Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Ecuador
Ecuador: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 3.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Ecuador, 1974–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Ecuador is 3.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Ecuador peaked at 14.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2013.
Ecuador ranks 142nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.2% | 4.4% | 5.8% | 3 |
| 1980s | 7.4% | 7.0% | 7.9% | 3 |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 5.9% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.1% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 6.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 139 Cameroon 3.3% compare
- 140 Singapore 3.3% compare
- 141 Saudi Arabia 3.2% compare
- 143 Madagascar 3.2% compare
- 145 Belarus 3.0% compare
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.07 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.55 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3544 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6442 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.8108 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 133.99 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Ecuador?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Ecuador was 3.2% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2013.
- How does Ecuador rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Ecuador ranks 142nd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.