ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Ecuador

Ecuador: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 84.1 % in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
84.1 %
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
5th
of 79 countries
All-time high
90.02 %
in 2001
All-time low
79.8 %
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000–2025

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Ecuador, 2000–2025

0204060801002000201220252000: 87.1 %2001: 90 %2003: 87.8 %2004: 89.1 %2005: 87.9 %2006: 89.6 %2007: 87.7 %2008: 85.8 %2009: 83 %2010: 82.9 %2011: 81.5 %2012: 81.4 %2013: 81.3 %2014: 82.3 %2015: 85.2 %2016: 86.4 %2017: 86.6 %2018: 85.2 %2019: 84.7 %2020: 79.8 %2021: 85 %2022: 84.5 %2023: 83.2 %2024: 84.1 %2025: 84.1 %

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 84.1 %, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Ecuador peaked at 90.02 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 79.8 %, in 2020.

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 — Labour force participation rate by in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value in Ecuador, 2000 to 2025.
Year % Change
2000 87.1 %
2001 90.02 % +3.4%
2003 87.77 % -2.5%
2004 89.1 % +1.5%
2005 87.93 % -1.3%
2006 89.62 % +1.9%
2007 87.67 % -2.2%
2008 85.77 % -2.2%
2009 82.99 % -3.2%
2010 82.88 % -0.1%
2011 81.5 % -1.7%
2012 81.4 % -0.1%
2013 81.3 % -0.1%
2014 82.3 % +1.2%
2015 85.24 % +3.6%
2016 86.41 % +1.4%
2017 86.62 % +0.2%
2018 85.25 % -1.6%
2019 84.73 % -0.6%
2020 79.8 % -5.8%
2021 85.04 % +6.6%
2022 84.45 % -0.7%
2023 83.25 % -1.4%
2024 84.12 % +1.0%
2025 84.1 % -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 87.55 % 82.99 % 90.02 % 9
2010s 83.76 % 81.3 % 86.62 % 10
2020s 83.46 % 79.8 % 85.04 % 6

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 2 Viet Nam 79.95 % compare
  2. 3 Cabo Verde 58.07 % compare
  3. 3 Pakistan 84.45 % compare
  4. 3 Republic of Moldova 79.48 % compare
  5. 4 Belize 84.19 % compare
  6. 4 Türkiye 71.22 % compare
  7. 6 Georgia 83.64 % compare
  8. 7 Mongolia 83.49 % compare
  9. 8 Mali 83.07 % compare

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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 84.1 % 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 90.02 % in 2001.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 79.8 % in 2020.
How does Ecuador rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Ecuador ranks 5th 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 down 1.3%. 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, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,544 data points, 1987–2025
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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.