Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador

Ecuador: Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 11.7%
World rank
24th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1999
All-time low
0.1%
in 2013
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.050.10.150.21994200720211994: 0.153 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.172 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.196 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.099 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.088 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.116 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.098 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.118 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.109 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.098 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.111 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.096 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.086 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.089 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.081 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.083 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.09 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.108 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.115 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.123 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.135 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.164 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.145 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.1% for unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in 2021.

That represents a change of down 11.7% on the previous year and up 69.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador peaked at 0.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.

That places Ecuador 24th out of 107 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1994 0.2%
1998 0.2% +12.3%
1999 0.2% +13.7%
2000 0.1% -49.2%
2003 0.1% -11.6%
2004 0.1% +32.2%
2005 0.1% -15.2%
2006 0.1% +19.7%
2007 0.1% -7.4%
2008 0.1% -9.9%
2009 0.1% +12.4%
2010 0.1% -12.7%
2011 0.1% -11.2%
2012 0.1% +3.8%
2013 0.1% -8.9%
2014 0.1% +3.0%
2015 0.1% +8.2%
2016 0.1% +19.3%
2017 0.1% +7.1%
2018 0.1% +6.3%
2019 0.1% +9.8%
2020 0.2% +22.1%
2021 0.1% -11.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 3
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 21 Peru 0.2% compare
  2. 22 Senegal 0.2% compare
  3. 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2% compare
  4. 25 Indonesia 0.1% compare
  5. 26 Honduras 0.1% compare
  6. 27 Nicaragua 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador?
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1999.
What is the lowest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
How does Ecuador rank for unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total?
Ecuador ranks 24th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 69.5%. 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 Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unpaid workers, 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
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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