Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador

Ecuador: Employment rate, aged 15-64, total was 1.0% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
1.0%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
28th
of 111 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1998
All-time low
0.9%
in 2003
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.20.40.60.811994200720211994: 0.977 % of total labor force in working age1998: 0.986 % of total labor force in working age1999: 0.984 % of total labor force in working age2000: 0.925 % of total labor force in working age2003: 0.865 % of total labor force in working age2004: 0.913 % of total labor force in working age2005: 0.914 % of total labor force in working age2006: 0.93 % of total labor force in working age2007: 0.944 % of total labor force in working age2008: 0.933 % of total labor force in working age2009: 0.927 % of total labor force in working age2010: 0.945 % of total labor force in working age2011: 0.952 % of total labor force in working age2012: 0.952 % of total labor force in working age2013: 0.956 % of total labor force in working age2014: 0.96 % of total labor force in working age2015: 0.95 % of total labor force in working age2016: 0.946 % of total labor force in working age2017: 0.952 % of total labor force in working age2018: 0.961 % of total labor force in working age2019: 0.959 % of total labor force in working age2020: 0.948 % of total labor force in working age2021: 0.956 % of total labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total labor force in working age.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 1.0% for employment rate, aged 15-64, total in 2021.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador peaked at 1.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2003.

That places Ecuador 28th out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of total labor force in working age Change
1994 1.0%
1998 1.0% +0.9%
1999 1.0% -0.2%
2000 0.9% -6.0%
2003 0.9% -6.4%
2004 0.9% +5.5%
2005 0.9% +0.1%
2006 0.9% +1.7%
2007 0.9% +1.5%
2008 0.9% -1.1%
2009 0.9% -0.7%
2010 0.9% +1.9%
2011 1.0% +0.8%
2012 1.0% +0.1%
2013 1.0% +0.4%
2014 1.0% +0.4%
2015 1.0% -1.0%
2016 0.9% -0.5%
2017 1.0% +0.6%
2018 1.0% +0.9%
2019 1.0% -0.2%
2020 0.9% -1.1%
2021 1.0% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 3
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 8
2010s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 10
2020s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

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  4. 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.0% compare
  5. 30 Belarus 1.0% compare
  6. 31 Norway 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador was 1.0% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1998.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2003.
How does Ecuador rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, total?
Ecuador ranks 28th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age)
Unit
% of total labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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