74,700,000.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Saudi Arabia (Person) 18,544,265.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
Serbia (Person) 2,366,000.000 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2014 - Oct 2025
Singapore (Person) 4,096,100.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (Person) 2,606,900.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Slovenia (Person) 884,685.000 Feb 2019 monthly May 1997 - Feb 2019
South Africa (Person) 17,054,823.145 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Spain (Person) 22,387,100.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1976 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (Person) 8,097,879.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2012 - Sep 2025
Sudan (Person) 9,900,000.000 2010 yearly 1993 - 2010
Sweden (Person) 5,275,100.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Switzerland (Person) 5,518,249.700 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1991 - Sep 2025
Syria (Person) 125,388.000 2020 yearly 1993 - 2020
Taiwan, China (Person) 11,637,000.000 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 1993 - Dec 2025
Tajikistan (Person) 2,545,000.000 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Thailand (Person) 39,846,962.657 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Tunisia (Person) 3,605,600.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2011 - Sep 2025

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Colombia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -3,989.807 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 7,367.171 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 16.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 280,165.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 64.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (COP bn) 769,946.270 2030 yearly 1982 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (COP bn) 1,480,955.112 2030 yearly 1996 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (COP bn) 717,131.847 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Central Government: Revenue (COP bn) 13,842.464 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Central Government: Expenditure (COP bn) 25,573.913 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Tax Collection: Internal: Income Tax (COP mn) 9,640,029.134 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Tax Collection: Total (COP mn) 27,850,410.562 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Tax Collection: Internal: VAT (COP mn) 10,619,937.631 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Tax Collection: Internal: Petrol & Diesel Fuel Tax (COP mn) 101,389.906 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.416 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -2,282.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 4,016.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Nov 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -2.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Nov 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 62,695.956 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 380,873.040 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 77,697.270 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 6,583.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 14.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Oct 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 2,018,776.355 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 2,182,745.890 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 1,088.739 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,423.545 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Oct 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 205.878 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,865.029 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1988 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: TARIC: Plants Alive & Products of the Floriculture (USD mn) 192.810 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Exports: FOB: TARIC: Coffee, Tea, Yerba Mate & Spices (USD mn) 592.944 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Exports: FOB: TARIC: Plastics & Articles Thereof (USD mn) 139.711 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Exports: FOB: TARIC: Mineral Fuel, Oil & Its Products (USD mn) 1,314.817 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Exports: FOB: TARIC: Natural Pearls, Stones & Precious Stones (USD mn) 349.733 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Imports: CIF: TARIC: Mineral Fuel, Oil & Its Products (USD mn) 428.082 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Imports: CIF: TARIC: Pharmaceutical Products (USD mn) 434.994 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Imports: CIF: TARIC: Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery & Parts (USD mn) 656.388 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Imports: CIF: TARIC: Vehicles Except Railway (USD mn) 641.775 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Terms of Trade Index (2000=100) 124.381 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Dec 2025
Trade Balance: ytd: Total (USD mn) -9,979.388 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2024
Export Value Index (2015=100) 112.879 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 113.030 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 1,570.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -2,594.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 3,443.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 6,188.960 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 5.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 316.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 5,872.920 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 211,584.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 51.3 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 33,800.2 Aug 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Aug 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 7.8 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -19.332 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -192,277.746 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) -4,037.310 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) 141.102 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Total: Short Term (USD mn) 34,025.137 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Total: Long Term (USD mn) 177,559.196 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Public Sector: Total (USD mn) 118,134.740 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
International Investment Position (IIP) (USD mn) -194,545.642 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
BoP: BPM6: Financial Account: Other Investment (USD mn) -2,561.420 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2018
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 459,059.002 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 272,424.364 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
External Debt: Private Sector: Total (USD mn) 88,568.954 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
FDI: Financial Intermediation Activities (USD mn) 810.486 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
FDI: Manufacturing (USD mn) 331.057 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (USD mn) 4,351.837 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
FDI: Wholesale & Retail Trade, Hotels & Restaurants (USD mn) 655.196 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
FDI: Petroleum (USD mn) 439.643 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
FDI: Transport, Storage & Communications (USD mn) 279.844 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
CO: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 1,302.849 2024 yearly 1968 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.0 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Nov 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 29.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Jun 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 54,495.438 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1984 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 231,141.595 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1979 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 11.0 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1980 - Dec 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 8.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 2008 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 60,751.1 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 14.741 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 9.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 659.800 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 241,137.9 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1991 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.9 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1992 - Oct 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 111.176 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Jun 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 237.400 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Jun 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 90,653.4 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Nov 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 198,101.289 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Nov 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 6.81 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1996 - Nov 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 38.98 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Monetary Base (COP bn) 192,514.803 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Dec 2025
Money Supply: M3 (COP bn) 973,744.361 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2025
Net International Reserves: Gross: Gold (USD mn) 659.800 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Dec 2025
Net International Reserves: Gross (USD mn) 65,831.900 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Dec 2025
Credits Institutions: Credit Balance Including Leasing: Gross (COP bn) 741,776.409 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Nov 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 5.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Oct 2025
Macroeconomic Expectation: Benchmark Interest Rate: End of the Year (% pa) 9.250 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 2015 - Dec 2025
Macroeconomic Expectation: Benchmark Interest Rate: End of the Month (% pa) 9.750 Jan 2026 monthly Aug 2015 - Jan 2026
IOS: Business Climate Indicators: Better Expectations (%) 34.700 Jan 2023 monthly Oct 2006 - Jan 2023
IOS: Business Climate Indicators: Favorable Situation (%) 70.200 Jan 2023 monthly Oct 2006 - Jan 2023

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