Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Ecuador

Ecuador: Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees was 0.2572 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2572
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
30th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.3043
in 2008
All-time low
0.2572
in 2020
Years of data
18
2000–2020

Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Ecuador, 2000–2020

00.10.20.32000201020202000: 0.3032003: 0.2952004: 0.2822005: 0.282006: 0.2862007: 0.2992008: 0.3042009: 0.2832010: 0.2922011: 0.2842012: 0.2922013: 0.292014: 0.3012015: 0.2842016: 0.292017: 0.2742019: 0.2732020: 0.257

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.2572 for rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Ecuador peaked at 0.3043 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2572, in 2020.

That places Ecuador 30th out of 63 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Ecuador, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 0.3034
2003 0.2946 -2.9%
2004 0.2824 -4.1%
2005 0.2802 -0.8%
2006 0.2864 +2.2%
2007 0.2993 +4.5%
2008 0.3043 +1.7%
2009 0.2835 -6.8%
2010 0.292 +3.0%
2011 0.2838 -2.8%
2012 0.2918 +2.8%
2013 0.2904 -0.5%
2014 0.3013 +3.8%
2015 0.2839 -5.8%
2016 0.2897 +2.1%
2017 0.2741 -5.4%
2019 0.2731 -0.4%
2020 0.2572 -5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2917 0.2802 0.3043 8
2010s 0.2867 0.2731 0.3013 9
2020s 0.2572 0.2572 0.2572 1

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 27 Estonia 0.293 compare
  2. 28 Georgia 0.2692 compare
  3. 29 Paraguay 0.2615 compare
  4. 31 Finland 0.2528 compare
  5. 32 Bulgaria 0.2519 compare
  6. 33 Ireland 0.2488 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Ecuador?
Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Ecuador was 0.2572 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of private paid employees recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.3043 in 2008.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of private paid employees recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2572 in 2020.
How does Ecuador rank for rural residents, as a share of private paid employees?
Ecuador ranks 30th out of 63 countries with data for 2020.
Is rural residents, as a share of private paid employees rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 771 data points, 2000–2022
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