ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Ecuador
Ecuador: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 946.9 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Ecuador, 2001–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2025, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Ecuador stood at 946.9 1000 No.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Ecuador peaked at 1,011 1000 No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 455.83 1000 No, in 2003.
That places Ecuador 13th out of 72 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 616.81 1000 No | — |
| 2003 | 455.83 1000 No | -26.1% |
| 2004 | 592.23 1000 No | +29.9% |
| 2005 | 546.62 1000 No | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 591.37 1000 No | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 534.43 1000 No | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 517.02 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 524.15 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 505.51 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 528.32 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 550.64 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 588.19 1000 No | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 555.39 1000 No | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 682.17 1000 No | +22.8% |
| 2016 | 802.64 1000 No | +17.7% |
| 2017 | 853.52 1000 No | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 864.37 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 914.48 1000 No | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 792.18 1000 No | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 961.26 1000 No | +21.3% |
| 2022 | 981.66 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 961.1 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 1,011 1000 No | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 946.9 1000 No | -6.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 946.9 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 162.5 1000 No, 5.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 946.9 1000 No is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 101.22 1000 No, 9.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 547.31 1000 No | 455.83 1000 No | 616.81 1000 No | 8 |
| 2010s | 684.52 1000 No | 505.51 1000 No | 914.48 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 942.39 1000 No | 792.18 1000 No | 1,011 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More economy & growth data for Ecuador
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.30 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 191.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 71.04 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 41.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Ecuador?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Ecuador was 946.9 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1,011 1000 No in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 455.83 1000 No in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Ecuador ranks 13th out of 72 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.