Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador

Ecuador: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural was 0.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 16.8%
World rank
66th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2014
All-time low
0.2%
in 2020
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.10.20.31994200720211994: 0.169 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.187 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.186 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.212 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.206 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.178 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.189 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.206 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.204 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.219 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.215 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.229 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.215 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.229 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.263 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.296 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.266 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.261 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.236 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.208 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.185 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.165 % of rural employed population in working age2021: 0.193 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador is 0.2%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.8% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador peaked at 0.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.

That places Ecuador 66th out of 91 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1994 0.2%
1998 0.2% +10.6%
1999 0.2% -0.7%
2000 0.2% +14.3%
2003 0.2% -3.1%
2004 0.2% -13.6%
2005 0.2% +6.0%
2006 0.2% +9.4%
2007 0.2% -1.4%
2008 0.2% +7.7%
2009 0.2% -1.7%
2010 0.2% +6.3%
2011 0.2% -5.9%
2012 0.2% +6.2%
2013 0.3% +15.0%
2014 0.3% +12.6%
2015 0.3% -10.2%
2016 0.3% -2.1%
2017 0.2% -9.5%
2018 0.2% -11.9%
2019 0.2% -11.1%
2020 0.2% -10.5%
2021 0.2% +16.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 3
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 8
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

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  6. 69 Nepal 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
How does Ecuador rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural?
Ecuador ranks 66th out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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