Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador

Ecuador: Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.4% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
up 14.8%
World rank
72nd
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2014
All-time low
0.3%
in 2020
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.20.40.61994200720211994: 0.443 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.366 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.382 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.457 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.453 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.4 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.428 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.44 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.469 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.502 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.457 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.477 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.468 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.484 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.508 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.519 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.496 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.46 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.437 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.412 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.39 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.337 % of rural employed population in working age2021: 0.387 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador stood at 0.4%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.8% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador peaked at 0.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2020.

Ecuador ranks 72nd of 91 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Wage 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 0.4%
1998 0.4% -17.4%
1999 0.4% +4.4%
2000 0.5% +19.6%
2003 0.5% -0.8%
2004 0.4% -11.7%
2005 0.4% +7.0%
2006 0.4% +2.7%
2007 0.5% +6.8%
2008 0.5% +7.0%
2009 0.5% -9.0%
2010 0.5% +4.4%
2011 0.5% -2.0%
2012 0.5% +3.5%
2013 0.5% +4.9%
2014 0.5% +2.1%
2015 0.5% -4.5%
2016 0.5% -7.2%
2017 0.4% -4.9%
2018 0.4% -5.9%
2019 0.4% -5.3%
2020 0.3% -13.5%
2021 0.4% +14.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 3
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 8
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
How does Ecuador rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Ecuador ranks 72nd out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage 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
Wage 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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