Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador

Ecuador: Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
76th
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2016
All-time low
0.5%
in 1999
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.20.40.61994200720211994: 0.547 % of rural population1998: 0.548 % of rural population1999: 0.539 % of rural population2000: 0.547 % of rural population2003: 0.547 % of rural population2004: 0.548 % of rural population2005: 0.561 % of rural population2006: 0.557 % of rural population2007: 0.557 % of rural population2008: 0.566 % of rural population2009: 0.577 % of rural population2010: 0.581 % of rural population2011: 0.571 % of rural population2012: 0.58 % of rural population2013: 0.583 % of rural population2014: 0.586 % of rural population2015: 0.582 % of rural population2016: 0.588 % of rural population2017: 0.586 % of rural population2018: 0.581 % of rural population2019: 0.577 % of rural population2020: 0.581 % of rural population2021: 0.583 % of rural population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural population.

Analysis

In 2021, working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador stood at 0.6%.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador peaked at 0.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1999.

That places Ecuador 76th out of 96 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of rural population Change
1994 0.5%
1998 0.5% +0.3%
1999 0.5% -1.7%
2000 0.5% +1.6%
2003 0.5% -0.1%
2004 0.5% +0.2%
2005 0.6% +2.5%
2006 0.6% -0.8%
2007 0.6% +0.1%
2008 0.6% +1.5%
2009 0.6% +2.0%
2010 0.6% +0.7%
2011 0.6% -1.8%
2012 0.6% +1.6%
2013 0.6% +0.5%
2014 0.6% +0.5%
2015 0.6% -0.7%
2016 0.6% +1.1%
2017 0.6% -0.3%
2018 0.6% -0.8%
2019 0.6% -0.8%
2020 0.6% +0.8%
2021 0.6% +0.4%

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% 0.6% 0.6% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 73 Greece 0.6% compare
  2. 74 Zambia 0.6% compare
  3. 75 Peru 0.6% compare
  4. 77 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.6% compare
  5. 78 Rwanda 0.6% compare
  6. 79 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Ecuador was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1999.
How does Ecuador rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, rural?
Ecuador ranks 76th out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,344 data points, 1970–2021
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