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

Ecuador: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban was 40.87 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
40.87
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
55th
of 93 countries
All-time high
42.73
in 2012
All-time low
35.77
in 1999
Years of data
23
1994–2021

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

0102030401994200720211994: 36.41998: 36.11999: 35.82000: 38.42003: 39.22004: 39.82005: 39.52006: 39.52007: 402008: 40.52009: 41.42010: 42.32011: 422012: 42.72013: 41.92014: 41.42015: 41.32016: 40.72017: 40.92018: 41.42019: 41.82020: 412021: 40.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador is 40.87, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador peaked at 42.73 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 35.77, in 1999.

Ecuador ranks 55th of 93 countries on this measure, 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, urban in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1994 36.44
1998 36.08 -1.0%
1999 35.77 -0.9%
2000 38.38 +7.3%
2003 39.23 +2.2%
2004 39.83 +1.5%
2005 39.51 -0.8%
2006 39.46 -0.1%
2007 39.99 +1.3%
2008 40.53 +1.4%
2009 41.39 +2.1%
2010 42.27 +2.1%
2011 41.97 -0.7%
2012 42.73 +1.8%
2013 41.92 -1.9%
2014 41.37 -1.3%
2015 41.29 -0.2%
2016 40.73 -1.4%
2017 40.91 +0.4%
2018 41.36 +1.1%
2019 41.84 +1.2%
2020 41.05 -1.9%
2021 40.87 -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 36.1 35.77 36.44 3
2000s 39.79 38.38 41.39 8
2010s 41.64 40.73 42.73 10
2020s 40.96 40.87 41.05 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 52 Djibouti 41.38 compare
  2. 53 Romania 41.22 compare
  3. 54 Republic of Moldova 41.05 compare
  4. 56 Morocco 40.79 compare
  5. 57 Kazakhstan 40.73 compare
  6. 58 Belarus 40.46 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador was 40.87 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 42.73 in 2012.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 35.77 in 1999.
How does Ecuador rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Ecuador ranks 55th out of 93 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 1,287 data points, 1970–2021
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