Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador

Ecuador: Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban was 0.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.6%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
9th
of 28 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2015
All-time low
0.2%
in 1994
Years of data
17
1994–2017

Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador, 1994–2017

00.20.40.61994200520171994: 0.243 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.451 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.515 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.255 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.245 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.248 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.249 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.254 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.271 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.3 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.544 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.378 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.399 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.631 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.657 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.637 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.63 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.6% for employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban in 2017.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 148.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador peaked at 0.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1994.

That places Ecuador 9th out of 28 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with social security, 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 0.2%
1998 0.5% +85.8%
1999 0.5% +14.1%
2003 0.3% -50.4%
2004 0.2% -4.0%
2005 0.2% +1.2%
2006 0.2% +0.6%
2007 0.3% +1.7%
2008 0.3% +7.0%
2009 0.3% +10.5%
2010 0.5% +81.6%
2011 0.4% -30.6%
2012 0.4% +5.5%
2013 0.6% +58.3%
2015 0.7% +4.1%
2016 0.6% -3.0%
2017 0.6% -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.2% 0.5% 3
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 7
2010s 0.6% 0.4% 0.7% 7

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 6 Costa Rica 0.7% compare
  2. 7 Dominican Republic 0.7% compare
  3. 8 Argentina 0.7% compare
  4. 10 Sri Lanka 0.6% compare
  5. 11 South Africa 0.6% compare
  6. 12 Peru 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador?
Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador was 0.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
What is the lowest employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1994.
How does Ecuador rank for employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban?
Ecuador ranks 9th out of 28 countries with data for 2017.
Is employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 148.3%. 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 social security, 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 social security, 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
28 places, 358 data points, 1981–2021
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