Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador

Ecuador: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 11.2%
World rank
70th
of 97 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, urban in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.050.10.151994200720211994: 0.035 % of urban labor force in working age1998: 0.021 % of urban labor force in working age1999: 0.023 % of urban labor force in working age2000: 0.091 % of urban labor force in working age2003: 0.15 % of urban labor force in working age2004: 0.106 % of urban labor force in working age2005: 0.096 % of urban labor force in working age2006: 0.083 % of urban labor force in working age2007: 0.065 % of urban labor force in working age2008: 0.079 % of urban labor force in working age2009: 0.086 % of urban labor force in working age2010: 0.066 % of urban labor force in working age2011: 0.055 % of urban labor force in working age2012: 0.055 % of urban labor force in working age2013: 0.05 % of urban labor force in working age2014: 0.047 % of urban labor force in working age2015: 0.058 % of urban labor force in working age2016: 0.067 % of urban labor force in working age2017: 0.06 % of urban labor force in working age2018: 0.051 % of urban labor force in working age2019: 0.052 % of urban labor force in working age2020: 0.063 % of urban labor force in working age2021: 0.056 % of urban labor force in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador is 0.1%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

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

Ecuador ranks 70th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of urban labor force in working age Change
1994 0.0%
1998 0.0% -39.2%
1999 0.0% +8.0%
2000 0.1% +292.4%
2003 0.1% +64.7%
2004 0.1% -29.2%
2005 0.1% -9.4%
2006 0.1% -13.4%
2007 0.1% -21.9%
2008 0.1% +22.1%
2009 0.1% +7.7%
2010 0.1% -23.2%
2011 0.1% -16.1%
2012 0.1% -0.9%
2013 0.1% -7.7%
2014 0.0% -6.7%
2015 0.1% +23.6%
2016 0.1% +14.7%
2017 0.1% -10.6%
2018 0.1% -15.4%
2019 0.1% +3.6%
2020 0.1% +21.3%
2021 0.1% -11.2%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2003.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1998.
How does Ecuador rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban?
Ecuador ranks 70th out of 97 countries with data for 2021.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age)
Unit
% of urban labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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