Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Ecuador

Ecuador: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural was 0.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 43.2%
World rank
73rd
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2014
All-time low
0.1%
in 2020
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.10.20.30.41994200720211994: 0.257 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.27 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.233 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.277 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.27 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.23 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.232 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.266 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.259 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.281 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.279 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.3 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.286 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.28 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.35 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.372 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.304 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.277 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.241 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.245 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.176 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.132 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242021: 0.188 % of rural employed youth aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed youth aged 15-24.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Ecuador is 0.2%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.2% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Ecuador peaked at 0.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2020.

That places Ecuador 73rd out of 84 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.

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1994 0.3%
1998 0.3% +5.2%
1999 0.2% -14.0%
2000 0.3% +19.1%
2003 0.3% -2.4%
2004 0.2% -15.0%
2005 0.2% +1.0%
2006 0.3% +14.4%
2007 0.3% -2.6%
2008 0.3% +8.5%
2009 0.3% -0.7%
2010 0.3% +7.8%
2011 0.3% -4.8%
2012 0.3% -2.1%
2013 0.4% +25.1%
2014 0.4% +6.2%
2015 0.3% -18.2%
2016 0.3% -9.1%
2017 0.2% -12.8%
2018 0.2% +1.4%
2019 0.2% -28.1%
2020 0.1% -25.2%
2021 0.2% +43.2%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 35% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 0.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4%, 49% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 3
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 8
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 70 Georgia 0.2% compare
  2. 71 Nicaragua 0.2% compare
  3. 72 Honduras 0.2% compare
  4. 74 Peru 0.2% compare
  5. 75 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1% compare
  6. 76 Ghana 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 84 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Ecuador?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Ecuador was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
How does Ecuador rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural?
Ecuador ranks 73rd out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of rural employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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