Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Ecuador

Ecuador: Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 was 0.6025 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.6025
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
31st
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.7196
in 1994
All-time low
0.5814
in 2017
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.20.40.60.81994200720211994: 0.721998: 0.7181999: 0.7132000: 0.6742003: 0.6722004: 0.6632005: 0.6362006: 0.642007: 0.6462008: 0.6242009: 0.6042010: 0.6012011: 0.5952012: 0.592013: 0.6082014: 0.6052015: 0.5972016: 0.5882017: 0.5812018: 0.6112019: 0.6192020: 0.6122021: 0.602

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Ecuador stood at 0.6025.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Ecuador peaked at 0.7196 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.5814, in 2017.

Ecuador ranks 31st of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1994 0.7196 —
1998 0.7178 -0.3%
1999 0.7132 -0.7%
2000 0.6743 -5.4%
2003 0.6718 -0.4%
2004 0.663 -1.3%
2005 0.6364 -4.0%
2006 0.6401 +0.6%
2007 0.6463 +1.0%
2008 0.624 -3.5%
2009 0.6043 -3.2%
2010 0.6011 -0.5%
2011 0.5947 -1.1%
2012 0.5897 -0.8%
2013 0.6076 +3.0%
2014 0.6047 -0.5%
2015 0.5968 -1.3%
2016 0.5882 -1.4%
2017 0.5814 -1.1%
2018 0.6113 +5.1%
2019 0.6188 +1.2%
2020 0.6117 -1.2%
2021 0.6025 -1.5%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 0.6025 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5072, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 0.6025 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5507, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7169 0.7132 0.7196 3
2000s 0.645 0.6043 0.6743 8
2010s 0.5994 0.5814 0.6188 10
2020s 0.6071 0.6025 0.6117 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 28 Zambia 0.6218 compare
  2. 29 Djibouti 0.6184 compare
  3. 30 Poland 0.6152 compare
  4. 32 Honduras 0.5966 compare
  5. 33 Bangladesh 0.5952 compare
  6. 34 Sweden 0.595 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Ecuador?
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Ecuador was 0.6025 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.7196 in 1994.
What is the lowest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5814 in 2017.
How does Ecuador rank for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64?
Ecuador ranks 31st out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
Is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,668 data points, 1970–2021
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