Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador

Ecuador: Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
19th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2020
All-time low
0.5%
in 2014
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.20.40.61994200720211994: 0.502 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.568 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.558 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.513 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.508 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.545 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.517 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.518 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.495 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.463 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.512 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.505 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.502 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.49 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.475 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.459 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.483 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.521 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.542 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.571 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.594 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.653 % of rural employed population in working age2021: 0.604 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador stood at 0.6%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador peaked at 0.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2014.

That places Ecuador 19th out of 91 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1994 0.5%
1998 0.6% +13.1%
1999 0.6% -1.8%
2000 0.5% -8.1%
2003 0.5% -1.0%
2004 0.5% +7.3%
2005 0.5% -5.1%
2006 0.5% +0.1%
2007 0.5% -4.5%
2008 0.5% -6.4%
2009 0.5% +10.6%
2010 0.5% -1.4%
2011 0.5% -0.5%
2012 0.5% -2.4%
2013 0.5% -3.2%
2014 0.5% -3.3%
2015 0.5% +5.3%
2016 0.5% +7.7%
2017 0.5% +4.1%
2018 0.6% +5.4%
2019 0.6% +3.9%
2020 0.7% +9.9%
2021 0.6% -7.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 3
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 8
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador?
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
How does Ecuador rank for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Ecuador ranks 19th out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
Is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unpaid or self-employed workers, 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
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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