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

Ecuador: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban was 0.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
4th
of 21 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2012
All-time low
0.5%
in 2006
Years of data
18
1994–2017

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

00.20.40.60.81994200520171994: 0.517 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.514 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.519 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.796 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.512 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.49 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.484 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.481 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.863 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.87 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.871 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.873 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.879 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.887 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.871 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.871 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.858 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.864 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2017, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador stood at 0.9%.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador peaked at 0.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2006.

Ecuador ranks 4th of 21 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2017.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1994 0.5%
1998 0.5% -0.6%
1999 0.5% +1.1%
2000 0.8% +53.3%
2003 0.5% -35.7%
2004 0.5% -4.3%
2005 0.5% -1.2%
2006 0.5% -0.6%
2007 0.9% +79.2%
2008 0.9% +0.9%
2009 0.9% +0.1%
2010 0.9% +0.3%
2011 0.9% +0.7%
2012 0.9% +0.8%
2013 0.9% -1.8%
2015 0.9% +0.0%
2016 0.9% -1.4%
2017 0.9% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 3
2000s 0.7% 0.5% 0.9% 8
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 1 Egypt 1.0% compare
  2. 1 Republic of Moldova 1.0% compare
  3. 3 Chile 0.9% compare
  4. 5 South Africa 0.9% compare
  5. 6 Rwanda 0.7% compare
  6. 7 Dominican Republic 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador was 0.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2012.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2006.
How does Ecuador rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban?
Ecuador ranks 4th out of 21 countries with data for 2017.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban 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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