ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Ecuador

Ecuador: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 4.91 1000 No in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
4.91 1000 No
World rank
10th
of 19 countries
All-time high
6.78 1000 No
in 2009
All-time low
0.8 1000 No
in 2001
Years of data
8
2001–2020

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Ecuador, 2001–2020

02462001201020202001: 0.8 1000 No2007: 6 1000 No2008: 5.2 1000 No2009: 6.8 1000 No2010: 2.9 1000 No2011: 3.7 1000 No2012: 3.7 1000 No2020: 4.9 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 4.91 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 69.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Ecuador peaked at 6.78 1000 No in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.8 1000 No, in 2001.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, workers not classified, rural areas — Male — Value in Ecuador, 2001 to 2020.
Year 1000 No Change
2001 0.8 1000 No
2007 5.96 1000 No +645.0%
2008 5.18 1000 No -13.1%
2009 6.78 1000 No +30.9%
2010 2.9 1000 No -57.2%
2011 3.68 1000 No +26.9%
2012 3.69 1000 No +0.3%
2020 4.91 1000 No +33.1%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 4.91 1000 No is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.69 1000 No, 86% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.68 1000 No 0.8 1000 No 6.78 1000 No 4
2010s 3.42 1000 No 2.9 1000 No 3.69 1000 No 3
2020s 4.91 1000 No 4.91 1000 No 4.91 1000 No 1

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 7 Angola 42.96 1000 No
  2. 8 Republic of Korea 7.06 1000 No compare
  3. 9 Mongolia 6.47 1000 No compare
  4. 11 Poland 4.23 1000 No compare
  5. 12 Spain 3.72 1000 No compare
  6. 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.25 1000 No compare

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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 4.91 1000 No in 2020, 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 6.78 1000 No in 2009.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8 1000 No in 2001.
How does Ecuador rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Ecuador ranks 10th out of 19 countries with data for 2020.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 69.3%. 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, workers not classified, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, workers not classified, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
21 places, 210 data points, 1987–2025
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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.