Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador

Ecuador: Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
77th
of 94 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, urban in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.20.40.61994200720211994: 0.608 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.587 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.57 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.614 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.629 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.604 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.621 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.619 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.61 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.621 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.624 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.633 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.605 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.615 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.641 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.628 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.628 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.592 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.59 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.581 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.568 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.534 % of urban employed population in working age2021: 0.536 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.5% for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in 2021.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.

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

That places Ecuador 77th out of 94 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1994 0.6%
1998 0.6% -3.5%
1999 0.6% -2.9%
2000 0.6% +7.7%
2003 0.6% +2.5%
2004 0.6% -4.0%
2005 0.6% +2.8%
2006 0.6% -0.3%
2007 0.6% -1.6%
2008 0.6% +1.9%
2009 0.6% +0.4%
2010 0.6% +1.5%
2011 0.6% -4.4%
2012 0.6% +1.7%
2013 0.6% +4.1%
2014 0.6% -2.0%
2015 0.6% -0.0%
2016 0.6% -5.6%
2017 0.6% -0.4%
2018 0.6% -1.5%
2019 0.6% -2.2%
2020 0.5% -6.0%
2021 0.5% +0.2%

Averages by decade

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

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  4. 78 Colombia 0.5% compare
  5. 79 Peru 0.5% compare
  6. 80 Djibouti 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Ecuador was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
How does Ecuador rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Ecuador ranks 77th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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 Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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