Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Colombia's youth unemployment rate stands at 17.65% as of 2025-12-31, down from 19.41% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Colombia's youth unemployment rate was 17.65%, down from 19.41% in 2024.
In 2024, Colombia's youth unemployment rate was 19.41%, up from 19.37% in 2023.
In 2023, Colombia's youth unemployment rate was 19.37%, down from 20.97% in 2022.
In 2022, Colombia's youth unemployment rate was 20.97%, down from 24.76% in 2021.
In 2021, Colombia's youth unemployment rate was 24.76%, down from 27.25% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.65% | -1.76% |
| 2024 | 19.41% | +0.046% |
| 2023 | 19.37% | -1.61% |
| 2022 | 20.97% | -3.79% |
| 2021 | 24.76% | -2.49% |
| 2020 | 27.25% | +6.59% |
| 2019 | 20.66% | +1.21% |
| 2018 | 19.45% | +0.983% |
| 2017 | 18.47% | +0.193% |
| 2016 | 18.27% | +0.958% |
| 2015 | 17.32% | -0.929% |
| 2014 | 18.25% | -0.484% |
| 2013 | 18.73% | -1.36% |
| 2012 | 20.09% | -1.08% |
| 2011 | 21.17% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 22.57% | -0.97% |
| 2009 | 23.54% | +0.738% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | +0.609% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | -0.133% |
| 2006 | 22.33% | -0.267% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | -3.73% |
| 2004 | 26.32% | +1.17% |
| 2003 | 25.15% | -1.74% |
| 2002 | 26.9% | -0.593% |
| 2001 | 27.49% | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 37.39% | +0.886% |
| 1999 | 36.5% | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 27.61% | +5.13% |
| 1997 | 22.47% | +0.594% |
| 1996 | 21.88% | +5.47% |
| 1995 | 16.41% | +0.698% |
| 1994 | 15.71% | +0.839% |
| 1993 | 14.87% | -3.17% |
| 1992 | 18.04% | -1.07% |
| 1991 | 19.11% | — |
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Colombia's youth unemployment rate is 17.65% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 19.41% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 37.39% (2000); the lowest is 14.87% (1993), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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