ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Ecuador
Ecuador: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 60.55 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate 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 — labour force participation rate by in Ecuador is 60.55 %, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Ecuador peaked at 71.46 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 47.11 %, in 2014.
That places Ecuador 10th out of 79 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.78 % | — |
| 2001 | 71.46 % | +19.5% |
| 2003 | 62.35 % | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 67.36 % | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 63.67 % | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 67.11 % | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 60.64 % | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 58.3 % | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 54.95 % | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 53.4 % | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 48.24 % | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 50.11 % | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 49.45 % | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 47.11 % | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 52.4 % | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 57.47 % | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 58.54 % | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 56.75 % | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 58.86 % | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 52.87 % | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 60.4 % | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 60.78 % | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 59 % | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 62.51 % | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 60.55 % | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.85 % | 54.95 % | 71.46 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 53.23 % | 47.11 % | 58.86 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.35 % | 52.87 % | 62.51 % | 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 — labour force participation rate by in Ecuador?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Ecuador was 60.55 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 71.46 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.11 % in 2014.
- How does Ecuador rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Ecuador ranks 10th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.