Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Ecuador

Ecuador: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female was 40.3 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
40.3
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
68th
of 105 countries
All-time high
41.73
in 2012
All-time low
35.78
in 1994
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Ecuador, 1994–2021

0102030401994200720211994: 35.81998: 361999: 36.12000: 37.22003: 38.12004: 38.42005: 38.72006: 38.72007: 392008: 39.52009: 40.52010: 41.42011: 41.42012: 41.72013: 41.32014: 40.22015: 39.82016: 39.32017: 39.52018: 40.42019: 40.22020: 39.62021: 40.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Ecuador stood at 40.3.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Ecuador peaked at 41.73 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 35.78, in 1994.

That places Ecuador 68th out of 105 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1994 35.78
1998 35.96 +0.5%
1999 36.08 +0.3%
2000 37.21 +3.1%
2003 38.12 +2.4%
2004 38.39 +0.7%
2005 38.66 +0.7%
2006 38.68 +0.1%
2007 39.03 +0.9%
2008 39.54 +1.3%
2009 40.5 +2.4%
2010 41.4 +2.2%
2011 41.35 -0.1%
2012 41.73 +0.9%
2013 41.27 -1.1%
2014 40.18 -2.6%
2015 39.8 -1.0%
2016 39.3 -1.3%
2017 39.54 +0.6%
2018 40.42 +2.2%
2019 40.21 -0.5%
2020 39.6 -1.5%
2021 40.3 +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 35.94 35.78 36.08 3
2000s 38.76 37.21 40.5 8
2010s 40.52 39.3 41.73 10
2020s 39.95 39.6 40.3 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 65 Paraguay 40.46 compare
  2. 66 Peru 40.42 compare
  3. 67 Trinidad and Tobago 40.4 compare
  4. 69 India 40.08 compare
  5. 70 Panama 40.04 compare
  6. 71 Argentina 39.84 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Ecuador?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Ecuador was 40.3 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 41.73 in 2012.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 35.78 in 1994.
How does Ecuador rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female?
Ecuador ranks 68th out of 105 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
105 places, 1,476 data points, 1970–2021
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