Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador

Ecuador: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total was 0.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.0%
Change on year
down 14.8%
World rank
84th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2003
All-time low
0.0%
in 1998
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador, 1994–2021

0.0250.050.0750.10.1251994200720211994: 0.023 % of total labor force in working age1998: 0.014 % of total labor force in working age1999: 0.016 % of total labor force in working age2000: 0.075 % of total labor force in working age2003: 0.135 % of total labor force in working age2004: 0.087 % of total labor force in working age2005: 0.086 % of total labor force in working age2006: 0.07 % of total labor force in working age2007: 0.056 % of total labor force in working age2008: 0.067 % of total labor force in working age2009: 0.073 % of total labor force in working age2010: 0.055 % of total labor force in working age2011: 0.048 % of total labor force in working age2012: 0.048 % of total labor force in working age2013: 0.044 % of total labor force in working age2014: 0.04 % of total labor force in working age2015: 0.05 % of total labor force in working age2016: 0.054 % of total labor force in working age2017: 0.048 % of total labor force in working age2018: 0.039 % of total labor force in working age2019: 0.041 % of total labor force in working age2020: 0.052 % of total labor force in working age2021: 0.044 % of total labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total labor force in working age.

Analysis

In 2021, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador stood at 0.0%.

The figure is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador peaked at 0.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1998.

Ecuador ranks 84th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of total labor force in working age Change
1994 0.0%
1998 0.0% -37.2%
1999 0.0% +13.9%
2000 0.1% +363.3%
2003 0.1% +78.8%
2004 0.1% -35.5%
2005 0.1% -0.8%
2006 0.1% -18.2%
2007 0.1% -20.4%
2008 0.1% +18.9%
2009 0.1% +9.4%
2010 0.1% -24.1%
2011 0.0% -13.0%
2012 0.0% -1.1%
2013 0.0% -8.0%
2014 0.0% -8.9%
2015 0.0% +25.2%
2016 0.1% +8.7%
2017 0.0% -10.9%
2018 0.0% -18.4%
2019 0.0% +4.8%
2020 0.1% +26.0%
2021 0.0% -14.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 10
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador was 0.0% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2003.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1998.
How does Ecuador rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total?
Ecuador ranks 84th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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 Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age)
Unit
% of total labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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