Number of employed individuals in Ecuador

Ecuador: Number of employed individuals was 28,816 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
28,816
Change on year
down 49.3%
World rank
26th
of 80 countries
All-time high
56,826
in 2019
All-time low
25,048
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2020

Number of employed individuals in Ecuador, 2000–2020

020.0k40.0k60.0k2000201020202000: 25.0k2003: 33.8k2004: 36.9k2005: 33.7k2006: 35.3k2007: 34.0k2008: 33.7k2009: 34.0k2010: 35.2k2011: 29.9k2012: 31.8k2013: 34.0k2014: 51.3k2015: 49.8k2016: 52.5k2017: 51.8k2019: 56.8k2020: 28.8k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, number of employed individuals in Ecuador stood at 28,816.

The figure is down 49.3% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of employed individuals in Ecuador peaked at 56,826 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25,048, in 2000.

That places Ecuador 26th out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Number of employed individuals in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Number of employed individuals in Ecuador, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 25,048 —
2003 33,763 +34.8%
2004 36,904 +9.3%
2005 33,733 -8.6%
2006 35,347 +4.8%
2007 33,979 -3.9%
2008 33,726 -0.7%
2009 33,998 +0.8%
2010 35,232 +3.6%
2011 29,889 -15.2%
2012 31,793 +6.4%
2013 33,986 +6.9%
2014 51,256 +50.8%
2015 49,818 -2.8%
2016 52,459 +5.3%
2017 51,779 -1.3%
2019 56,826 +9.7%
2020 28,816 -49.3%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 28,816 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28,635, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 28,816 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50,784, 57% of the median. (17 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of employed individuals in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2020 -49.3% 56,826 28,816

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33,312 25,048 36,904 8
2010s 43,671 29,889 56,826 9
2020s 28,816 28,816 28,816 1

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 23 Argentina 33,678 compare
  2. 24 Sri Lanka 30,689 compare
  3. 25 Tunisia 30,069 compare
  4. 27 Guatemala 28,635 compare
  5. 28 Tanzania 27,807 compare
  6. 29 Afghanistan 25,424 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of employed individuals in Ecuador?
Number of employed individuals in Ecuador was 28,816 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of employed individuals recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 56,826 in 2019.
What is the lowest number of employed individuals recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 25,048 in 2000.
How does Ecuador rank for number of employed individuals?
Ecuador ranks 26th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is number of employed individuals rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. 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 Number of employed individuals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of employed individuals
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,012 data points, 2000–2022
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