Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador

Ecuador: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural was 0.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.5%
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
8th
of 21 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2016
All-time low
0.2%
in 2005
Years of data
18
1994–2017

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador, 1994–2017

0.20.30.40.50.61994200520171994: 0.245 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.293 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.486 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.454 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.19 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.185 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.182 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.201 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.459 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.429 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.445 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.44 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.447 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.442 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.484 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.544 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.568 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.514 % of rural employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2017, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador stood at 0.5%.

The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador peaked at 0.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2005.

Ecuador ranks 8th of 21 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2017.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1994 0.2%
1998 0.3% +19.5%
1999 0.5% +66.0%
2000 0.5% -6.7%
2003 0.2% -58.0%
2004 0.2% -2.8%
2005 0.2% -1.9%
2006 0.2% +10.6%
2007 0.5% +128.5%
2008 0.4% -6.7%
2009 0.4% +3.7%
2010 0.4% -1.0%
2011 0.4% +1.6%
2012 0.4% -1.1%
2013 0.5% +9.3%
2015 0.5% +12.4%
2016 0.6% +4.5%
2017 0.5% -9.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.5% 3
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.5% 8
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 5 South Africa 0.8% compare
  2. 6 Kyrgyzstan 0.7% compare
  3. 7 Dominican Republic 0.5% compare
  4. 9 Panama 0.5% compare
  5. 10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare
  6. 11 Ghana 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador was 0.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2005.
How does Ecuador rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural?
Ecuador ranks 8th out of 21 countries with data for 2017.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
21 places, 255 data points, 1981–2021
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