Trend of Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of Colombia

Updated on May 16, 2026.

According to recent data from the World Bank, the annual youth unemployment rate of Colombia was 17.65% in 2025, a difference of -1.76 points compared to 2024. The most recent figures on male and female unemployment rates were 14.32% and 22.33% respectively in 2025.

The chart and table below shows the annual youth unemployment rate, and the male and female unemployment rates of Colombia for 1991 - 2025.

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The World Bank defines youth unemployment rate as "the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment".

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Trend of Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of Colombia (%)

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Trend of Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of Colombia

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Year	Total Youth Unempl.(%)	Male Youth Unempl.(%)	Female Youth Unempl.(%)
1991	19.11	15.11	24.87
1992	18.04	13.89	24.02
1993	14.87	10.83	20.69
1994	15.71	10.4	23.33
1995	16.41	13.18	21.03
1996	21.88	18.21	27.14
1997	22.47	18.93	27.55
1998	27.61	23.96	32.84
1999	36.5	32.59	42.21
2000	37.39	32.29	44.81
2001	27.49	22.43	34.87
2002	26.9	22.19	33.69
2003	25.15	20.11	32.28
2004	26.32	21.04	33.88
2005	22.6	17.86	29.68
2006	22.33	17.8	29.14
2007	22.2	17.86	28.75
2008	22.8	18.17	29.78
2009	23.54	18.5	30.94
2010	22.57	18.19	28.95
2011	21.17	16.88	27.5
2012	20.09	15.74	26.41
2013	18.73	14.46	24.87
2014	18.25	14.56	23.56
2015	17.32	13.26	23.21
2016	18.27	14.52	23.56
2017	18.47	14.51	24.04
2018	19.45	15.61	24.97
2019	20.66	16.74	26.18
2020	27.25	21.71	35.19
2021	24.76	19.6	32.09
2022	20.97	17.12	26.45
2023	19.36	16.23	23.75
2024	19.41	16.16	23.98
2025	17.65	14.32	22.33