Low pay rate in Colombia
Colombia: Low pay rate was 12.97 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Low pay rate in Colombia, 1995–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 12.97 for low pay rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low pay rate in Colombia peaked at 22.4 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 11.3, in 1995.
Colombia ranks 61st of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Low pay rate in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11.3 | — |
| 1996 | 13.1 | +15.9% |
| 1997 | 13.8 | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 12.9 | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 12.5 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 14.3 | +14.4% |
| 2002 | 21.5 | +50.3% |
| 2003 | 22.4 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 21.5 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 20.1 | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 20.2 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 21.9 | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 20.6 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 21.2 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 19.21 | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 19.22 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 18.36 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 18.28 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 18.12 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 16.78 | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 14.49 | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 13.72 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 13.58 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 14.76 | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 15.35 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 13.67 | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 13.15 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 12.55 | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 12.97 | +3.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 12.97 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.61, 63% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 12.97 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.7, 69% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Low pay rate in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +50.3% | 14.3 | 21.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.72 | 11.3 | 13.8 | 5 |
| 2000s | 20.41 | 14.3 | 22.4 | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.65 | 13.58 | 19.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.54 | 12.55 | 15.35 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More gender data for Colombia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,499 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3937 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 45,238 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 45,238 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 339,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 354,522 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 343,649 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 358,222 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 346,714 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low pay rate in Colombia?
- Low pay rate in Colombia was 12.97 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest low pay rate recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4 in 2003.
- What is the lowest low pay rate recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3 in 1995.
- How does Colombia rank for low pay rate?
- Colombia ranks 61st out of 84 countries with data for 2025.
- Is low pay rate rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Low pay rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the proportion of employees whose hourly earnings at all jobs were less than two-thirds of median hourly earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.