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.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 4.4% | — |
| 1975 | 5.3% | +20.5% |
| 1977 | 5.8% | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 7.2% | +24.8% |
| 1988 | 7.0% | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 7.9% | +12.4% |
| 1990 | 5.9% | -25.2% |
| 1991 | 8.2% | +39.2% |
| 1992 | 8.6% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 7.9% | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | -16.0% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | +54.8% |
| 1997 | 9.2% | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 11.5% | +25.3% |
| 1999 | 14.0% | +21.5% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | -65.6% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +68.6% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | -21.0% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -24.5% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +24.7% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +28.4% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -15.5% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +64.3% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -27.1% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 3.2% | -4.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 3.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 56% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 3.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.3%, 51% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
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
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
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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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.