ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Ecuador
Ecuador: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 46.24 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
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
In 2025, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Ecuador stood at 46.24 %.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Ecuador peaked at 48.47 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.23 %, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 6th out of 76 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.23 % | — |
| 2001 | 39.61 % | +45.5% |
| 2003 | 33.46 % | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 40.91 % | +22.3% |
| 2005 | 40.52 % | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 42.42 % | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 37.86 % | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 36.3 % | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 34.42 % | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 31.48 % | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 32.71 % | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 31.66 % | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 32.71 % | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 32.75 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 41.76 % | +27.5% |
| 2016 | 45.94 % | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 47.72 % | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 46.72 % | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 48.47 % | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 36.66 % | -24.4% |
| 2021 | 47.04 % | +28.3% |
| 2022 | 47.63 % | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 46.25 % | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 46.77 % | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 46.24 % | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.97 % | 27.23 % | 42.42 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 39.19 % | 31.48 % | 48.47 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.1 % | 36.66 % | 47.63 % | 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 29.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0469 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 333.92 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7636 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 913.44 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.7636 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1282 current LCU per US$ of GDP (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 46.24 % 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 48.47 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.23 % in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Ecuador ranks 6th out of 76 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 10.7%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, 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.