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

Ecuador: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total was 0.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.3%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
18th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1999
All-time low
0.2%
in 2012
Years of data
17
1994–2017

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

00.10.20.30.41994200520171994: 0.345 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.328 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.369 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.198 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.257 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.299 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.266 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.271 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.271 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.215 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.215 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.2 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.184 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.203 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.243 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.289 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.288 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador is 0.3%, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador peaked at 0.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2012.

Ecuador ranks 18th of 84 countries on this measure, 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, total in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2017.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1994 0.3%
1998 0.3% -4.9%
1999 0.4% +12.7%
2000 0.2% -46.4%
2003 0.3% +29.9%
2004 0.3% +16.1%
2005 0.3% -11.2%
2006 0.3% +1.9%
2007 0.3% -0.0%
2008 0.2% -20.5%
2009 0.2% +0.1%
2010 0.2% -7.4%
2012 0.2% -7.6%
2013 0.2% +10.3%
2015 0.2% +19.5%
2016 0.3% +19.1%
2017 0.3% -0.3%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Ecuador

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  3. 17 Armenia 0.3% compare
  4. 19 Nepal 0.3% compare
  5. 20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3% compare
  6. 21 Guatemala 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador was 0.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2012.
How does Ecuador rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total?
Ecuador ranks 18th out of 84 countries with data for 2017.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,253 data points, 1970–2021
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