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Colombia - Unemployment Rate 8.29

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

8.29 (2025)

Global rank

##132 of 187 economies

vs global median

1.6×

Growth since 1991

0.82×

Ranking Race — Unemployment Rate

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#30#59#88#117#146#17519911996200120062011201620212025#137#1322023 overtook Mauritania2025 overtook Uruguay
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Colombia climbed from #137 to #132 (overtook Mauritania). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Colombia ↓

Key Events — Colombia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1993
Climbed 24 places in global rank auto
1996
Fell 25 places in global rank auto
1998
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
2001
Climbed 21 places in global rank auto
2020
Fell 25 places in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Mauritania in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Uruguay in global rank auto

Unemployment Rate, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total labor force · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199120012011202120257.812.0416.2820.52

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