Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador

Ecuador: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural was 0.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.4%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
12th
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1994
All-time low
0.2%
in 2000
Years of data
17
1994–2017

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador, 1994–2017

00.10.20.30.40.51994200520171994: 0.455 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.416 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.418 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.225 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.301 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.379 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.327 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.351 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.363 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.272 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.281 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.266 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.263 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.279 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.324 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.364 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.372 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.4% for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador peaked at 0.5% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.

That places Ecuador 12th out of 76 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2017.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1994 0.5%
1998 0.4% -8.5%
1999 0.4% +0.5%
2000 0.2% -46.3%
2003 0.3% +34.0%
2004 0.4% +25.9%
2005 0.3% -13.7%
2006 0.4% +7.3%
2007 0.4% +3.4%
2008 0.3% -25.1%
2009 0.3% +3.5%
2010 0.3% -5.6%
2012 0.3% -0.8%
2013 0.3% +5.9%
2015 0.3% +16.2%
2016 0.4% +12.5%
2017 0.4% +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 3
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 8
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 6

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 9 Indonesia 0.5% compare
  2. 10 Paraguay 0.4% compare
  3. 11 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4% compare
  4. 13 Belgium 0.4% compare
  5. 14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.3% compare
  6. 15 Ireland 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador was 0.4% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1994.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
How does Ecuador rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural?
Ecuador ranks 12th out of 76 countries with data for 2017.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, 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
76 places, 1,013 data points, 1980–2021
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