Time-related underemployment, male in Colombia
Colombia: Time-related underemployment, male was 3.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment, male in Colombia, 2002–2025
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 3.5% for time-related underemployment, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, male in Colombia peaked at 9.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2025.
That places Colombia 41st out of 103 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9.2% | — |
| 2003 | 7.9% | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -14.5% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -19.6% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -25.9% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 3.5% | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 4.7% | 9.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.7% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.5% | 5.9% | 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 time-related underemployment, male in Colombia?
- Time-related underemployment, male in Colombia was 3.5% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2025.
- How does Colombia rank for time-related underemployment, male?
- Colombia ranks 41st out of 103 countries with data for 2025.
- Is time-related underemployment, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, male (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.