Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador

Ecuador: Wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.5% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
84th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2013
All-time low
0.5%
in 2020
Years of data
23
1994–2021

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

00.20.40.61994200720211994: 0.534 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.494 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.496 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.56 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.571 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.535 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.557 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.56 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.564 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.583 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.57 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.583 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.563 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.574 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.599 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.593 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.587 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.55 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.542 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.526 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.509 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.468 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.486 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador is 0.5%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador peaked at 0.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.

That places Ecuador 84th out of 107 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Wage 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 0.5%
1998 0.5% -7.5%
1999 0.5% +0.5%
2000 0.6% +12.9%
2003 0.6% +1.9%
2004 0.5% -6.3%
2005 0.6% +4.2%
2006 0.6% +0.4%
2007 0.6% +0.8%
2008 0.6% +3.5%
2009 0.6% -2.3%
2010 0.6% +2.2%
2011 0.6% -3.4%
2012 0.6% +2.0%
2013 0.6% +4.3%
2014 0.6% -1.0%
2015 0.6% -1.1%
2016 0.5% -6.3%
2017 0.5% -1.4%
2018 0.5% -2.9%
2019 0.5% -3.2%
2020 0.5% -8.1%
2021 0.5% +3.8%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Ecuador was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
How does Ecuador rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Ecuador ranks 84th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage 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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