Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Ecuador

Ecuador: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 25-64 was 0.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.3%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
20th
of 81 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 25-64 in Ecuador, 1994–2017

00.10.20.30.41994200520171994: 0.332 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.316 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.358 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.189 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.249 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.281 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.251 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.249 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.256 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.199 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.198 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.187 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.168 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.187 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.22 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.261 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.256 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

In 2017, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Ecuador stood at 0.3%.

The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Ecuador peaked at 0.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2012.

Ecuador ranks 20th of 81 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 25-64 in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2017.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1994 0.3%
1998 0.3% -4.7%
1999 0.4% +13.2%
2000 0.2% -47.3%
2003 0.2% +32.1%
2004 0.3% +12.6%
2005 0.3% -10.4%
2006 0.2% -0.8%
2007 0.3% +2.7%
2008 0.2% -22.5%
2009 0.2% -0.2%
2010 0.2% -5.4%
2012 0.2% -10.3%
2013 0.2% +11.1%
2015 0.2% +18.1%
2016 0.3% +18.6%
2017 0.3% -2.2%

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

  1. 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3% compare
  2. 18 Guatemala 0.3% compare
  3. 19 Germany 0.3% compare
  4. 21 Cambodia 0.2% compare
  5. 22 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2% compare
  6. 23 Nicaragua 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Ecuador?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Ecuador was 0.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 25-64 recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 25-64 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 25-64?
Ecuador ranks 20th out of 81 countries with data for 2017.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,158 data points, 1970–2021
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