ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Ecuador
Ecuador: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 68.73 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Ecuador, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Ecuador is 68.73 %, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Ecuador peaked at 82.28 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 58.8 %, in 2014.
Ecuador ranks 5th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76 % | — |
| 2001 | 82.28 % | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 76.46 % | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 78.93 % | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 75.92 % | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 79.92 % | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 75.15 % | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 71.13 % | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 67.5 % | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 66.34 % | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 61.13 % | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 62.06 % | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 59.78 % | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 58.8 % | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 63.2 % | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 67.14 % | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 68.49 % | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 66.36 % | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 66.18 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 62.59 % | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 70.3 % | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 68.81 % | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 67.37 % | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 71.1 % | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 68.73 % | -3.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 68.73 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.81 %, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 68.73 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.28 %, 1.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.92 % | 67.5 % | 82.28 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 63.95 % | 58.8 % | 68.49 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.15 % | 62.59 % | 71.1 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 48.7 % compare
- 2 Iceland 79.92 % compare
- 2 Türkiye 47.22 % compare
- 3 Cabo Verde 28.02 % compare
- 3 Guatemala 76.3 % compare
- 3 Viet Nam 45.89 % compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 38.39 % compare
- 4 Switzerland 71.75 % compare
- 6 Mexico 67.06 % compare
- 7 Australia 66.95 % compare
- 8 New Zealand 66.22 % compare
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-to-population ratio by in Ecuador?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Ecuador was 68.73 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 82.28 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.8 % in 2014.
- How does Ecuador rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
- Ecuador ranks 5th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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-to-population ratio by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Male — 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.