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

Ecuador: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban was 0.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
79th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2013
All-time low
0.7%
in 2021
Years of data
23
1994–2021

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

00.20.40.60.811994200720211994: 0.89 % of urban employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.898 % of urban employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.884 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.878 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.885 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.87 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.876 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.877 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.894 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.901 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.913 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.914 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.903 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.889 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.925 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.892 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.891 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.878 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.875 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.862 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.853 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.762 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242021: 0.745 % of urban employed youth aged 15-24

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Ecuador is 0.7%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Ecuador peaked at 0.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2021.

That places Ecuador 79th out of 86 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, urban in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban employed youth aged 15-24) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of urban employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1994 0.9%
1998 0.9% +0.9%
1999 0.9% -1.6%
2000 0.9% -0.7%
2003 0.9% +0.8%
2004 0.9% -1.7%
2005 0.9% +0.7%
2006 0.9% +0.2%
2007 0.9% +1.9%
2008 0.9% +0.8%
2009 0.9% +1.4%
2010 0.9% +0.2%
2011 0.9% -1.2%
2012 0.9% -1.5%
2013 0.9% +4.0%
2014 0.9% -3.6%
2015 0.9% -0.1%
2016 0.9% -1.5%
2017 0.9% -0.4%
2018 0.9% -1.4%
2019 0.9% -1.1%
2020 0.8% -10.7%
2021 0.7% -2.1%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 0.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 78% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 0.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 80% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 3
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 8
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 76 Peru 0.8% compare
  2. 77 Zambia 0.8% compare
  3. 78 Ethiopia 0.8% compare
  4. 80 Ghana 0.7% compare
  5. 81 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.7% compare
  6. 82 Uganda 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Ecuador?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Ecuador was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2013.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
How does Ecuador rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban?
Ecuador ranks 79th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of urban employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,159 data points, 1970–2021
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