Colombia unemployment rate history: choose a year or date to look up past values. Preview the observations and download your selection.
- History starts
- January 2010
- History ends
- August 2026
- Frequency
- Monthly observations
- Unit
- Percent
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12 observations · January 2019 to December 2019
| Date or period | Value · Percent | Source |
|---|---|---|
| January 2019 | 13.1% | National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) |
| February 2019 | 12.1% | National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) |
| March 2019 | 11.2% | National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) |
| April 2019 | 10.7% | National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) |
| May 2019 | 11.0% | National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) |
| June 2019 | 9.7% | National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) |
| July 2019 | 11.3% | National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) |
| August 2019 | 11.2% | National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) |
| September 2019 | 10.8% | National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) |
| October 2019 | 10.1% | National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) |
| November 2019 | 9.6% | National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) |
| December 2019 | 9.9% | National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) |
Colombia unemployment rate history by year
Full history →| Year | Average | High | Low | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to date) | 8.9% | 10.9%January 2026 | 8.0%May 2026 | ▼ −1.5 |
| 2025 | 8.9% | 11.6%January 2025 | 7.0%November 2025 | ▼ −3.6 |
| 2024 | 10.2% | 12.7%January 2024 | 8.2%November 2024 | ▼ −3.6 |
| 2023 | 10.2% | 13.7%January 2023 | 9.0%November 2023 | ▼ −3.7 |
| 2022 | 11.2% | 14.6%January 2022 | 9.5%November 2022 | ▼ −4.3 |
| 2021 | 13.8% | 17.6%January 2021 | 11.1%December 2021 | ▼ −6.5 |
| 2020 | 16.7% | 22.0%May 2020 | 12.8%February 2020 | ▲ +0.4 |
| 2019 | 10.9% | 13.1%January 2019 | 9.6%November 2019 | ▼ −3.2 |
| 2018 | 10.0% | 12.1%January 2018 | 9.0%November 2018 | ▼ −2.1 |
| 2017 | 9.7% | 12.0%January 2017 | 8.7%October 2017 | ▼ −3.1 |
| 2016 | 9.6% | 12.2%January 2016 | 7.8%November 2016 | ▼ −3.1 |
| 2015 | 9.2% | 11.2%January 2015 | 7.6%November 2015 | ▼ −2.4 |
| 2014 | 9.4% | 11.5%January 2014 | 8.1%October 2014 | ▼ −2.5 |
| 2013 | 9.9% | 12.3%January 2013 | 8.1%October 2013 | ▼ −3.7 |
| 2012 | 10.6% | 12.8%January 2012 | 9.2%October 2012 | ▼ −2.9 |
| 2011 | 11.1% | 13.9%January 2011 | 9.4%October 2011 | ▼ −3.8 |
| 2010 | 12.0% | 14.9%January 2010 | 10.5%October 2010 | ▼ −3.7 |
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