Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador

Ecuador: Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, urban was 0.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 9.0%
World rank
59th
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2013
All-time low
0.1%
in 1999
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.020.040.060.081994200720211994: 0.068 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.077 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.061 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.073 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.07 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.066 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.069 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.075 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.076 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.075 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.081 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.074 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.068 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.07 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.083 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.077 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.083 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.081 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.076 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.078 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.073 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.071 % of urban employed population in working age2021: 0.065 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador is 0.1%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador peaked at 0.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1999.

Ecuador ranks 59th of 88 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.

Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1994 0.1%
1998 0.1% +12.5%
1999 0.1% -19.9%
2000 0.1% +19.3%
2003 0.1% -4.8%
2004 0.1% -4.6%
2005 0.1% +3.3%
2006 0.1% +8.6%
2007 0.1% +1.9%
2008 0.1% -1.6%
2009 0.1% +8.6%
2010 0.1% -8.6%
2011 0.1% -8.4%
2012 0.1% +3.1%
2013 0.1% +18.9%
2014 0.1% -8.1%
2015 0.1% +8.0%
2016 0.1% -2.7%
2017 0.1% -5.2%
2018 0.1% +1.6%
2019 0.1% -5.4%
2020 0.1% -3.4%
2021 0.1% -9.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 3
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 56 Sri Lanka 0.1% compare
  2. 57 Cyprus 0.1% compare
  3. 58 Ethiopia 0.1% compare
  4. 60 Nicaragua 0.1% compare
  5. 61 Belgium 0.1% compare
  6. 62 Croatia 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador?
Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
What is the lowest employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1999.
How does Ecuador rank for employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, urban?
Ecuador ranks 59th out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
Is employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the construction sector, 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
88 places, 1,180 data points, 1970–2021
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