Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador

Ecuador: Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban was 0.9% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
28th
of 97 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, urban in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.20.40.60.811994200720211994: 0.965 % of urban labor force in working age1998: 0.979 % of urban labor force in working age1999: 0.977 % of urban labor force in working age2000: 0.909 % of urban labor force in working age2003: 0.85 % of urban labor force in working age2004: 0.894 % of urban labor force in working age2005: 0.904 % of urban labor force in working age2006: 0.917 % of urban labor force in working age2007: 0.935 % of urban labor force in working age2008: 0.921 % of urban labor force in working age2009: 0.914 % of urban labor force in working age2010: 0.934 % of urban labor force in working age2011: 0.945 % of urban labor force in working age2012: 0.945 % of urban labor force in working age2013: 0.95 % of urban labor force in working age2014: 0.953 % of urban labor force in working age2015: 0.942 % of urban labor force in working age2016: 0.933 % of urban labor force in working age2017: 0.94 % of urban labor force in working age2018: 0.949 % of urban labor force in working age2019: 0.948 % of urban labor force in working age2020: 0.937 % of urban labor force in working age2021: 0.944 % of urban labor force in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador stood at 0.9%.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

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

Ecuador ranks 28th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of urban labor force in working age Change
1994 1.0%
1998 1.0% +1.4%
1999 1.0% -0.2%
2000 0.9% -6.9%
2003 0.9% -6.5%
2004 0.9% +5.1%
2005 0.9% +1.1%
2006 0.9% +1.4%
2007 0.9% +2.0%
2008 0.9% -1.5%
2009 0.9% -0.7%
2010 0.9% +2.2%
2011 0.9% +1.1%
2012 0.9% +0.0%
2013 0.9% +0.4%
2014 1.0% +0.4%
2015 0.9% -1.2%
2016 0.9% -0.9%
2017 0.9% +0.8%
2018 0.9% +1.0%
2019 0.9% -0.2%
2020 0.9% -1.2%
2021 0.9% +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 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 10
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 25 Nepal 0.9% compare
  2. 26 Ghana 0.9% compare
  3. 27 Dominican Republic 0.9% compare
  4. 29 Austria 0.9% compare
  5. 30 Philippines 0.9% compare
  6. 31 Poland 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1998.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2003.
How does Ecuador rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, urban?
Ecuador ranks 28th out of 97 countries with data for 2021.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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, urban (% of urban labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age)
Unit
% of urban labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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