# Unemployment Rate — Colombia
> Latest: 8% (2025). Change: -1.1 pp vs 2024.
> IMF projection for 2026: 9% (a forecast, not an observed value).
- Unit: %
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1980–2025, projections to 2031
- Data updated: 2026-10-15
- Source: IMF — LUR — https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/LUR@WEO/WEOWORLD
- License: IMF Copyright and Usage
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/unemployment-rate/COL
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2021 | 11.1% |
| 2022 | 10.3% |
| 2023 | 10% |
| 2024 | 9.1% |
| 2025 | 8% |
| 2026 (projection) | 9% |
## How to cite
APA: IMF. (2025). Unemployment Rate — Colombia [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/unemployment-rate/COL. Original source: https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/LUR@WEO/WEOWORLD
## Full data
Full time series: https://econdash.org/docs/agent-payments (free API trial for core indicators of 10 major economies; otherwise an API key or pay per call)