ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Ecuador
Ecuador: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 55.62 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
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 55.62 %.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Ecuador peaked at 59.97 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 47.15 %, in 2020.
That places Ecuador 7th out of 78 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.4 % | — |
| 2001 | 57.31 % | +18.4% |
| 2003 | 52.09 % | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 57.29 % | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 57.76 % | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 59.11 % | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 55.5 % | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 53.17 % | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 50.56 % | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 49 % | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 50 % | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 48.89 % | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 49.75 % | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 50.29 % | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 57.49 % | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 58.69 % | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 59.97 % | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 59.1 % | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 58.25 % | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 47.15 % | -19.1% |
| 2021 | 56.08 % | +18.9% |
| 2022 | 57.14 % | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 53.64 % | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 55.72 % | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 55.62 % | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.58 % | 48.4 % | 59.11 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 54.14 % | 48.89 % | 59.97 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.23 % | 47.15 % | 57.14 % | 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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1888 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,345 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 9.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2792 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,989 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2792 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 55.62 % 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 59.97 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.15 % in 2020.
- How does Ecuador rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Ecuador ranks 7th out of 78 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 down 3.3%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — 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.