ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Ecuador
Ecuador: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 95.9 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
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
Ecuador recorded 95.9 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Ecuador peaked at 97.06 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 92.04 %, in 2020.
That places Ecuador 4th out of 79 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.75 % | — |
| 2001 | 96.16 % | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 95.17 % | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 95.79 % | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 95.74 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.06 % | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 96.61 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 96.94 % | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 94.78 % | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 95.56 % | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 95.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.42 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.78 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 95.78 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.49 % | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 96.79 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 96.84 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.73 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.45 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 92.04 % | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 95.41 % | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 94.98 % | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 95.3 % | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 95.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 95.9 % | +0.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 95.9 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.77 %, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 95.9 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.08 %, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96 % | 94.78 % | 97.06 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.14 % | 95.42 % | 96.84 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.82 % | 92.04 % | 95.9 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 1 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 98.06 % compare
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 88.53 % compare
- 1 Malta 97.93 % compare
- 2 Mali 96.71 % compare
- 2 Viet Nam 94.1 % compare
- 3 Cabo Verde 70.66 % compare
- 3 Mongolia 96.33 % compare
- 3 Türkiye 83.4 % compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 81.19 % compare
- 5 Indonesia 95.12 % compare
- 6 India 95.08 % compare
- 7 Pakistan 94.57 % 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 95.9 % 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 97.06 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.04 % in 2020.
- How does Ecuador rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
- Ecuador ranks 4th 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 down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, 25 to 54, 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.