Number of paid employees in Ecuador
Ecuador: Number of paid employees was 12,942 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Number of paid employees in Ecuador, 2000–2020
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of paid employees in Ecuador is 12,942, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 51.7% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of paid employees in Ecuador peaked at 26,796 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12,942, in 2020.
That places Ecuador 36th 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 paid employees in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12,973 | — |
| 2003 | 17,220 | +32.7% |
| 2004 | 17,489 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 16,853 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 17,400 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 17,641 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 18,017 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 17,770 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 18,680 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 15,414 | -17.5% |
| 2012 | 16,517 | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 18,307 | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 25,996 | +42.0% |
| 2015 | 25,275 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 24,707 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 24,792 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 26,796 | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 12,942 | -51.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 12,942 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11,661, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 12,942 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29,212, 44% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of paid employees 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -51.7% | 26,796 | 12,942 |
| 2014 | +42.0% | 18,307 | 25,996 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,920 | 12,973 | 18,017 | 8 |
| 2010s | 21,832 | 15,414 | 26,796 | 9 |
| 2020s | 12,942 | 12,942 | 12,942 | 1 |
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 number of paid employees in Ecuador?
- Number of paid employees in Ecuador was 12,942 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest number of paid employees recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 26,796 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of paid employees recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,942 in 2020.
- How does Ecuador rank for number of paid employees?
- Ecuador ranks 36th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of paid employees rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. 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 paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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